Greenwell Garden Grows Hawaiian In Annual Festival
Captain Cook, HI – If you have a passion for native and Polynesian introduced plants, then you won’t want to miss the 6th Annual Grow Hawaiian Festival at the Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden in Captain Cook. This festival takes place on Saturday, February 27, 2010 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and is presented by Hawai‘i Forest & Trail, and sponsored in part by Hawai‘i Electric Light Company.
Over the last six years, this festival has attracted practitioners of the Hawaiian arts, biologists, conservationists, and horticulturists – professionals who share a common passion for the native and Polynesian introduced plants of Hawaii.
The Annual Grow Hawaiian Festival has something for everyone at any age. There will be hands-on activities for the keiki and adults, cultural demonstrations, ask-the expert booths, displays, live entertainment, and much more!
Located in Captain Cook, 12 miles south of Kailua-Kona, the Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden is part of the Bishop Museum, a private non-profit dedicated to inspiring people to experience and embrace the Pacific and its various cultures. The garden itself seeks to support the Hawaiian traditions of land and plant use, and conserve the plant resources of traditional cultural activities. The garden features more than 200 species of endemic, indigenous, and Polynesian introduced flora, as well as five acres of archeological remains of the ancient Hawaiian agricultural system, known as the Kona Field System.
For more information please call (808) 323-3318 or visit http://www.bishopmuseum.org/exhibits/greenwell/greenwell.html.
This Festival is funded under the Native Hawaiian Culture and Arts Program. The views and conclusions contained in this document are those of the authors and should not be interpreted as representing the opinions or policies of the U.S. Government. Mention of trade names or commercial products does not constitute their endorsement by the U.S. Government.
It is also an initiative under the Office of Innovation and Improvement of the U.S. Department of Education. Education through Cultural & Historical Organizations, also known as ECHO, provides educational enrichment to Native and non-Native children and lifelong learners.
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