Kahanu Garden

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Kahanu garden. The garden was established in 1972 on maui s northern coast. Sep 17 2020 kahanu garden is one of five locations of the national tropical botanical garden ntbg. Beyond the ford to the right you ll find the entrance to kahanu garden an extension of.

Just after a mile the road gives way to broken pavement and the first stream ford. The garden is part of the national tropical botanical garden system and features many tropical plants including 130 varieties of breadfruit. Kahanu is home to large collections of breadfruit and other ethno botanical plants of the pacific as well as.

Ntbg s gardens and preserves are safe havens for at risk species that otherwise might disappear forever. Kahanu garden and preserve is a botanical garden located on the hana highway close to the 31 mile or 50 kilometre marker near hana maui hawaii it is one of five gardens of the non profit national tropical botanical garden the others being mcbryde allerton and limahuli garden and preserve on kauaʻi and the kampong in florida. Hotels near kahanu garden.

Kahanu garden is situated in the storied land of honoma ele and home to pi ilanihale heiau a massive lava rock structure that is believed to be the largest ancient man made structure in polynesia. Kahanu garden definitely helped develop that base of knowledge. Complete tourist trap nothing to look at other than unaccessible ruins and mowed grass.

This awe inspiring cultural site in the garden is registered as a national historic landmark. View all hotels near kahanu garden on tripadvisor. Formerly used as a sugar plantation and pastures for grazing cattle in 1974 the descendants of chief kahanu and hana ranch donated the first 61 acres to establish the garden which today takes up an.

The national tropical botanical garden is dedicated to preserving tropical plant diversity and stemming the tide of extinction through plant exploration propagation habitat restoration scientific research and education. Kahanu garden attraction travel guidebook hana must visit attractions. Located near hana and directly on a gorgeous stretch of coastline the kahanu garden is a 500 acre 2 km natural sanctuary that s well worth a visit.