HER Winter Solstice Planting Event — Dec 21st

We hope everyone enjoyed their Winter Solstice; what a gorgeous day it was! For some of us it started with sunrise ceremony at Kukumaki point, bringing in the new season and the return of the light with Keone Kalawe. This was followed by the lovely annual forest volunteer planting in Keau’ohana! There were 13 participants for the event, and this time crew member Cory, contributed 25 native seedlings from his Mala La’au Hawaii  nursery in Wa’awa’a to add to Ann’s wonderful selection of 104 seedlings. 

There was a very exciting array of 13 native plant species from ‘ohe, akia, kopiko, alahe’e, ama’u, phytolacca, ‘ohi’a, to naupaka kuahiwi, ukiuki, kolea, akiohala, ‘ahu’awa, and ‘ilie’e! Do you know any of these wonderful native plant species? Consider introducing some of them into your own backyard in support of more native plants in the lowland environment; each species is truly esthetic! You can contact Cory to acquire some of them at  mala.laau.hawaii@gmail.com.