Hundreds of visitors made their way the Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden in Captain Cook for the 11th annual Grow Hawaiian Festival on Saturday presented by Hawaii Forest and Trail. The day started with a tribute to garden founder Amy
Hundreds of visitors made their way the Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden in Captain Cook for the 11th annual Grow Hawaiian Festival on Saturday presented by Hawaii Forest and Trail. The day started with a tribute to garden founder Amy Greenwell, botanist, archaeologist and student of Hawaiian culture. Attendees were then welcome to wander the property and explore more than 30 informational and hands-on booths including poi making, lauhala weaving, lei making, native birds and insects, kapa making and dyes, lomilomi demonstration, plant identification, and a konane tournament.
Festival goers watched presentations on kalo growing, identifying native plants, a lauhala hat show, and listened to short ukulele concerts by Na Kupuna o Kona Hema and Aunty Irma’s Ukulele Band. Displays by University of Hawaii Master Gardeners, the Taro Task Force, Waikoloa Dry Forest, Bishop Museum and others lined the garden. Food booths, children’s activities and a silent auction were also available, as well as guided garden tours.
The festival was supported by a grant from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Ahahui Events Program.
