8/18/23 - A dues collection notice was placed in every gardener's mailbox.
6/1/23 - Check out the orchid show in ʻAiea this month
4/24/23 - Pule in our garden
4/15/23 - Mahalo to the artists and keiki who attended our monthly cleanup
4/14/23 - Excerpt from City & County's 1999 Makiki District Park Master Plan and a reminder that theft and vandalism are nothing new in our garden
4/11/23 - Mahalo to Laura Thielen for speaking at our monthly meeting
3/14/23 - Mahalo to all those who attended our monthly meeting
2/18/23 - Despite the rain, mahalo to all who attended our cleanup
2/14/23 - Mahalo to everyone who attended our February meeting
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2/10/23 - Mahalo nui to our new gardener Adam and his UH research
2/1/23 - Garden for the gram
The Makiki Community Garden is now on Instagram.
1/14/23 - Mahalo to everyone who attended our Saturday cleanup
1/11/23 - If can, please join our Saturday cleanup
1/10/23 - Mahalo to all who attended our first meeting of 2023!
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12/17/22 - Mahalo nui to everyone who attended our community cleanup day!
12/8/22 - Please join us!
11/12/22 - Mahalo to everyone who attended our cleanup day
11/3/22 - If can, please attend our community cleanup day
10/25/22 - Mahalo to those who attended our rescheduled meeting. We had a great discussion and seeds are available.
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10/20/22 - Since our last meeting was rained out, we are having a makeup meeting on Tuesday, October 25 at 5:30pm in the district park community center room. We will collect dues and discuss our garden's plans for 2023. Those on our waitlist do not need to attend.
10/17/22 - Mahalo nui to Jun Funahashi, Devin Oishi, and the Chaminade University students for their amazing artwork
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10/16/22 - Be sure to cover waste with mulch at our compost station
10/15/22 - Mahalo to all the gardeners and volunteers who attended our cleanup
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10/12/22 - If can, please attend our community cleanup day
10/12/22 - There is a leak in the Makiki District Park that is affecting our mauka-side hose bibs. Please be patient as the DPR fixes the pipes.
10/11/22 - Our meeting was rained out! Mahalo to those gardeners who did show up. We are currently working with the DPR to reschedule a dues collection meeting in the Makiki District Park community building later this month. Please stay posted. Mahalo.
10/2/22 - All 2022 meetings and cleanups are voluntary
8/29/22 - Mahalo to our fellow gardener Maria for creating these beautiful signs on our new compost station.
8/23/22 - Be aware that there have been several thefts and acts of vandalism at our garden recently. Please call HPD if you see or experience any.
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8/11/22 - If can, please attend our cleanup this month
8/9/22 - We had a wonderful turnout for our August dues collection
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8/4/22 - Mahalo nui to the Honolulu Men's Shed for installing our new compost bins
8/2/22 - All 2022 meetings and cleanups are voluntary
7/27/22 - A friendly reminder to the public that our mulch is only for our garden
7/20/22 - Putting new pots to good use on the Makiki Street side of our garden
7/17/22 - Jun and Devin began installing the Symphony art project on our tool shed today
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7/17/22 - Mahalo to "The Town House" condominiums in Makiki for donating terracotta pots to our garden
6/30/22 - We appreciate the City & County's new sign at the garden
6/20/22 - Beautiful flowers from our garden
6/14/22 - Mahalo to everyone who attended our June voluntary meeting
6/13/22 - Check out the Honolulu Botanical Gardens 2022 summer classes
6/12/22 - All 2022 meetings and cleanups are voluntary
6/12/22 - This is a friendly reminder to all gardeners about trees
VI GARDEN USE RULES
F. Trees
1. Trees are not to be planted directly in the garden (includes papaya, citrus, banana, and ornamentals such as plumeria).
2. Trees may be planted in planters provided there is a barrier between the planter and soil to prevent root growth into the soil.
3. Trees in planters may not exceed five feet in heights.
F. Trees
1. Trees are not to be planted directly in the garden (includes papaya, citrus, banana, and ornamentals such as plumeria).
2. Trees may be planted in planters provided there is a barrier between the planter and soil to prevent root growth into the soil.
3. Trees in planters may not exceed five feet in heights.
6/11/22 - Mahalo nui to the Honolulu Men's Shed for building our new compost bins
5/26/22 - Unfortunately, we have multiple leaking pipes in our garden. Please be patient as we fix it over the next few weeks.
5/14/22 - Mahalo to all those who attended our sign painting event
4/20/22 - Check out this Hawaiʻi Public Radio piece on community gardeners
4/16/22 - Mahalo to those who braved the rain and attended our April voluntary cleanup
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4/14/22 - Our garden donated plants to this art exhibit in Kakaʻako
4/12/22 - Mahalo to everyone who attended our April voluntary meeting
4/1/22 - All 2022 meetings and cleanups are voluntary
3/29/22 - Mahalo to Hardware Hawaiʻi for donating $100 to our compost bin project
3/5/22 - Our spruced-up bulletin board
2/26/22 - The Makiki District Park staff claimed our 20+ year old bulletin board was a safety hazard and made us remove the roof this weekend
2/18/22 - If can, please donate books to our little library
2/8/22 - Mahalo to everyone who attended our February voluntary meeting
2/1/22 - All 2022 meetings and cleanups are voluntary
1/15/22 - Mahalo to @angelcityaerials for these amazing drone shots of our garden!
1/1/22 - Happy New Year from the Makiki Community Garden
Angel City Aerials @angelcityaerials
12/3/21 - Our crown flower trees are looking festive
11/17/21 - New Makiki Community Garden gear is available!
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10/4/21 - We are mentioned on the Moving to Oʻahu Hawaiʻi YouTube channel
9/24/21 - Mahalo to our fellow gardeners who keep our bulletin board looking nice
8/24/21 - Our gardeners grow beautiful flowers!
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8/10/21 - Mahalo to everyone who came out for dues collection. We will be collecting again on Tuesday, September 14 at 6:00pm.
7/1/21 - Hopefully nobody steals our new mulch sign
5/17/21 - Lots of mulch has been delivered
4/27/21 - Someone stole our "GARDEN USE ONLY" mulch sign. Please be on the lookout for it around Makiki.
4/27/21 - Do not feed the clucking chickens in the garden
4/22/21 - Ānuenue over Makiki
4/20/21 - Check out our fellow gardener's videos for some great tips on soil building
4/18/21 - A beautiful Amaryllis flower in our garden
4/9/21 - We have the mulch!
3/29/21 - Great article on the community gardening program
3/28/21 - Garden T-Shirt for sale ($20)
3/20/21 - New signage on bulletin board
3/8/21 - Makiki Community Garden supports creating new gardens!
2/11/21 - Aʻeaʻe mōhala i luna o ke kukui.
Aʻeaʻe mōhala i luna o ke kukui. (#5)
Whiteness unfolds on the kukui trees.
Used in reference to a person who grays, comparing him to a blooming kukui tree laden with white flowers.
Whiteness unfolds on the kukui trees.
Used in reference to a person who grays, comparing him to a blooming kukui tree laden with white flowers.
2/8/21 - He kāhiko hoʻokahakaha no ia kula.
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He kāhiko hoʻokahakaha no ia kula. (#651)
Finery belonging to the plain, put on display.
Said of a place when the blooming season arrives, or of a person dressed in fine array.
Finery belonging to the plain, put on display.
Said of a place when the blooming season arrives, or of a person dressed in fine array.
2/7/21 - Tillandsia ionantha (the air plant)
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1/4/21 - Mōhala i ka wai ka maka o ka pua.
Mōhala i ka wai ka maka o ka pua. (#2178)
Unfolded by the water are the faces of the flowers.
Flowers thrive where there is water, as thriving people are found where living conditions are good.
Unfolded by the water are the faces of the flowers.
Flowers thrive where there is water, as thriving people are found where living conditions are good.
1/1/21 - Happy New Year from the Makiki Community Garden!
12/30/20 - Please let a garden officer know if you see a mongoose
12/21/20 - Congratulations and mahalo to our volunteer garden officers for 2021
12/21/20 - Due to Covid-19, all 2021 meetings and cleanups are postponed until further notice
12/21/20 - New lock to access our tool shed
12/20/20 - More great photos taken by a fellow gardener
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12/8/20 - Beautiful flower photos taken by a fellow gardener
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12/1/20 - Our December meeting and cleanup are canceled
11/28/20 - Saw and his huge bottle gourds. Great gardening!
11/27/20 - Makiki District Park has painted the curbs "no parking" red by our bulletin board. Very nice!
11/5/20 - Lots of misidentified frogs on Oʻahu recently. Know your frogs!
More information available at the Oʻahu Invasive Species Committee
11/1/20 - Our November meeting and cleanup are canceled
10/22/20 - In typical DPR fashion, they created a problem and then sort of fixed it. Each of our makai-side hose bibs now has one spigot each (not two each like they used to). We were told more hose bib changes are to come. Stay tuned.
10/18/20 - Please let me know if you find this guy or his friends in the garden
10/13/20 - The DPR claims to not know why our makai-side hose bibs were capped today
10/1/20 - Our October meeting and cleanup are canceled
9/27/20 - We finally have some mulch!
9/14/20 - Look who made the paper!
9/10/20 - Our garden is open!
9/9/20 - DPR press release clarifying Mayor's order
9/8/20 - Community gardens to open Thursday, September 10
Read the Mayor's full order here: www.honolulu.gov/rep/site/may/may_docs/EO_2020-26.pdf
9/7/20 - Great editorial on community gardens today
9/6/20 - Please join the Garden Helpers Network and support the effort to reopen Honolulu's community gardens
9/5/20 - Unfortunately, the City has yet to reopened parks or community gardens
9/2/20 - One of our fellow gardeners wrote a letter to the editor
8/31/20 - More news from over the weekend
8/25/20 - Garden closures in the news again
8/24/20 - Thanks to your opposition, BILL 59 has been stopped
Please see communication below from Eliza Talbot, Chief of Staff, Office of Councilmember Pine:
Aloha,
I just wanted to let you all know that I spoke to Marilyn today and we had a great discussion about the current community garden program and we decided to pull the bill from the Parks agenda tomorrow. We do hope to find a way to get more space for community gardens and hope to have a discussion with everyone about this very soon.
Thanks again for your emails and for your help! Please let us know if we can assist in any other way.
Mahalo!
Eliza Talbot
Chief of Staff
Office of Councilmember Kym Marcos Pine
District One
I just wanted to let you all know that I spoke to Marilyn today and we had a great discussion about the current community garden program and we decided to pull the bill from the Parks agenda tomorrow. We do hope to find a way to get more space for community gardens and hope to have a discussion with everyone about this very soon.
Thanks again for your emails and for your help! Please let us know if we can assist in any other way.
Mahalo!
Eliza Talbot
Chief of Staff
Office of Councilmember Kym Marcos Pine
District One
8/19/20 - BILL 59 passes first reading with reservations from Councilmembers Tsuneyoshi and Waters
8/18/20 - Oppose BILL 59
ATTENTION COMMUNITY GARDENERS
As you all know, our garden has been closed by the City until September 5. During this COVID-19 shutdown period, the City Council is attempting to pass BILL 59, introduced by councilmember Kymberly Pine.
http://www4.honolulu.gov/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-270660/BILL059(20).PDF
If passed, BILL 59 will restructure the Community Recreational Gardening Program by taking away autonomy from the ten individual community gardens. The Department of Parks and Recreation could use BILL 59 to change bylaws and take over operations for each garden.
Just like our Makiki Community Garden, each garden is unique to the surrounding community and the members it serves. A top down, one-size-fits-all control by the City will not work. Please read the bill and voice your concerns to the City.
Councilmember Kymberly Pine / kmpine@honolulu.gov / 808-768-5001
Councilmember Ann Kobayashi / akobayashi@honolulu.gov / 808-768-5005
Councilmember Heidi Tsuneyoshi / htsuneyoshi@honolulu.gov / 808-768-5002
Councilmember Brandon Elefante / belefante@honolulu.gov / 808-768-5008
Councilmember Tommy Waters / tommy.waters@honolulu.gov / 808-768-5004
Provide testimony on Bill 59:
https://www.honolulu.gov/participate.html
Mahalo and please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Joshua Winter
makikicommunitygarden@gmail.com
8/14/20 - More press on garden closures
8/13/20 - DPR plans to water gardens
Please see communication below from Joshlyn Sand, Director of the Honolulu Botanical Gardens:
Community Gardens to be watered during park closures
Refunds available to gardeners who wish to leave the gardening program
Refunds available to gardeners who wish to leave the gardening program
Watering of plants in nine of the ten City community gardens is scheduled to begin next week.
The watering will be conducted by Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) staff at least once a week.
The one community garden that is unable to be watered by DPR is the Sgt. E. Smith Wahiawā Community Garden, due its size (nearly 8.5 acres), the regular precipitation experienced in this area, and the renovations being conducted at this garden.
Due to the expected long term course of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the possibility of future park closures, gardeners who choose to discontinue participation in the community gardening program will be issued a refund of their City water user fee. If you wish to forfeit your plot and receive this refund, please contact communitygardens@honolulu.gov.
Public access to the community gardens continues to be restricted to the public, as the gardens are included in this second round of park closures outlined in the Mayor Caldwell’s “Act with Care, Do not Gather” Emergency Order 2020-23. Those park closures went into effect on Saturday, Aug. 8 and are scheduled to be finished by Saturday, Sept. 5.
The watering will be conducted by Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) staff at least once a week.
The one community garden that is unable to be watered by DPR is the Sgt. E. Smith Wahiawā Community Garden, due its size (nearly 8.5 acres), the regular precipitation experienced in this area, and the renovations being conducted at this garden.
Due to the expected long term course of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the possibility of future park closures, gardeners who choose to discontinue participation in the community gardening program will be issued a refund of their City water user fee. If you wish to forfeit your plot and receive this refund, please contact communitygardens@honolulu.gov.
Public access to the community gardens continues to be restricted to the public, as the gardens are included in this second round of park closures outlined in the Mayor Caldwell’s “Act with Care, Do not Gather” Emergency Order 2020-23. Those park closures went into effect on Saturday, Aug. 8 and are scheduled to be finished by Saturday, Sept. 5.
8/12/20 - Interesting press on community garden closures
8/11/20 - Another posted notice by DPR
8/10/20 - Posted notice by DPR
8/10/20 - The entire Makiki District Park, including the Makiki Community Garden is closed
8/8/20 - The Makiki Community Garden is closed until September 5, 2020
8/6/20 - Our garden will close tomorrow Friday, August 7 at 7:00pm
Please see communication below from Joshlyn Sand, Director of the Honolulu Botanical Gardens:
7/14/20 - Mahalo to everyone who attended our July meeting
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7/7/20 - Our July meeting is voluntary
6/21/20 - Lock system for our new community tool shed
6/13/20 - Mahalo to eagle scout Kai Szostak and Troop 35 for a great workday
6/8/20 - Unfortunately, we have a leaky pipe on the mauka side of our garden. Please be patient as we fix it over the next few days.
6/4/20 - Our June meeting and cleanup are canceled
5/28/20 - Mahalo to Punahou Cliffs for donating soil to our garden
5/10/20 - Watch out for this guy in the garden aisles!
5/6/20 - Our May meeting and cleanup are canceled
5/5/20 - Green paint coming soon!
4/23/20 - Please wash your hands!
4/19/20 - Nice progress on the new shed!
4/16/20 - Please wear a mask at the garden
4/13/20 - Mahalo to Kai and John for their hard work!
3/27/20 - Please practice at the garden
3/27/20 - All community gardens are open
3/27/20 - DPR suggested safety practices
3/26/20 - Our garden is open
Message below to community gardens from Joshlyn Sand, Director of the Honolulu Botanical Gardens, Department of Parks and Recreation, City and County of Honolulu:
3/22/20 - Makiki District Park is closed
3/19/20 - Posted notice from the DPR
This notice is posted on our community bulletin board.
3/16/20 - Notice from the DPR
Please avoid creating groups but people can work individually in their gardens at their own risk.
2/8/20 - Mahalo to the DPR for helping clean out plot K-3 this weekend
2/3/20 - Be aware that plot K-3 is being occupied by a non-gardener. HPD has been notified and the person has until Friday to leave the garden.
1/12/20 - Some minor wind damage and flooding from recent rains
1/1/20 - Happy New Year from the Makiki Community Garden!
12/14/19 - Mahalo to our fellow gardener Maria for making this wonderful sign to protect our Crown Flower and caterpillars
12/10/19 - Mahalo to everyone who attended our holiday potluck and to our newly elected garden officers
We still need a Clean-up Coordinator and Garden Representative for 2020. Please let a garden officer know if you are interested in volunteering.
11/30/19 - Mahalo to our fellow gardener Diana for these beautiful photos
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11/13/19 - Mahalo to Blues Zones Project for promoting our Saturday cleanups
11/12/19 - Mahalo to everyone who attended our November meeting!
10/12/19 - We are officially a Blue Zones Project Hawaiʻi participating organization!
9/27/19 - Small kine advertisement for our garden website
9/21/19 - Makiki District Park put nice blue paint on their guard poles
9/14/19 - Our new community wheelbarrow!
9/11/19 - Information shared by our in-house Master Gardeners
9/10/19 - Mahalo to all who attended our September meeting
9/8/19 - Finishing touch on the ʻEwa-side perimeter garden
9/6/19 - Mahalo to SEEQS charter school for partnering with our garden
9/5/19 - Only a few more gardeners need to take the pledge for us to become a Blue Zones Project participating organization
8/8/19 - A friendly reminder to the public that our mulch is for gardeners only
7/21/19 - Aloha ʻĀina
7/20/19 - Final blocks installed for our ʻEwa-side perimeter garden project
7/13/19 - Mahalo to all the gardeners and volunteers who attended today's event
7/8/19 - Please join us and Blue Zones Project Hawaiʻi on Saturday, July 13
7/7/19 - Our ʻEwa-side perimeter garden beautification project is almost complete
7/4/19 - Dues collection begins at our next meeting
6/9/19 - Our June meeting is canceled
5/24/19 - Mahalo to the City & County and DPR for separating our garden's water lines from the Makiki District Park
5/22/19 - Blue Zones Project Hawaiʻi
As discussed at our May meeting, the Makiki Community Garden is registering as a Participating Blue Zones Project Organization. In order to do so, we need our members to pledge and commit to caring for their personal health.
Please click the link below and take the #LIVELONGERBETTER pledge.
BLUE ZONES PLEDGE LINK
Please click the link below and take the #LIVELONGERBETTER pledge.
BLUE ZONES PLEDGE LINK
5/19/19 - ʻŌlelo noʻeau sign in our garden
Mōhala i ka wai ka maka o ka pua. (#2178)
Unfolded by the water are the faces of the flowers.
Flowers thrive where there is water, as thriving people are found where living conditions are good.
Unfolded by the water are the faces of the flowers.
Flowers thrive where there is water, as thriving people are found where living conditions are good.
4/30/19 - Big mahalo to the DPR for consistent mulch deliveries in April
3/13/19 - Update on the ʻEwa-side perimeter garden beautification project
PROJECT BUDGET as of March 13, 2019
Mahalo to all those who have donated to the project.
3/9/19 - Mahalo to the local Willamette University Alumni and Blue Zones Project Hawaiʻi for all their support today!
3/6/19 - Our community tool shed door has been replaced
Please ask a garden officer for the location and combination.
3/5/19 - Big mahalo to the DPR for this morning's mulch delivery
2/24/19 - Volunteers still needed to make multi-language signs
Mahalo to those gardeners who have already made signs in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Tagalog. Please let a garden officer know if you are willing and able to make a sign.
2/21/19 - Please join us on March 9th
2/19/19 - Makiki nō ka ʻoi
2/12/19 - Did you lose a flashlight in the garden?
Please contact us at makikicommunitygarden@gmail.com with a description.
2/10/19 - Minor wind damage on the mauka side of the garden
2/5/19 - Ānuenue over the garden
1/12/19 - Mahalo to all the gardeners and volunteers who attended today's event
MORE PHOTOS from the Jan.12 Community Workday
1/12/19 - Mahalo to Blue Zones Project Hawaiʻi for all their support today!
1/8/19 - Please join us and Blue Zones Project Hawai'i on Saturday, January 12
12/28/18 - Mahalo to Wayne Sasaki for his years of service to the Community Recreational Gardening Program and DPR
12/11/18 - Mahalo to all those who attended our Holiday Potluck!
11/28/18 - Big mahalo to Biki for finally coming to Makiki!
11/17/18 - Mahalo to those who battled the rain and attended this month's cleanup
11/16/18 - The ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi place name signs were relocated to our mauka garden
11/14/18 - Mahalo to everyone who attended our November meeting
11/12/18 - Our Crown Flower (Puakalaunu) trees are attracting an incredible number of caterpillars and butterflies
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10/29/18 - Mahalo to the DPR and Makiki District Park for installing these cemented posts to protect our water hose bibs
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10/27/18 - Mahalo to a fellow gardener for this Native Plants informational flyer
RESOURCE: nativeplants.hawaii.edu
10/14/18 - Congrats again to our October Good Gardener of the Month!
10/13/18 - Mahalo to everyone who attended this month's cleanup
10/11/18 - Butterfly birthing in the garden
10/3/18 - Our newly installed ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi place name signs have to be removed :(
Despite being less than eight inches high, not attached to a tree, and designed to protect the water hose bibs from vehicles in the parking lot, the Makiki District Park has requested that our newly installed ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi place name signs be removed.
10/2/18 - Please do not disturb the insect traps along the ʻEwa side of the garden
10/1/18 - Mahalo for these beautiful photos by Raylene Peters
9/30/18 - Mahalo to Mr.Yim who built a beautiful new garden box this weekend
9/29/18 - Streams that historically flowed through the ahupuaʻa of Makiki
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NOTE: These signs honor traditional ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi place names and protect our water hose bibs from vehicles in the parking lot.
9/28/18 - Our first ʻĀkia plant has flowered too!
9/27/18 - The tiny flowers of the ʻukiʻuki are also in bloom!
We are all excited for the excellent growth of the Native Hawaiian plants from Hui Kū Maoli Ola that were generously gifted by Blue Zones Project.
9/25/18 - Our new Pualoalo are blooming beautifully
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9/24/18 - Japanese language sign installed on the Makiki St. guardrail
NOTE: More volunteers are needed to create additional multi-language signs.
9/18/18 - Nino and family tending to their garden plot
9/17/18 - Some new garden signage
An 'Ōlelo No'eau was added to the Makiki St. guardrail. Translated it means "Beloved children are the plants" and it is said of farmers that their plants are like beloved children, receiving much attention and care.
This sign was created by our very own Applications Officer and was added to the mauka side of the garden.
9/16/18 - Mahalo to Hui Kū Maoli Ola plant nursery in Heʻeia for delivering a variety of Native Hawaiian plants to our garden
www.hawaiiannativeplants.com
ʻĀkia
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ʻŌhiʻa Lehua
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Pualoalo
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ʻUkiʻuki
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9/15/18 - Mahalo to all the gardeners and volunteers who attended today's event
MORE PHOTOS from the Sept.15 Community Workday
9/15/18 - Mahalo to Blue Zones Project Hawaiʻi for all their support today!
9/14/18 - Mahalo Pauline for representing our garden so well!
9/11/18 - Mahalo to those who attended tonight's meeting, despite the incoming storm
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9/4/18 - Please join us and Blue Zones Project on Saturday, September 15
9/3/18 - To represent the diversity of our garden, multi-language signs are being installed on the Makiki St. guardrail
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi
Chinese
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Korean
Tagalog
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NOTE: One gardener is currently working on the Japanese sign, and volunteers are still needed for additional languages.
9/1/18 - Be aware of the potential hazards of the duranta erecta flowering shrub
8/30/18 - This tree and the Makiki District Park are thankful to our garden for instituting the new rubbish rule
8/28/18 - Exceptions to "Section VI. Part G: Plant height limits" in the MCGA rules
Crown Flower is known to attract a variety of butterflies and bees, so it is being permitted to exceed five-feet in height.
For over 60 years, Makiki District Park was the Experiment Station of the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association. Because of this storied history, sugar cane is being considered a temporary plant and may exceed five-feet as part of its normal growing cycle.
8/22/18 - Please prepare your garden for the incoming hurricane. Make sure to secure personal items and anything susceptible to strong winds and heavy rains.
8/16/18 - Beautiful evening sky above the Makiki Community Garden
7/22/18 - Look who made the Honolulu Star-Advertiser!
7/17/18 - Mr.Yim is always helping others and beautifying our garden
7/11/18 - Mahalo to the DPR for fixing one of our leaking pipes, now hopefully they fix the other leaking pipes soon
7/10/18 - Mahalo for the great turnout at our July monthly meeting
7/3/18 - Collecting dues at our July meeting
6/21/18 - Mahalo to a fellow gardener who painted this informative sign in order to conserve water in the garden
6/20/18 - As discussed at our last meeting, be aware of the Stinging Nettle Caterpillar
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR)
https://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/uhmg/FAQ/faq-sting-nettle-catterpillar.asp
https://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/uhmg/FAQ/faq-sting-nettle-catterpillar.asp
6/19/18 - Mahalo to everyone who attended this month's Saturday cleanup
6/12/18 - Mahalo to everyone for a productive and fun monthly meeting
5/21/18 - Mahalo to one of our longtime gardeners who donated funds to have two new garden plot fences built in A-Row
5/19/18 - Mahalo again to UH Mānoa student Kaitlin Chan for installing her art project for gardener Bob Morimoto
5/19/18 - Congratulations to Soonjung, our Good Gardener of the Month for May
5/12/18 - Mahalo to everyone who attended this month's Saturday cleanup
5/8/18 - Rule change to "Section VI. Part B: Trash, Rubbish and Storage" and Map
Voting on rule change will take place at our June 2018 meeting.
4/28/18 - Mahalo to UH Mānoa student Kaitlin Chan for working on her utilitarian art project with gardener Bob Morimoto
4/14/18 - Mahalo to everyone who battled the rain and attended this month's cleanup
4/10/18 - Mahalo to everyone who attended this month's meeting
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4/9/18 - A friendly reminder of our new rubbish policy for no dumping at the tree
2/23/18 - Mahalo for these beautiful photos by Elijah Abramo
2/11/18 - Mahalo for these amazing shots by Carl Laugerbaum
Carl is a drone hobbyist who will soon have FAA Part 107 certification and be available for commercial operations.
Email: cwlauger@gmail.com
Email: cwlauger@gmail.com
2/10/18 - Unfortunately, the Makiki District Park and DPR demanded we remove all signage attached to trees around the garden
These signs were intended to organize garden waste and stop outside dumping
This sign was relocated to the bulletin board
1/13/18 - Mahalo to all the gardeners who attended this month's cleanup day
1/8/18 - New sign installed on the Makiki Street side of the garden
12/12/17 - Our December Holiday potluck party was a great time!
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11/18/17 - Chelsea’s flowers she grew herself in her Makiki Garden plot!
11/12/17 - Mr. Yim's sanctuary
11/8/17 - Sun setting over Makiki Community Garden
11/8/17 - Colorful plants and flowers growing in the garden
11/4/17 - New gardener Soonjung
10/28/17 - Alvina and grandson at the garden
10/14/17 - Photo collage from Saturday's cleanup
10/10/17 - This evening's October meeting door prize winner!
10/9/17 - A beautiful, low-maintenance and sustainable pathway solution taught by seasoned gardener Raymond K. utilizing our City & County mulch pile
Layer recycled newspaper or cardboard, plastic, newspaper again, then wood chip mulch.
Water thoroughly and stomp on it to compact it down.
It is easy to do and requires very little maintenance to pick out the occasional weed and grass growth. This sustainable pathway solution will last for years!
There is even a community wheelbarrow to haul the occasional replenishment of mulch covering which is readily available to our gardens!
10/3/17 - Rainbows over the garden
9/28/17 - Kitty relaxing in the evening on Makiki Street side of the garden
9/26/17 - Time-lapse video of monarch butterfly birthing in garden
9/23/17 - Mother and daughter gardening team
9/21/17 - Check out Mr. Yim's beautiful new fence by the park restrooms
9/20/17 - New signs have been installed at the waste sorting area tree
9/16/17 - Mahalo to all the gardeners who attended today's cleanup
These amazing drone shots were provided by our fellow gardener in A-15.
9/13/2017 - Mr. Yim and Josh W. by the Makiki St. guardrail
9/13/2017 - Applications officer and president
9/7/2017 - Pōhaku planted at each water faucet
9/4/2017 - Two gardeners chatting on the tree trunk stools
9/3/2017 - Ariel photograph by Clark Little
Local photographer Clark Little emailed this photo to us. Check out his website at www.clarklittlephotography.com.
9/1/2017 - Fellow gardeners putting the finishing touches on the guardrail
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8/28/2017 - St. Clement's Preschool children visit the gardens
8/15/2017 - Perimeter gardens are cared for by volunteer gardeners
8/4/2017 - Mayor Caldwell's thank you letter for guardrail
7/23/2017 - Makiki Street guardrail is complete
7/21/2017 - A variety of butterflies in the garden
Swallowtail Butterfly on Sapphire Shower Plant
Gulf Fritillary Butterfly on Sapphire Shower Plant
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Monarch Butterfly on Crown Flower Tree
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12/21/2016 - Walking between Row E and Row D
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