Updated at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 28, 2007
City marks Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden's 25th year
News Release
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It will include a presentation on Ho'omaluhia's origins as a flood control project pursued by the City and the Army Corps of Engineers and its evolution into a facility that's home to a collection of tropical plantings and endangered water birds.
More than 100,000 people visit Ho'omaluhia each year.
Ho'omaluhia — literally "create peace" — covers over 400 acres at the foot of the Koolaus, in a spot that sometimes receives more than 100 inches of rainfall a year. After floods in 1965 and 1969 devastated the downstream communities of Keapuka and Kapunahala, a 2,200-foot-long earthen dam was built for flood control. That created Ho'omaluhia's 32-acre lake. The garden opened to the public in March 1982.
Tomorrow's ceremony will includes the unveiling of a retrospective photo display and a new brochure for park visitors that lists 25 plants that can be seen on the path from the visitor center to the lake.
The ceremony kicks off a month-long observance that highlights activities offered at the botanical garden:
