SPECIAL

BIRD WALK AT HO'OMALUHIA, walk through the botanical garden to view the Hawaiian coot and the Hawaiian gallinule; 7:30-9 a.m.; April 5; Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden; free; reservations and supply list: 233-7323.

MEDICINAL PLANTS OF VOLCANO, learn how to use plants for healing; 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.; April 5; Volcano Village, Big Island; $50 (financial aid available); 808-967-8222, www.volcanoartcenter.org.

The Betty Crocker Landscape Awards seeks nominations in four categories; deadline May 15; send to Scenic Hawaii, P.O. Box 10501, Honolulu, HI 96816; more information: 263-5627, bettycrockerawards@gmail.com.

ONGOING

SELF-GUIDED GARDEN WALKING TOUR, view more than 50 native Hawaiian and tropical plants and flowers surrounding The Royal Hawaiian hotel, tour pamphlet available at the concierge desk; daily; free; 923-7311.

GARDEN TOUR, 1-mile (1.5-hour) "easy" guided walk to view the Kane'ohe garden's flowers, plants and trees; 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. daily (keiki-focused tour, 1 p.m. Sundays); Senator Fong's Plantation and Gardens, 47-285 Pulama Road; $14.50, discounts for kama'aina; 239-6775.

NIAULANI NATURE WALK, guided tour through an old-growth Hawaiian forest; 9:30 a.m. Mondays; Volcano Art Center Niaulani Campus, Volcano Village, Big Island; donations accepted; 808-967-8222, www.volcanoartcenter.org.

GUIDED TOURS, view plants of the rainforest; 10-11:30 a.m. Mondays-Fridays; Lyon Arboretum, Manoa Valley; free; reservations: 988-0461.

BOTANICAL GARDEN GUIDED TOURS; 1 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, with special topics on selected Saturdays; Foster Botanical Garden; included with $5 general admission, $3 kama'aina, $1 ages 6-12; 522-7066.

MANOA HERITAGE CENTER TOURS, visit a cultural and historical site in Manoa Valley, with guided tours of the native Hawaiian plant garden surrounding a traditional heiau (sacred site); 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays; Manoa Heritage Center; $7 adults, $4 seniors and military, all students and children free; visits and tours by reservation only: 988-1287.

FURNITURE WORKSHOP TOURS, learn about the history and craft of Hawaiian furniture; 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Wednesdays; Martin & MacArthur Workshop and Showroom, 1815 Kahai St.; free; reservations: 845-6688.

GUIDED GARDEN TOUR, tour highlighting native Hawaiian medicinal plants; 1 p.m. Wednesdays, 1 p.m. Fridays, focusing on canoe plants (plants brought to the Islands during Polynesian migration); Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, Kona, Big Island; $4 suggested donation; 808-323-3318.

Send announcements, with contact name and phone number, to: Island Life, The Advertiser, P.O. Box 3110, Honolulu, HI 96802; or islandlife@honoluluadvertiser.com, with "Home & Garden Cal" in the subject line.