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Going Native: How to Grow Native Hawaiian Plants in your Garden

on display in the Special Collections Reading Room Hamilton 5th floor from now through the end of March.

We have books on how to identify native Hawaiian plants, general care, planting strategies, places to see native Hawaiian plants, and a list of nurseries that propagate without endangering wild populations. Even you can create a native Hawaiian garden.

TRIVIA QUESTION
Send answer back to speccoll@hawaii.edu

Which of these plants are native Hawaiian plants?

1. Coconut
2. Hala
3. Ilima
4. Kalo/Taro
5. Koa
6. Kukui
7. Maile
8. Naupaka
9. Pikake
10. Plumeria
11. Protea
12. Puakenikeni
13. Sandalwood
14. Ti
15. Torch Ginger
16. Wiliwili

Send answer back to speccoll@hawaii.edu

BONUS TRIVIA QUESTION
Which ones are indigenous and which ones are endemic to Hawaii?

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The Special Collections hours are at http://www2.hawaii.edu/~speccoll/specialinfo.html.

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