Trees for Honolulu's Future

🎉 Keiki Art Contest Winners: Sixth Grade⁠ ⁠ Check out the winners from @ kanoelanielementaryschool and @maryknoll_school. What do you like about these masterpieces? We love that each masterpiece shows us how much better life is with trees 🎨🖌️

POV: You're on your way to eat at your favorite spot in Honolulu. Where you heading to? 🚘️🍱🍙🍛

On our way to the KCC Farmer's Market is the best part of our Saturday morning routine. It's got everything - food, entertainment, and best of all... TONS of trees! 🌳 You'll even spot some neighborhood chickens 🐔

🎉 Keiki Art Contest Winners: Fifth Grade⁠ ⁠ Check out the winners from #MayorJohnWilsonElementary and #LiholihoElementary. What do you like about these masterpieces? We love that each masterpiece also included different aspects of nature - like water, the sun, and animals 🎨🖌️

We spotted this VIP tree being roped off from public access. It's also used a very natural alternative to traffic lights. It's a round about that helps cars to navigate the road system. Can you imagine a Hawai'i with less traffic lights and more natural solutions? 🚦🌳🚗

Zoom in to see if you can spot the hibiscus 🌺. On a walk through @thehonoluluzoo, we noticed this variegated hibiscus tree. Here we thought the hibiscus only grew on bushes. These trees make excellent shade and have very rich nectar and pollen for our flying friends 🦋🐝🦜

🎉 Keiki Art Contest Winners: 4th Grade ⁠ Check out the winners from @ maryknoll_school, #MayorJohnWilsonElementarySchool, and @ ebesbees . What do you like about these masterpieces? We love that each student artists chose a way to show how the earth loves trees 🎨🖌️

Fun Fact Monday: Tree rings can predict climate change and can help reduce the effects of climate change too. We spotted this tree trunk near Honolulu Community College and were so intrigued by it. Zoom into the rings and tell us what you think this tree is telling us 🌳🪵.

HIGHLIGHT 🌳🔆: Pu'u o Kaimuki is not your average park but it's gaining more attention and thoughts about what can be done in the future are in talks. What would you want to see at this park?

🎉 Keiki Art Contest Winners: 3rd Grade⁠ ⁠ Check out the winners from #ManoaElementary, @voyagerpcs, and @alawai_elementary_school. What do you like about these masterpieces? We love that each masterpiece really draws you into the trees - it's what we notice first! 🎨🖌️

HIGHLIGHT 🌳🔆: The City revitalized the tree wells along Waialae Avenue and volunteers continue to maintain and care for them. What else would you like to see in 2024? Maybe more trees and some bird feeders to bridge urban and nature together?

HIGHLIGHT🌳🔆: The rain garden along 11th Avenue at Harding Avenue, transformed a barren strip of land into a useful nature-based solution that can infiltrate ~900 gallons of stormwater per hour. We hope to see more innovations like this pop around Honolulu in 2024!

🎉 Keiki Art Contest Winners: 2nd Grade ⁠ Check out the winners from @waialae and @voyagerpcs. What do you like about these masterpieces? We love that each of the student artists included the relationship between animals and trees 🎨🖌️

Hello 2024 and Happy New Year! We're in complete awe of this shot taken from @thetwinfinwaikiki. It makes us think of words like "refreshing, soothing, and grateful". These are words we'll be taking into this new year. What are some words you'll be remembering this year?

As we leave the holiday season and say goodbye to 2023, we're filled with so much gratitude and appreciation. 2023 was such a TREE-t and we can't wait to share more with you 2024! Happy New Year's Eve! 🥂🌳🍾

The sun is setting on 2023 and it went by in a S(n)AP (Get it? Because trees have sap>) We love sunsets and sunrises because it's such a great time to reflect. Just like starting a new year. What have you reflected on for this past year? Anything exciting planned?

🎉 Keiki Art Contest Winners: First Grade ⁠ Check out the winners from @voyagerpcs, @ hbaeagles , and @ kaiulanielementary . What do you like about these masterpieces? We love the different mediums each artist chose to use 🎨🖌️

Mele Kalikimaka from our tree family to yours! 💚❤️⁠ ⁠ Look at "Bob the Tree" showing off! *SLEIGH BOB* He stands between 110-112 feet tall and is a sight to see in the Kahala area. Don't miss your chance to meet Bob the Tree - make it a new family tradition!

Ho Ho H-- wait a minute! We spotted this perfect spot at KCC to enjoy treats from their weekly farmers market every Saturday 🥞🥐☕️⁠ ⁠ Visit them tomorrow to take in all the trees, search for last minute Christmas goodies, and find this sweet spot to enjoy the shade of a tree.

🎉 Keiki Art Contest Winners: Kindergartners⁠ ⁠ Look at how much these @hanahauoli Kindergartners love and care about our trees! What do you like about these masterpieces? We love the messages behind each piece of artwork 🎨🖌️