Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 7, Number 6, 1 June 1990 — Hawaiian plant society seeks members [ARTICLE]

Hawaiian plant society seeks members

TTie initial meeting of the Uluhaimalama-II Native Hawaiian Plant Society will be held June 21 at 7 p.m. at the McCully-Moiliili Public Library, 2211 South King Street, Honolulu. Uluhaimalama-II was initially proposed by OHA Trustee Clarence F. T. Ching in his March 1990 article in this paper entitled "Malama Hawaiian Plants." Trustee Ching is being assisted by Jeff Apaka in organizing the society. Uluhaimalama-II, named after Queen Lili'uokalani's garden in Pauoa that was planted on Oct. 11, 1894, as an act of defiance against the ille-

gal Provisional Government, is being organized to promote the conservation, propagation, distribution and use of native Hawaiian plants and trees. It is hoped that more native plants and trees will be utilized in both public and private landscaping efforts and that the collective experience of all participants will contribute to the acknowledgement and appreciation of native plants and trees. plants and trees. For more information, contact Trustee Clarence Ching at OHA, phone 946-2642 in Honolulu.