Wiliwili Festival 2013
WDFI is pleased to announce that we will be hosting the 2013 Wiliwili festival. The Wiliwili Festival will be a fun, free educational event for all ages. We will be hosting forest tours, workshops, and kid’s activities in…
Volunteer Planting Day March 23
By Pat Cassel Had a great morning out at the Waikoloa Dry Forest Initiative property joining other volunteers to plant approximately 75 plants and tree seedlings. My partner Linda and I planted wiliwili and uhiuhi trees and 'akia and 'a'ali'i…
Future Foresters Get Lesson About Canoe Plants
On Feb 9, the Waikoloa Future Foresters learned about the plants that were brought to Hawai’i by the early Polynesian voyagers in their canoes. They learned why they were brought by the Polynesians, what they were used for, and what…
Volunteer Planting Day 01/19/13!
Help us get started on our 2013 planting at Waikoloa Dry Forest! On Saturday January 19th we will be planting native trees and shrubs in a brand new site. This year we have big plans to plant four acres with…
Vote for us!
At the Mauna Lani now through December 19th! Each year the Mauna Lani hosts a Charity Trees a benefit for local non-profit organizations. This year we have a beautiful wiliwili replica tree complete with hand made leaves and flowers. All…
Volunteer Day 11/17
Volunteer day November 17th. We will be working in the nursery propagating and transplanting and cleaning up a bit. This would be a good day to visit the site if you are interested in learning about native dry forest plants and some propagation techniques. If…
Golf Tournament Fund-Raiser Nov 4
For those of you who enjoy golf, please join us on November 4 for a 2-person best-ball golf tournament at the Waikoloa Village Golf Club. Your $80 entry fee ($75 if you register by Oct 12) covers golf, cart, and…
Summer happenings
This summer has been full of excitement and change at Waikoloa Dry Forest. We said a reluctant goodbye to our summer intern Jake who is now heading back to school in Ithaca, New York but are excited to welcome a new intern…
Waikoloa Village votes to extend forest lease!
In the April election Waikoloa Village residents overwhelmingly voted "yes" to extending the lease of of the 275 acre dry forest parcel to the Waikoloa Dry Forest Initiative. Our previous lease was for 25 years but with this vote it…
Waikoloa Future Foresters Make Seed Bombs
Saturday morning, six of the Waikoloa Future Foresters came to my house to work on a mural of native dry forest plants to paint on the shipping container that we are using for storage in the forest and to make…
