The Waikoloa Dry Forest Initiative will be hosting the 7th annual Wiliwili Festival Saturday, February 10th from 9am-3pm at the Waikoloa Stables. The Wiliwili Festival is a fun, free educational event for all ages and a great opportunity to learn…
Anyone who has ever been to the Waikoloa Dry Forest Preserve knows that in addition to rain, there is another important thing is short supply and that is SHADE! Despite the hot weather and challenging terrain in Waikoloa, we have…
This year, WDFI embarked on our fifth year of forest conservation, restoration, and environmental education. Creating a forest preserve isn't an easy task but, thanks to our many hard-working volunteers, generous donors, and enthusiastic supporters, we are celebrating our fifth…
The Waikoloa Dry Forest Initiative is participating in Give Aloha, Foodland's Annual Community Matching Gifts Program which can help us fundraise even faster! When you make a donation to WDFI at any Foodland, Sack N Save, or Foodland Farms store…
Andrea Pro 345-0907 NEWS RELEASE- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NOVEMBER 2015 "The Enduring Wiliwili" Exhibits at the Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel Artists' Reception Opens Exhibit on November 13th On a summer morning two years ago, the Pacific Island Printmakers were introduced to…
The 2015 Wiliwili Festival is shaping up to be the best yet. Please join us on Saturday September 12th at Waikoloa Stables from 9am-3pm. We are happy to announce an excellent musical line-up including slack-key guitar artists Sean Robbins and…
The Wiliwili Festival is back! Please join WDFI Saturday September 27th in celebrating our native dryland forest and the wiliwili flowering season. The festival is FREE from 9am-3pm at the Waikoloa Stables in Waikoloa Village. The festival will offer educational workshops, tours, vendors,…
Uhiuhi (Mezoneuron kavaiensis) is a critically endangered endemic tree species that still persists in the Waikoloa Dry Forest Preserve. It is a legume, has beautiful magenta flowers and makes large light pink seed pods that can be seen from a distance ornamenting…
Our staff will be offering an interpretive walking tour of the preserve next week. You will have the opportunity to get up close to some of our ancient wiliwili trees which are just getting ready to blossom. We will also tour…
Summer is almost here and we are finishing up our planting season with a volunteer day this Saturday. We will be working on getting the last few plants in the ground in our newest planting site as well as taking…
