How To Keep Hawaii’s Rarest Plants From Disappearing? Freeze Them
Civil Beat has an article about the important work being done by Lyon’s own HRPP. Check it out …
Media coverage
Town in Country: Reimagining Honolulu as a city among the trees
Lyon Arboretum and the Hawaiʻi Tree Jamboree (held on our grounds in 2021) were mentioned in this Hana …
UH experts help to save rare endangered plant from brink of extinction
Ka palupalu o Kanaloa (Kanaloa kahoolawensis) is one of 10 most critically endangered plants and animals in the …
Hana Hou! Magazine: “Invisible Light” Features Lyon Plants
This series of stunning photographs appearing in Hana Hou! Magazine features many plants native to Hawaii, including some …
National Geographic: Coffee pulp helps Costa Rican forests grow back from deforestation
Lyon Arboretum’s own Rakan Zahawi was interviewed for this National Geographic article about using coffee pulp to aid …
New Native Hawaiian Flower Discovered
A new native Hawaiian flower has been discovered, and propagation–facilitated by a paste developed by Lyon Arboretum’s own …
Hometown Hawaii: Manoa- Lyon Arboretum
Lyon Arboretum Director Rakan Zahawi recently appeared on Living808’s Hometown Hawaii segment on KHON2 news. He spoke about …
Video: American Wild Ensemble performance in Hawaii, February 2020
In February of this year, Lyon Arboretum, with the support of Friends of Lyon Arboretum, was able to …
Lyon Education on UH Main Page
If you’ve visited the University of Hawaiʻi main page recently, you might have seen some familiar faces: Lyon …
Connecting K-12 Teachers and Community Organizations to Create Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience (MWEE) Learning Journeys
Check out this blog post from Mānoa Heritage Center about creating MWEE (Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience) in conjunction …