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commend seeing this edifice while
Hawaiian-languageservices
★★ (which probably set old
Rev. Bingham spinning in his grave) are being conducted, on Sundays at 9am.
957 Punchbowl St. (at King St.), entrance on the side of the church.
&
808/522-1333.
www.kawaiahao.org
. Free admis-
sion (donations appreciated). Mon-Fri 8am-4:30pm; Sun services 9am. Bus: 2.
LyonArboretum
★
The Lyon Arboretum dates back to 1918, when the Hawaiian Sugar Planters
Association wanted to demonstrate the value of watershed for reforestation. In 1953 it became
part of the University of Hawaii, where they continued to expand the extensive collection of
tropical plants. Six-story-tall breadfruit trees, yellow orchids no bigger than bus tokens, ferns
with fuzzy buds as big as human heads . . . these are just a few of the botanical wonders
you'll find on the 194 acres. A whole different world opens up to you along the self-guided
20-minute hike through the arboretum to Inspiration Point. You'll pass more than 5,000 exotic
tropical plants full of singing birds in this cultivated rainforest (a University of Hawaii re-
search facility) at the head of Manoa Valley.
3860 Manoa Rd. (near the top of the road).
&
808/988-0456.
www.hawaii.edu/lyonarboretum
.
No admission fee, but
donations accepted ($5 is suggested). Mon-Fri 8am-4pm; Sat 9am-3pm. Bus: 2 transfer to 5.
A bromeliad in bloom at the Lyon Arboretum.
