Our mission is inspiring all people to live in unison with our planet through inclusive education focused on diverse ecosystems. With the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals as our guide, we are here to steward the relationship between people + ocean + people. Learn more about how you can support HTBG today.
The Hawaii Tropical Bioreserve & Garden attracts photographers, gardeners, scientists, and nature lovers from around the world. We offer over a mile of trails lined with thousands of rare and endangered flora from all parts of the globe. It is a magical place where paths and bridges guide you over mountain-fed streams and waterfalls into awe-inspiring views of Onomea Bay along the beautiful Hamakua Coast.
Don’t miss seeing the East side of Hawai’i. It is sure to be the highlight of your adventure!
🛍️ it’s Small Business Saturday! Come support local businesses at our Visitor Center!
🛒 Featured:
1. @uppglasshawaii
2. @koawoodranch
3. @ahualoafamilyfarms
4. @konaseasalt
5. @konabar
6. @nakoaleather
🎶 Hanakeoki by Eddie Kamaeand the Dons of Hawai’i. We do not own rights to this music.
#smallbusiness #smallbusinesssaturday #smallbiz #smallbizsat #smallbizsaturday #tropicalbotanicalgarden #botanicalgarden #hawaiitropicalbotanicalgarden #hawaiitropical #botanical #bigislandhawaii #bigisland #hawaii
🍗Let our lives be full of thanks and giving! Happy Thanksgiving from the HTBG 'Ohana!
🚧HTBG will be closed on Thursday, Thanksgiving Day and reopen on Friday, November 24, 2023.
📸Mucuna bennettii or Red Jade Vine
#thanksgivinghours #thanksgiving #thanksgivingweekend #hawaiitropicalbioreserve #hawaiitropicalbotanicalgarden #botanicalgarden #tropicalbotanicalgarden #bigislandhawaii #onomeabay #bigisland #hawaii
🎧 Turn your volume up and relax with sounds from the Garden!
🎁 Better yet, Members who bring guests will receive a free gift ($15 retail value) this Thanksgiving weekend, November 24-26, 2023.
While supplies last.
#ASMR #ASMRnature #asmrsounds #asmrvideo #asmrcommunity #hawaii #hawaiistagram #bigislandhawaii #bigislandhawaii🌺 #hawaii #botanical #botanicalgardens #tropicalbotanicalgarden
📖 Looking for activities with your kids when visiting the Garden? HTBG now has Scavenger Hunt Bingo!
🔍 Spot different species of plants, animals and views. Check it off your bingo board and redeem for a prize!
🎶 Kela Mea Whiffa - Eddie Kamae and the Sons of Hawai’i. We do not own rights to this music.
#kidsacitivities #natureactivity #hawaiitropicalbotanicalgarden #hawaiitropicalbioreserveandgarden #hawaiitropicalbioreserve #botanicalgardens #tropicalbotanicalgarden #familyactivities #bigislandhawaii #bigislandofhawaii #bigisland #hawaii #hawaiiisland
🐍 Garden Highlight: Bulbophyllum medusae or Medusa Orchid
🌏 Native to the tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia such as in Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, the Lesser Sunda Islands and Sumatra.
👁️ Spot this the Bulbophyllum medusae or the Medusa Orchid in Orchid Garden.
🎼 Mauna Kea by Eddie Kamae and The Sons of Hawai’i. We do not own rights to this music.
#bulbophyllummedusae #medusaorchid #bulbophyllum #orchids #hawaiitropicalbioreserve #hawaiitropicalbotanicalgarden #hawaiitropical #tropicalbotanicalgarden #botanicalgardens #bigislandhawaii #bigisland #hawaii #onomeabay
💡 Garden Highlight: Cordyline fruticosa or Ti plant
📖 Ti plants were used in many ways by ancient Hawaiians including in ceremonies, clothing, construction, and medicine.
🏡Today Ti is still used for lei making and planted around homes as good luck and known for having intense spiritual energy being sacred to the deities Lono and Laka.
🎶 He Ai Na Ka Lani by Eddie Kamae & The Sons of Hawai’i. We do not own rights to this music.
#cordylinefruticosa #cordyline #tiplant #tropicalbotanicalgarden #hawaiitropicalbotanicalgarden #hawaiitropicalbioreserve #htbg #bigisland #bigislandhawaii #bigislandhawaii🌺 #hawaii #onomeabay #hamakuacoast
💐 To all those who served, we are thankful for selflessly serving our great nation. Your sacrifice will never go unnoticed. Happy Veterans Day!
👐 @hawaiitropicalbioreserve is open today, Friday, November 10 from 9 am to 5 pm, with last entry at 4 pm.
🎁 Veterans receive a gift through Sunday, November 12, 2024. Must provide valid ID and while supplies last.
#VeteransDay #hawaiitropicalbioreserve #hawaiitropicalbotanicalgarden #botanicalgarden #tropicalbotanicalgarden #bigislandhawaii #onomeabay #bigisland #hawaii
🔍 Spotted: Lycaste lasioglossa or the Shaggy-lipped lycaste
🎨 Lycaste lasioglossa boasts bronze to copper sepals with yellow petals.
👀 Find this beauty in Fern Circle.
🎶 Kehaulani by Eddie Kamae & the Sons of Hawaii. We do not own rights to this music.
#hawaiitropicalbotanicalgarden #hawaiitropicalbioreserve #tropicalbotanicalgarden #lycastelasioglossa #lycasteorchid #orchids #tropicalplants #bigislandhawaii #hawaii #bigisland #onomeabay
🐛 When visiting the Garden, don’t forget to look up, look in and look around. You might find some garden critters going on with their day.
1. Danaus plexippus (Monarch Butterfly)
2. Loxosceles rufescens (Mediterranean Recluse)
3. Monarch Butterfly caterpillar
4. Phelsuma laticauda (Gold Dust Day Gecko)
#ASMR #asmrnature #asmrnaturesounds #monarchbutterflies #caterpilalrs #mediterraneanrecluse #spiders #golddustdaygecko #geckos #hawaiitropicalbotanicalgarden #hawaiitropicalbioreserve #tropicalbotanicalgarden #bigislandhawaii #bigislandofhawaii #hawaii
👻 Visiting the Garden this Halloween weekend? Don’t forget to #LookUpLookInLookAround for some spooky things to see in the Garden. 🦇 🐍 🪦
📖 Featured:
1. Zamia fischeri
2. Tacca integrifolia
3. Zamia furfuracea
4. Ceiba speciosa
5. Philodendron domesticum
6. Barringtonia asiatica
7. Salacca zalacca
8. Musa acuminata zebrina
9. Thelacantha brevispina
10. Graves
#spookyseason #hawaiitropicalbioreserve #hawaiitropicalbotanicalgarden #spookyszn #spookyszn🎃👻 #bigislandhawaii #botanicalgarden #tropicalbotanicalgarden #hawaii #spookyplants #bigislandofhawaii #onomeabay
👀 Don’t forget to look up, look in and look around when visiting the Garden.
🔍 Looking in at Orchid Garden, we spotted this beautiful Coelogyne rochussenii in full bloom.
#coelogynerochussenii #coelogyne #tropicalbotanicalgarden #botanicalgarden #hawaiitropicalbioreserve #hawaiitropicalbotanicalgarden #bigislandhawaii #orchidgarden #hawaii #bigislandhawaii🌺 #onomeabay
👻 Our last spooky plant highlight is the Ceiba speciosa Silk Floss Tree.
🔍 Found by Cook Pine Trail, it blooms five 3-inch pink-and-white petal flowers during fall season. After blooming, it produces seeds with cotton-like fibers in its capsules.
🎶 Kolomana Slack by Ledward Kaapana. We do not own rights to this music.
#hawaiitropicalbioreserve #ceibaspeciosa #silkflosstree #tropicalplant #hawaiitropicalbotanicalgarden #botanicalgarden #tropicalbotanicalgarden #bigislandhawaii #bigislandhawaii🌺 #hawaii #onomeabay
