Volunteer Opportunity

Please sign up to join us next Saturday morning, September 14, 2024, at Hālawa Xeriscape Garden from 9AM-Noon.

We could really use your help removing weeds and weedy vines.

Call (808)748-5315 or email: workshops@hbws.org

Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteers Needed!

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FOHXG Supporters:
We really need help removing all the weeds and
weedy vines in our garden before our Annual Unthirsty Plant Sale.
If you would like to help please sign up:
Call (808)748-5315 or email: workshops@hbws.org

Time to Join or renew your FOHXG Membership

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Aloha from Friends of Halawa Xeriscape Garden,

Time to Join or renew your FOHXG Membership: Your membership helps us to continue our mission to promote outdoor water conservation through the use of Xeriscape.

Completed membership applications with check payment must be received at our P.O. box by July 15, 2024 in order to be processed before plant sale day. Click the link below to download a FOHXG membership application. You may also email or call us by July 1, 2024 to request a form be sent to you.

Completed applications with check payment should be mailed to our PO Box. Any recently renewed memberships and Lifetime Members will be mailed a membership card by July 15, 2024.

Please contact us with any questions at smikami@hbws.org or (808) 748-5315.

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Garden update: We are excited to announce that installation of new roofing, energy efficient lighting and painting were completed and we are only pending new flooring in the garden office very soon. Thank you for your patience as the garden will remain temporarily closed to the public until plant sale day, August 3, 2024 as we focus on getting volunteers back in and plant sale preparations.

Volunteer Opportunities: If you or someone you know is interested in becoming a garden or nursery volunteer at Halawa Xeriscape Garden, please contact us at smikami@hbws.org or (808)748-5315.

2024 Annual Unthirsty Plant Sale at Halawa Xeriscape Garden

Save the Date! Announcing our 2024 Annual Unthirsty Plant Sale on Saturday, August 3, 2024, from 9am-3pm at Halawa Xeriscape Garden, featuring beautiful drought tolerant plants and informational booths.

Current FOHXG members will show their valid membership card for early bird entry at 8:30 a.m. and 10% off plant purchases. Please view the plant sale flyer below.

2024 Plant Sale Flier
Click to download a PDF of this flier.

RSVP for 2024 FOHXG Annual General Membership Meeting

Aloha FOHXG Members,

Thank you for your continued support. We have some exciting updates for 2024:

RSVP for FOHXG Annual General Membership Meeting:

Please click on the link below to view our 2024 invitation to our Annual General Membership meeting on January 27, 2024 at 9:30am. Please RSVP by January 20, 2024 to let us know you will be attending.

Please take care and have a Happy Holidays!

Mahalo!


You are invited to attend the Friends of Hālawa Xeriscape Garden Annual General Membership Meeting!

Saturday, January 27, 2024
9:30 a.m. – 11:00 am
at Halawa District Park Meeting Room
99-795 Iwaiwa Street, Aiea, HI 96701

Free Parking in the parking lot or streetside

We will be holding this meeting in person at nearby Halawa District Park while the garden is temporarily closed during a construction project.

Agenda

  • 2023 Year-In-Review
  • Committee Reports
  • Nominations & Elections of Board of Directors

Please let us know if you plan to attend and if you have questions, please call Amy Tsuneyoshi at (808) 748-5936 or Sheri Mikami at (808) 748-5315 or email workshops@hbws.org.

Download the flier PDF

Garden closed during construction January – April 2024

Garden temporarily closed during construction project January thru April 2024

Aloha FOHXG Members,

Thank you for your continued support. We have some exciting updates for 2024:

Temporary Garden Closure Dates: We apologize for any inconvenience, The Halawa Xeriscape Garden will be temporarily closed to the public and volunteers from December 2023 thru April 2024 for a construction project. We look forward to some upgrades to our Garden office building and Pavilion including new roofing, lighting, electrical, interior and exterior painting. Please contact us with any questions.

Please take care and have a Happy Holidays!

Mahalo!

Hālawa Xeriscape Garden Mini Plant Sale

Hālawa Xeriscape Garden Mini Plant Sale

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2023
9:30AM – NOON

Mini plant sale flier

Upon arrival, please sign in at the garden office. You will then be directed to the sale area.

Major credit cards only

Brought to you by The Friends of the Hālawa Xericape Garden & the Honolulu Board of Water Supply

Download the flier PDF here.

Happy New Year 2023!

Happy New Year 2023
Reminder General Membership Meeting &
February Garden Opening

Happy New Year 2023

FRIENDS OF HALAWA XERISCAPE GARDEN

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Aloha FOHXG Members,

Halawa Xeriscape Garden is pleased to announce we will be open to the public on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 9am-3pm beginning Wednesday, February 1, 2023.

As we reopen Halawa Xeriscape Garden, our focus will be on improving the garden after a long period of being closed to the public. Please contact us if you are interested in volunteering in our garden and/or nursery.

Reminder: Please RSVP by January 25, 2023 to let us know you will be attending our (in person) Annual General Membership Meeting on Saturday, January 28, 2023 at 10am.  Click on the link below to view our invitation.  The mini plant sale is only for attendees of the meeting.  Note: we will only accept major credit cards.

Mahalo!

View 2023 General Membership Meeting Flyer

2022 Unthirsty Plant Sale Canceled

Aloha FOHXG Members,

We apologize for the inconvenience, The Friends of Halawa Xeriscape Garden and The Board of Water Supply will not proceed with plans this year for the Annual August Unthirsty Plant Sale at Halawa Xeriscape Garden. The Halawa Xeriscape Garden remains temporarily closed to the public at this time and we will update you when we plan to reopen.  For any questions please email us at plantsale@hbws.org. Please take care and stay safe.

Succulent Pumpkins Video

Happy Fall! make your own succulent topped pumpkin or pumpkin planter to display or give away. Low maintenance succulents need little water. When the season is over replant after pumpkins get soft.

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