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Central Oʻahu

Wahiawā Botanical Garden

A rainforest garden in the middle of the island, on an old sugar plantation's test plot.

Wahiawā Botanical Garden

Why go

Tree ferns and epiphytes in a cool upland gulch, when the coast is too hot.

The catch

Mostly shut. The City says the majority of the garden is closed until further notice after hurricane damage - only the entrance, visitor centre, multi-purpose room and main lawn are open. Check before you drive up.

How long
1 hour
With children
Yes
Effort
Easy
Cost
Free
Parking
Easy

Tree fernsShadeRainy dayCool air

Getting there

Driving times on real roads, from the same data the trip planner routes on — not straight-line distance.

From Waikīkī43 min26.1 miles
From HNL airport44 min22.6 miles
From Hale‘iwa22 min10.5 miles
From Ko Olina33 min21.4 miles

Add traffic. These are free-flowing times, and the H1 through town at eight in the morning is not free-flowing.

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What else is close

Nearest by road, which is not the same as nearest on a map — and not the same as sharing a region either.

  • Kukaniloko Birth Stones7 min awayThe stones where Oahu chiefs were born, in a grove of trees outside Wahiawa.
  • Dole Plantation8 min awayA pineapple visitor centre with a train, a giant maze, and pineapple soft serve.
  • Hawaii's Plantation Village20 min awayA reconstructed plantation camp in Waipahu, with houses built in the styles each group brought.
  • North Shore Country Market21 min awayA Saturday market on the school field at Sunset Beach.
  • Laniakea Beach22 min awayA small beach where green sea turtles come up to rest on the sand.
  • Old Waialua Sugar Mill22 min awayThe shut sugar mill at Waialua, now coffee roasting, soap making and a few shops in the old buildings.