Before I left for Hawaii, my brother told me that if I wasn’t out “looking at interesting orchids and shit” I was wasting the whole trip.. Well my stop at Wahiawa Botanical Garden probably made the whole trip worthwhile by those standards..
Free admission, beatuiful grounds.. Very natural seeming in plant distribution and such, but amazing specimens abound. If you’re on Oahu you owe it to yourself to make the mauka drive and check this place out. Here’s more.
Arty flash shot..
Some sort of strange growth on this tree.. None of its other branchings showed this growth.
Giant Orchid. First the flowers..
Now the whole plant. The gum tree behind it is something like 2′ in diameter (for size comparison)
And another orchid. “Orchids and shit” indeed!
This palm tree is without a doubt the tallest of its kind I’ve ever seen. I was astounded by it.
Beautiful flower of some kind..
and another kind
Overview of a small part of the Gardens..
Big flower/dangly thing 
And that’s just a sampling of the wonders available to behold at the Garden.. Amazing place and totally worth the cost of gas to get there
Some other things my readers will appreciate:
Links to local kine radio stations (webcasts)
AM 940 from the big island.. Traditional Hawaiian. I love this station.
KCCN FM 100.3 – Hawaiian reggae. Small playlist, good music
KDNN FM 98.5 “The Island” Hawaiian style and reggae
http://www.island985.com/main.html
Listen and enjoy
So many things that I’m sure I’m forgetting to get on this blog.. I need to get on moving and packing and all that stuff.. Thanks a million to the locals that took me into their hearts and all my love to the Islands and the people that make them what they are. God I’m going to miss this place..
