ʻEwa Hinahina outplanting

KHP volunteers helped to outplant ʻEwa hinahina with SWCA Environmental Consultants.

The true inoa Hawaiʻi for the ʻEwa hinahina (or ʻāhinahina) has been lost to time. This plant, known scientifically as Achyranthes splendens var. rotundata, has now become extremely rare to find in the wild and has been designated as endangered. At the park, the ʻEwa hinahina naturally flourished once again when the invasive species (such as kiawe and haole koa) were cleared from the land.

Last year, we were connected with SWCA Environmental Consultants, who knew someone that wanted to repatriate ʻEwa hinahina back to its natural habitat. After lots of coordinating, planning, and obtaining the proper permitting, volunteers met SWCA Environmental Consultants and their gracious donor, Aunty Betsy Wilson, at the park on February 3, 2023 to outplant over 100 ʻEwa hinahina in the park.

SWCA Environmental Consultants help plant ʻEwa hinahina at the Kalaeloa Heritage Park.

Mahalo nui to Aunty Betsy, SWCA Environmental Consultants, and DLNR DOFAW Plant Extinction Program for helping us plant and coordinate!