Friday is the reservation deadline for the Hawaii Island Palm Society’s 40th anniversary celebration — A Night of Palms, Hula &Barbecue — at Aunty Sally’s Luau Hale at 799 Piilani St. in Hilo.
Friday is the reservation deadline for the Hawaii Island Palm Society’s 40th anniversary celebration — A Night of Palms, Hula &Barbecue — at Aunty Sally’s Luau Hale at 799 Piilani St. in Hilo.
The festive event begins 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7, and will include rare palm and cycad auctions, hula and dinner. Halau Na Wahine A Na Kane Punahele ‘O Ka Pu‘uwai will also perform during the anniversary celebration.
Organizers invite the community, and said it will be a great opportunity to meet other palm enthusiasts and obtain new palms for your garden.
Cost is $13 per member, $15 for a non-member. No tickets will be sold at the event.
For more information about the anniversary event, call Tim Brian at 333-5626, or email begteb@hawaii.rr.com.
View the official anniversary T-shirt at www.hawaiiislandpalmsociety.com.
The Hawaii Island Palm Society is made up of people who simply love palms and strive to promote their use in private gardens and the general landscape.
It is also the club’s goal to perpetuate rare and endangered palms worldwide through the sharing of seeds and plants. The volunteer organization is a member of the International Palm Society and dedicated to community outreach and education.
The Hawaii Island society was created in 1974 as an outgrowth of a landscaping class at Hawaii Community College being taught by Norm Bezona.
From the nine people who attended the first meeting, it has grown into an organization with close to 200 members.
HIPS is also involved in the planning, planting and maintaining of the outstanding palm tree collection at the Pana‘ewa Rainforest Zoo and Gardens in Hilo.