Loulu Love Fest

Free Admission — Celebrate loulu with a day of presentations, walks, cultural activities, loulu adoptions, and more!

Saturday, May 16
10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Shuttles start at 9 am and end at 3:30 pm

McBryde Garden | 4425 Lāwaʻi Rd, Kōloa, HI 96756

Celebrate Hawaiʻi’s native palms with free garden admission, educational activities, and a free loulu adoption!

Loulu are Hawaiʻi’s only native palms. They are ecologically and culturally vital, serving as a primary resource for practices like hale construction and weaving. Today, these iconic plants are threatened by coconut rhinoceros beetle — but you can make a difference! Join us for a day of celebration for loulu in McBryde Garden and connect with this cherished plant through activities, presentations, and guided walks! Take home your very own and help us care for loulu for generations to come.

Free Garden Admission!
Presentations
Guided Walks
Ulana
Hale Thatching

Hula
Kid’s Activities
Loulu Art
CRB Info and CRB Dog Demo
Food Trucks: Kickshaws and Chalupa’s

Know Before You Go

Wear closed-toe, closed-heel shoes. Covered shoes are required for garden entry.

Park at the Lāwaʻi Gardens Visitor Center located at 4425 Lāwaʻi Rd, Kōloa.

Hop on a shuttle into McBryde Garden. Shuttles start at 9 am and end at 3:30 pm.

Enjoy Loulu Love Fest! Admission is free, no advanced booking needed.

Want to learn more about loulu?

Join us for a workshop on loulu diversity and identification on Friday, May 15.

We’re offering a free, professional-level workshop for identifying loulu and learning best practices for protecting them from threats like CRB.

Learn more

Schedule of Events

9:00 AM
Shuttle buses begin

10:30 AM
Welcome remarks

10:40 AM
Keynote Presentation: Biocultural Conservation of Loulu
By Mike DeMotta

11:00 AM
Guided Loulu Walk with Mike DeMotta

12:00 PM
Panel Discussion: Caring for Loulu (Horticultural Practices and Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Mitigation)

12:30 PM
Conservation Dogs of Hawaiʻi Demo

1:00 PM
Guided Loulu Walk with NTBG Horticulture Staff

1:30 PM
Panel Discussion: Loulu Diversity

2:00 PM
Guided Loulu Walk with NTBG Science and Conservation Staff

2:30 PM
Talk: Loulu Pollen Banking

3:00 PM
Guided Loulu Walk

4:00 PM
Event concludes

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Kauaʻi Ulana Zumalani

Funded in part by The County of Kauaʻi

Artwork by Gabriel Simmons | Photographs by Erica Taniguchi

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