Oahu Forests--on the trail to Waimea Falls

 

The trail to Waimeia Falls, originating at the North Shore of Oahu, is a botanical garden, developed and curated by Mr. Keith Wooliams, a horticulturalist trained in England at the Kew Royal Botanic Gardens outside of London and dedicated to identifying and preserving through cultivation native Hawaiian and other Polynesian plants.

Oahu forest, Waimea Creek

Hawaiian Rain Forest

 
Flowers along the trail

Flowers along the trail


Waimea Creek flowers

Waimea Creek flowers

Bright red flower along Waimea Creek trail
Colorful blooms along the trail
Bright red flower clusters along Waimea trail
Closer view of bright red flowers along trail
Shelter structure along trail, built in ancient Hawaiian style

Village structure along trail

Forest floor along Waimea trail