{"id":39713,"date":"2015-10-28T10:03:22","date_gmt":"2015-10-28T20:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=39713"},"modified":"2021-06-29T10:30:43","modified_gmt":"2021-06-29T20:30:43","slug":"uh-manoa-celebrates-arbor-day-with-tree-planting-and-giveaways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2015\/10\/28\/uh-manoa-celebrates-arbor-day-with-tree-planting-and-giveaways\/","title":{"rendered":"UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa celebrates Arbor Day with tree planting and giveaways"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Plant and Environmental Protection Science’s William Haines and a Kamehameha butterfly on a māmaki plant.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Having earned a Tree Campus USA designation<\/a>, the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Mānoa<\/a> fully understands that trees are an integral part of any college campus. Trees not only help to reduce carbon dioxide but also help to reduce energy consumption by providing shade and cooling buildings. In honor of the flourishing trees of today and tomorrow, UH<\/abbr> Mānoa will be celebrating Arbor Day with two Arbor Day tree planting and plant giveaway events.<\/p>\n

The November 4 Arbor Day event will focus on planting and maintaining trees on campus in order to encourage commitment to creating a sustainable future. Trees to be planted were donated by College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources<\/a> (CTAHR<\/abbr>) horticulturalist Richard Criley<\/strong> in an effort to expand the campus arboretum.<\/p>\n

Volunteers will also have a chance to take home a māmaki seedling propagated by Plant and Environmental Protection Science’s William Haines<\/strong> and Kari Bogner<\/strong> of the Kamehameha Butterfly and Pulelehua Project<\/a>. The māmaki is one of the preferred sources of food for the Kamehameha butterfly.<\/p>\n