{"id":88129,"date":"2018-12-04T14:29:23","date_gmt":"2018-12-05T00:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=88129"},"modified":"2020-08-07T11:07:56","modified_gmt":"2020-08-07T21:07:56","slug":"lyon-arboretum-centennial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2018\/12\/04\/lyon-arboretum-centennial\/","title":{"rendered":"Lyon Arboretum centennial year filled with honors"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 3<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Keiki participated in tree-climbing activities offered during Lyon Arboretum’s Centennial Hoʻolauleʻa.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

2018 marked a busy and exciting centennial year for the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>at M\u0101noa\u2019s Harold L. Lyon Arboretum<\/a>. Faculty, staff, students, community supporters and visitors—old and new—gathered at various events throughout the year to celebrate the arboretum\u2019s first century, highlighting its rich history and achievements.<\/p>\n

“I\u2019m so very proud of where we are today, 100 years later, at the Lyon Arboretum,” said Director Rakan Zahawi<\/a><\/strong>. “We started out as a test site established by the Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Sugar Planters Association to address erosion and runoff in the upper M\u0101noa watershed, and now serve as a support unit for educational, scientific, and service activities related to the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>. Lyon is also an integral player in the research and conservation efforts of the state\u2019s native flora.”<\/p>\n

Centennial year in review<\/h2>\n
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Lyon Arboretum’s Hua Kalahiki, Tim Kroessig and Richard Sears at the Arbor Day tree giveaway.
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UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa Vice Chancellor of Research Michael Bruno, State Representative Dale Kobayashi and Lyon Arboretum Director Rakan Zahawi holding the Honolulu City Council certificate acknowledging Lyon’s Centennial.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n
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Hula dancers perform at Lyon Aboretum’s Centennial Hoʻolauleʻa.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n

January:<\/strong> The inauguration of the new state-of-the-art Hawaiian Rare Plant Program Micropropagation Laboratory<\/a> kicked off the events. The 7-year effort resulted in a complete transformation of this critically important lab. The facility houses Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>\u2019s most endangered plants and the largest collection of Native Hawaiian plant species.<\/p>\n