JOYCE KILMER, TREES I think that I shall never see A poem as lovely as a tree. A tree whose hungry mouth is pressed Against the earth's sweet flowing breast; A tree that looks at God all day, And lifts her leafy arms to pray; A tree that may in Summer wear A nest of robins in her hair; Upon whose bosom snow has lain; Who ultimately lives with rain. Poems are made by fools like me, But only God can make a tree.

1. ARBOR DAY IN HAWAII – 2017
Celebrated Saturday, November 4, 2017
OAHU [Ilima]
Hawaiian Electric Arbor Day Tree Giveaway
http://www.arbordayhawaii.org/oahu-arbor-day-event/
HAWAII [Lehua]
Ho`oulu Lāhui Arbor Day Tree Giveaway
http://www.arbordayhawaii.org/hawaii-island-arbor-day-events/
KAUAI [Mokihana]
Kukui Grove, Kauai Arbor Day Tree Giveaway
http://www.arbordayhawaii.org/kauai-arbor-day-event/
MAUI [Lokelani]
Maui Nui Botanical Gardens Arbor Day 1,000 Hawaiian Trees Giveaway
http://www.arbordayhawaii.org/maui-arbor-day-event/
ISLAND FLOWERS
Hawaii: Ōhi`a lehua – Metrosideros macropus M. collina
Kahoolawa: Hinahina – Heliotropium anomalum var. argenteum
Kauai: Mokihana – Pelea anisata
Lanai: Kauna'oa -Cuscuta sandwichiana
Maui: Lokelani - Rosa damascena
Molokai: Pua Kukui - Aleurites moluccana
Niihau: Pä Pä - Kahelelani
Oahu: Pua 'Ilima - Sida fallax

2. TREE CITY USA – HAWAII
8 TREE CITY USA COMMUNITIES
84.89% oF HAWAII lives in a TREE CITY USA Community
Aliamanu Military Reservation, Oahu - 5 Years
Fort Shafter, Oahu - 5 Years
Helemano Military Reservation, Oahu - 5 Years
Honolulu - 36 Years
Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Oahu -18 Years
Maui - 40 Years
Schofeld Barracks, Oahu - 8 Years
Wheeler Army Airfeld, Oahu - 5 Years
Source:
2016 TreeCity USA – Communities in Hawaii. Arbor Day Foundation. Accessed
October 23, 2017 https://www.arborday.org/states/documents/Hawaii.pdf
HAWAII STATE TREE
United States Postal Service