This is a private botanical garden near the Maui Arts & Cultural Center. It's easy to get here as well. Admission is $10 for visitors (which may be expensive unless you love plants), and thankfully free for kama'aina. It's not a large area, but it's filled with Hawaiian native plants. Many of them aren't the palm trees and plumeria you'd be expecting; these are the real ones, mostly hearty scrub type plants, plus many varieties of taro, breadfruit, and other staples. They had a nice variety of flowers. Parts of the garden are very sunny and hot, so dress accordingly. There are also shaded areas under trees and pavilions. They also have a clean restroom. It's worth a visit if you're a fan of flora and Hawaiian culture. read more

Dedicated to native Hawaiian costal and dry forest plants, the Maui Nui Botantical Gardens is within (long) walking distance (under 2 miles) from the Kahului Cruise Port. It's collection started in the 1970s and once was a site for a zoo (which closed in 1997). Our party of four spent an early afternoon here, taking an Uber (got unlucky and hit surge pricing of $35) from a takeout lunch spot. The caretaker (who took our admission price of $10 per non-resident) was super nice, explaining how there is an app that one can download and can then use without internet to hear audio commentary on many of the plants in the collection. There is a modern bathroom building in the same area, along with a place to refill your water bottles. One can probably walk through the entire garden in about an hour if going fast, 2 hours if taking one's time and reading/listening. There are plenty of shaded places to sit, and because it wasn't too crowded, we never felt hurried. My favorite places were where they had the agricultural plants like taro, sweet potato, banana, and sugar cane (many varieties). They also had a small grove of coconut trees, cordoned off to prevent unfortunate accidents from falling ripe coconuts. They did have some flowering plants, including a hibiscus. But you wouldn't come here for that; instead its to learn about the plants native to Hawaii and pick up a bit of history along the way. read more

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Another fantastic Arbor Day Expo and Tree Giveaway! This year there was even more vendors and informative programs. The tree Giveaway was a huge hit with everyone. Plenty of informative on each Tree to make an informed choice. Plant sales, food and games. A great way to celebrate Arbor Day! read more

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Very nice 6 acre private Botanical Garden about a mile from the coast. Very well kept up with great labels and plant exhibitions. There are restrooms and water is available. If you a free hour, it's definitely worth a visit. read more

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This is just my opinion, but I feel like there isn't much at this garden. We paid $20 for two for a quick stroll around which took about 20 minutes. There really isn't much and at least during my time there were literally no pretty plants. This kind of reminded me of someone's backyard more than a garden. Realistically feel like this should be free or $5 but I get donating for nature isn't too bad either just don't expect much. Parking - Street parking next to the garden. read more

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I've only been here for Ho'omau but took my little one while we were walking at Keopuolani Park. It was empty with lots of plants to see. The pavement is all busted. I know it used to be a zoo back in the day. It is nice for a family stroll because it is super peaceful and there are a lot of trees with lots of shade. They offer classes and they have plant sales here from time to time. Check it out. read more

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Great botanical garden with all the different Hawaiian plants. It was small but it was interesting to walk around and look at all the plants. Plenty of side street parking. My favorite are the fruit trees and the chickens! read more

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Very limited tiny garden. Not worth the $10 entry fee. You get better views of the native Hawaii plants driving on the road.

Beautiful grounds. Amazing food and service. Free parking. Try the zip line and the farm market

Lovely experience! This botanical garden focuses primarily on education on native species and their uses. This is NOT a garden focused on showy blooms, so be aware of this when you go. If you're interested in botany and historic uses, this is the place to go. read more

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Definitely a work in progress location. Lots of green interesting plants and trees, but definitely is being worked on.

Maui Nui Botanical Gardens is an unexpected beautiful hidden garden off of Kanaloa Ave that is an easy miss, with only parking along the road. My husband and I came by here on a Tuesday afternoon. I had thought this park was free, based on the Yelp reviews (but from the website, free admission occurs on Saturdays. And when we came through the main entrance, there was a laminated sign that said admission was based on suggested donation. However, we also saw another sign that showed admission to be $5 per person (well worth the price). However, when we checked in at the office, the employee behind the desk just asked for $5 total for the both of us. Then this employee told us to pick up an audio wand for the audio tour (which is included in our admission). The audio tour was very easy to use and very informative. You can learn about a particular plant/ tree and also how to care for that plant/ tree as well (this additional information is optional). It was nice to learn about the national state tree of Maui, which plants and seeds were used to make leis, bowls, etc. My husband and I ended up staying here for a little over an hour walking through the garden and listening to the audio tour. One thing I do want to mention that the garden is not covered and is rather sunny. So be sure to bring a hat or umbrella to shade your face and wear some sunblock. I also want to mention that according to one of the signs at this garden that leashed dogs are welcomed to this garden. There are also restrooms at the front of the garden (across from the office to check in and pay for the admission), which were clean upon this visit. read more

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Ignore these reviews! This place is gorgeous and so educational. It's sad to see so many harsh reviews given that this garden focuses on Hawaiian native and endemic plant species which are naturally more subtle but ESSENTIAL to a thriving local ecosystem. The audio tour is done right on your phone and it's so informative. Can move through at your own pace. $10 each - and your supporting a GREAT cause. read more

I attended the Lā 'Ulu 2019 Breadfruit Festival at the Maui Nui Botanical Gardens today. This is truly a local event intended to enable residents and visits alike to (re)gain a sense of traditional Hawaiian culture and customs. This free community event included food booths, breadfruit cooking demonstrations, Pacific 'ulu varieties for sale, Hawaiian plant sale, free cultural activities, Hawaiian music and hula! Visitors had the opportunity to attend cooking demonstrations, taste a wide variety of 'Ulu recipes (including hummus, curry, chips and desserts. A wide variety of not-for-profit cultural and environmental and educational organizations took advantage of the opportunity to share their respective purpose, accomplishments and vision. I found the festival to be enlightening, relaxing and fulfilling. read more

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I really wanted to like this place, but the place can be better described as a "work in progress". The gardens felt very empty and there was no one around to collect entrance fees (though they accept donations). Perhaps I am just not well versed in the plant language, but the place seemed a little sad. I'd be happy to visit again once this place is maintained more frequently, otherwise I wouldn't make the drive here again and especially not for $10. read more

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Hard to find but so worth it - and free. Grab a volunteer or join a tour to show you round and explain all the fascinating native Hawaiian plants and what they mean to the people. Cut down some sugar cane, and turn a crank to squeeze some cane juice for yourself - delicious. We learned so much, and it was free. You leave this place with a sense that people really care about the natural plants of Hawaii, that these volunteers want to pass on what's important about their culture and land, and that appropriate landscaping can save a lot of precious water. read more

Maui Nui Botanical Gardens - Squeezing cane juice from sugar cane by hand. - Botanical Gardens Near Me - Kahului, Hawaii

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Meh. It was interesting if you're looking to figure out what the names of some of the plants you've seen around the island, but as a destination, we were underwhelmed. Certainly not worth the money for admission. Even if this place was free, I'd probably still consider it time wasted. You can zip in and out in 30 mins. I would have equally enjoyed some time at a nursery, or in the plant section of the local Home Depot. read more

Maui Nui Botanical Gardens - Its beautiful, but so is the rest of the island. - Botanical Gardens Near Me - Kahului, Hawaii

More like a retail nursery than a Botanical Garden. Small and not much to see. Nice place for a picnic maybe but if you are driving any distance to see, not really worth the time. read more

Maui Nui Botanical Gardens - Map of garden. - Botanical Gardens Near Me - Kahului, Hawaii

Yay! Park across the street (in the stadium parking lot) and walk over for a few hours of experiencing indigenous Hawaiian plant life. We met the groundskeeper who taught us how they make those kukui bead necklaces and what they do with kukui nut oil (which smelled amazing - like a lighter version of coconut). He was super friendly and helpful. There are bathrooms, which are convenient, and you can pick up a tour guide map for $4.00, which isn't bad considering there is no entry fee to visit the park. read more

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With a variety of good and bad reviews, we decided to give it a try. The cost is now $10/person. Some of the flowers were pretty but many plants looked dried out. If you want to see beautiful lush Hawaiian greens and flowers, drive to Twin Falls or 'Īao Valley. Both are $10 for 2 people. read more

A quiet place for some downtime, a picnic, and some plant viewings. Came on a Saturday (entrance was free), parked right outside the gardens. There were very few people around, so we had run of the place. We had a nice picnic at the tables near the back, weather was calm and overcast as we guided ourselves through the garden. The garden is good for an hour or so of your time. It's not far from a Foodland (or McDonald's if you must) for picnic supplies. Bathroom was outdoors but clean. read more

Stopped here to kill time before flying back to Californian small garden but unique to Hawaii. I like all the fruit bearing trees. The land is much different from kaanapali much dryer than I expected. It's only $5 per person which is well worth it. Enjoy read more

I had never been before and had a half hour to kill between appointments. Based on the great reviews stating it was free, my husband and I headed over. It 's not free , a sign telling you to check in at office leads to another stating $ 5.00$ admission, not donation , admission :( so we didn't go. What we saw from the entrance was beautiful and appeared well worth the price of admission, so I'm going to plan on going when I can give it my full attention read more

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super fascinating to learn about all of the plants here. tamara was wonderful and knowledgeable at answering my mom's many, many questions. :-) overall very relaxing and educational. read more

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Free, beautiful, explainatory, lovely, did I mention beautiful???? Park across the street. The bathroom is very cool.

Its cute and has charm, but its very incomplete and not a manicured garden. I definitely would not call it a botanical garden, since I came here thinking i'll see lots of flowers, orchids, etc. It ended up being mostly the same trees withs fruit and plants in random spots, mostly just green with no flowers in late April when I went. It was nice to learn about them but it looked very unkept and wished there was more variety. Of course fee to enter is very cheap at $5 but I would not go out of my way to go to this garden. read more