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Maui pre-tour*
pre-tour DAY 1. thu OCT. 6TH. welcome to maui
Kahului, Ka’annapli Beach Hotel
- 5:00 PM Arrival Dinner at Hui Hui Restaurant, Ka’anapali Beach Hotel
PRE-TOUR DAY 2. fri OCT. 7TH. Visit gardens on north shore
Kahului, Ka’annapli Beach Hotel
- Transfer to East Maui Gardens
- Visit Merwin Conservancy
- Catered Lunch at Mike and Mary Lock’s lychee farm
- Tour Welch Garden
- Explore Tom Sewell Art Estate
- Return to hotel for dinner on your own
PRE-TOUR DAY 3. sat OCT. 8TH. optional activity day
Kahului, Ka’annapli Beach Hotel
- Snorkel one of Maui’s best snorkel spots, Black Rock – just steps away from the hotel,
- Enjoy one of the many activities Maui has to offer, or
- Take a short taxi ride to historic Lahaina.
- All meals are on your own
PRE-TOUR DAY 4. sun OCT. 9TH. depart to honolulu for biennial event
Island: Oahu, Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort
- Breakfast
- Enjoy a morning walk or quick dip in the ocean before checkout
- 11:00 AM Group transfer to the airport
- 1:50 PM flight from Maui to Oahu
- Group airport transfer to Waikiki Hotel
*Pre-Tour additional fee starting at $1,464
Biennial trip: waikiki & the big island
Day 1. Sun Oct. 9th. Arrival Day for all attendees.
Island: Oahu, Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort
- Breakfast at hotel for Board Members
- Attendees will provide their own transfer to Waikiki Hotel
- 6:00 PM Social gathering at hotel
- 7:00 PM Welcome Banquet
- 8:00 PM President’s Welcome
Day 2. Mon Oct. 10th. Lyon Arboretum and Foster Garden.
Island: Oahu, Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort
- Breakfast for all attendees
- Visit Lyon Arboretum followed by Foster Garden
- Includes box lunch
- Banquet dinner
- Speaker – Mike Demotta, Curator of Living Collections, National Tropical Botancial Garden
Day 3. Tue Oct 11th. Ho’omaluhia visit and Depart to Hilo.
Island: Hilo, Big Island Hilo Hawaiian Hotel
- Breakfast for all attendees
- Check out of hotel and load luggage on tour bus
- Visit Ho’omaluhia and then depart to HNL Airport
- 50-minute flight from Honolulu to Hilo via Hawaiian Airlines and Southwest Airlines
- Arrive in Hilo; Motorcoach transfer to Hilo Hawaiian Hotel
- Banquet dinner
- Speaker – Don Hemmes, UH Hilo Biology professor emeritus and Hawaii Island Palm Society member
Day 4. Wed Oct 12th. Rainbow Falls, Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden and Casa de Las Palmas.
Island: Hilo, Big Island Hilo Hawaiian Hotel
- Breakfast for all attendees
- Morning stop at Rainbow Falls
- Visit Hawai’i Tropical Botanical Garden (8 miles)
- Lunch at Casa de Las PalmasDepart to Casa de Las Palmas Garden
- Banquet Dinner
- Speaker – Andrew Hendersen, curator emeritus NYBG Institute Of Systematic Botany
Day 5. Thu Oct 13th. Tour Floribunda, Hawaiian Acres Community Center.
Island: Hilo, Big Island Hilo Hawaiian Hotel
- Breakfast for all attendees
- Arrive Hawaiian Acres Community Center in Mountain View
- Tour Floribunda – The Suchin and Jeff Marcus Garden
- Free afternoon on your own
- Dinner on your own
Day 6. Fri Oct 14th. Optional Day Trips.
Island: Hilo, Big Island Hilo Hawaiian Hotel
- Breakfast for all attendees
- Tour #1. Volcano National Park Tour and Hike
- Tour #2. Hamakua Coast and Box lunch
- Tour #3. Kona Cloud Forest Sanctuary and Ouer Garden Tour
Day 7. Sat Oct 15th.
Island: Hilo, Big Island Hilo Hawaiian Hotel
- Breakfast for all attendees
- Tour Moani-Lundkvist Garden (Managed by Bob Carrere and Andy Pesce)
- Box Lunch
- Tour the Andersen Garden and Nursery
- 6:00 PM Social Hour
- 7:00 PM Farewell Banquet
- 8:00 PM Entertainment
Day 8. Sun Oct 16th. Departure Day.
- Breakfast for all attendees
- Departure details pending