
Native Plants
One of the greatest limitations to landscape-level restoration of Haleakalā’s leeward watershed forests is the availability of native seeds to fulfill the quantity of seedlings required for restoration at this scale. The remote location, extremely rugged and variable landscape and the cost, danger and difficulty of access exacerbate the problem of an already tremendously reduced native ecosystem. Much of the biodiversity has been lost, with more than 70% of native birds and over 30% of native plants now endangered and countless species, scents, colors, and ecological adaptations unique to Hawai’i’s island biogeography lost forever due to extinction.
Native seed collection and outplanting
Uhiwai collects seeds from each region and reintroduce them into the ecosystem, increasing biodiversity, resilience, and perpetuating Hawaiian cultural practice. Furthermore, we plant these native species which help diversify the watershed forest and enhances watershed function by enabling it to better capture, transport and store precious water.
ʻAʻaliʻi

Scientific name: Dodonea viscosa
Family: Sapindaceae
ʻAweoweo

Scientific name: Chenopodium oahuense
Family: Amaranthaceae
Hala pepe

Scientific name: Chrysodracon auwahiensis
Family: Asparagaceae
ʻIliahi aloʻe

Scientific name: Santalum ellipticum
Family: Santalaceae
ʻIlima

Scientific name: Sida fallax
Family: Malvaceae
Koaiʻa

Scientific name: Acacia koaia
Family: Fabaceae
Maile

Scientific name: Alyxia oliviformis
Family: Apocynaceae
Maʻo

Scientific name: Gossypium tomentosum
Family: Malvaceae
Maʻo hau hele

Scientific name: Hibiscus brackenridgei subsp. brackenridgei
Family: Malvaceae
Pili

Scientific name: Heteropogon contortus
Family: Poaceae
ʻŌhiʻa lehua

Scientific name: Metrosideros polymorpha
Family: Myrataceae
ʻUki ʻuki

Scientific name: Dianella sandwicensis
Family: Liliaceae Family
Wiliwili

Scientific name: Erythrina sandwicensis
Family: Fabaceae Family
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