Private tours with small groups of only 1-5 newish members allows much more Q&A with the host. Tours will take place mornings and afternoons Saturday May 30 and Sunday May 31. These tours are a great way to learn the basics of palms, see the tremendous variety of palms and other tropical plants that thrive on the Big Island, gather landscaping ideas, and start making friends in the society. You may even go home with some baby palms or cuttings. Highly recommended.
The Hawaii Island Palm Society, (HIPS), is a great group of people who simply love palms and who strive to promote their use in private gardens and the general landscape. Our goal is to perpetuate rare and endangered palms worldwide in cultivation and in the wild. Our organization is affiliated with the International Palm Society and is dedicated to community outreach and education. Among other community services, HIPS volunteers plan, plant, and help maintain the outstanding palm collection at the Panaewa Rainforest Zoo and Gardens in Hilo.
Members enjoy private garden tours, lectures, electronic newsletter, an annual banquet and palm auction, use of an extensive reference library, and discount pricing with BEI Agricultural Products in Hilo.
New member private tours are offered every year. New members will be invited to meet a member in their garden and talk about growing palms in Hawaii.
