Adopt some plants at La驶au Love Fest
The 91直播 County Office of Sustainability, Climate, Equity and Resilience (OSCER) will be hosting La‘au Love Fest, a free community event offering native and food plant adoptions from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, at the West 91直播 Civic Center.
La‘au Love Fest is part of OSCER’s ongoing La‘au Love initiative, which aims to increase awareness, accessibility and cultivation of native, canoe and food plants across 91直播 Island.
The program encourages residents to grow species that support healthy ecosystems and biodiversity, while fostering community stewardship and long-term resilience.
Each household may adopt up to two free plants, with both reservation and first-come, first-served options available. All plants are sourced from a Plant Pono-certified local nursery, ensuring they are free of invasive pests such as little fire ants.
As part of the event, OSCER is partnering with the Big Island Invasive Species Committee to host two native plant wreath-making workshops at 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
Each workshop is limited to 25 participants and requires advance registration. Registration and all materials — including native plant clippings, wreath forms and supplies — will be free of charge, courtesy of OSCER and BIISC.
Residents can receive event updates, which will include more info on how to register for the workshops and plant reservations, at https://bit.ly/hicountyLL.
The final 2025 La‘au Love free adoption event will take place from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Dec. 10 at Magic of the Season in Hilo.
For more information, follow @hicountyoscer on Instagram, visit OSCER online, email OSCER@hawaiicounty.gov or call (808) 854-3129.
