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Hoolehua Plant Materials Center

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Hoolehua, Hawaii

Plant Materials Center aerial photographEstablished 1957 on Maui; moved to Molokai in 1972
    
    The Hoolehua Plant Materials Center selects plant materials and develops conservation technology for the unique volcanic soils of Hawaii, Guam and other Pacific Basin islands. The Center has released several plants including ‘Tropic Coral’ tall erythrina for use in windbreaks, and has developed technology for cover crops, windbreaks, grazing systems, native plants production and wildlife habitat.

 

Adobe Acrobat DocumentPlant Materials Long Range Plan (September 2006) (1 MB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentPlant Materials Center Long Range Plan 2006-2011 (October 2006) (220 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentPlants for Field and Increase Plantings (March 2006) (1.32 MB)
Microsoft Word DocumentPacific Islands Vegetative Guide (March 2008) - Text (4.4 MB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentPacific Islands Vegetative Guide (March 2008) - Text (449 KB)
Microsoft Word DocumentPacific Islands Vegetative Guide (March 2008) - Pictures (14 MB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentPacific Islands Vegetative Guide (March 2008) - Pictures (7.15 MB)
Microsoft Word DocumentPacific Islands Vegetative Guide (March 2008) - Plant Establishment Procedures (41.5 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentPacific Islands Vegetative Guide (March 2008) - Plant Establishment Procedures (15.5 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentPlant Materials Center Report July 2003 (1.4 MB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentReport on Pacific Fruit-Piercing Moth (647 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentPlant Materials Center 2000 Report (320 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentPlant Materials Center Brochure (99.1 KB)
Microsoft Word DocumentPlant Materials Specialist Report of Plants in Field Plantings (1.57 MB)

Plants Used for Conservation

Seed production field of Eragrostis variabilis or "Kawelu" is being produced at the Hawaii Plant Materials Center for re-vegetation efforts on the severely eroded island of Kaho'olawe.

Seed production field of Eragrostis variabilis or “Kawelu” is being produced at the Hawaii Plant Materials Center for re-vegetation efforts on the severely eroded  island of Kaho'olawe.

Adobe Acrobat Document'Kuiaha' Desmodium (604 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentCover Crops For Orchards in Hawaii (2717 KB)
Adobe Acrobat Document'Tropic Coral' Tall Erythrina (6458 KB)
Adobe Acrobat Document'Tropic Lalo' Paspalum (302 KB)
Adobe Acrobat Document'Tropic Shore' Seashore Paspalum (3275 KB)
Adobe Acrobat Document'Tropic Sun' Sunn Hemp 1 (123 KB)
Adobe Acrobat Document'Tropic Sun' Sunn Hemp 2 (152 KB)

Conservation Plant Releases

Plant Links

  • Plant Materials link at the National Site
  • Plant Information
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    Contact

    Glenn Sakamoto, Manager
    4101 Maunaloa Highway
    Hoolehua, HI 96729

    Telephone: 808.567.6885
    FAX: 808.567.6537
    Email: glenn.sakamoto@hi.nrcs.usda.gov