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The next morning we were up early and took the bus to this local garden.
Apparently just used by locals, because the bus driver did not know
about it, but someone who worked near the garden provided more details
and it turned out that he used to come here as a kid, so maybe he'll
bring his kids. It was named for Queen Lili'uokalani, one of the last
Hawaiian monarchs.
 
The birds and the bees. A group of small Red-browed Finches flitted
around and we saw a bee tree with lots of activity.
We then walked to a more famous botanical garden which was on the other
side of a major highway.
 
On our walk between gardens, an iconic lava stone Hawaiian house and
one that reflects the Janpanese influence.
 
 
At the entrance to the Foster Botanical Garden, a royal poinciana tree
and the Buhdist temple that was next door.
 
We spent our time here in the community garden outside the formal garden.
Dragon fruits were grown in several plots.
 
A poinsettia relative that's actually native to Florida. A woman and
her kids work in their plot.
 
Okra and eggplant.
 
A squash vine crawls atop a trellis, which shades the other crops. I
didn't see any fruit, but this might have been some type of cucumber.
 
Radishes and taro in one plot, whiile a wide variety of neatly arranged
crops are being grown in another.
 
Then we visited the temple next door...
Borrowing the scenery from the garden.
 
 
And on the bus on the way to the beach, we spent some time with a cute
girl riding with her mother.
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