By Julianna Razryadov, Curator of Horticulture; Adam Haas, Interpretive Program Manager

It’s time to move on to Maui. We leave early for our flight, partly because of travel anxiety and partly because we are excited to leave the concrete of Waikiki. Our flight gives us the chance to see the landscape from a...

By Julianna Razryadov, Curator of Horticulture; Adam Haas, Interpretive Program Manager

Today was our long anticipated meeting with Dr. Kawika Winter. We headed out to the He’eia Reserve, a conglomerate of eight site partners all conducting different conservation efforts. Kawika arranges government funding for...

By Julianna Razryadov, Curator of Horticulture; Adam Haas, Interpretive Program Manager

Our first full day in Hawaii was a deluge of information. Our first stop was the Bishop Museum, Hawaii’s State Museum of Natural and Cultural History. This beautiful museum holds within its walls artifacts stretching...

By Dr. Maria Wheeler-Dubas, Research and Science Education Outreach Manager

Fireflies have been making headlines lately - why the sudden concern?

By Kaitlyn LaBelle

Phipps is well-known for our beautiful gardens, seasonal flower shows, pioneering sustainability initiatives, informative educational programs and community outreach. None of our work, however, would be possible without the...

By Ellen Marie Alonso Street, LMP Dietetic Intern

Oral food allergy syndrome affects the mouth and throat, causing irritation, itchiness and swelling within minutes of consuming “trigger” foods, or foods that cause an allergic reaction. Though severe reactions are less...