Hawaiian Electric Arbor Day Tree Giveaway

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Hawaiian Electric Arbor Day Tree Giveaway
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Type: Special Event
Date: Saturday - 11/8/2014
Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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O‘ahu 2014 Arbor Day Events

Saturday, November 8
Hawaiian Electric Arbor Day Tree Giveaway

Hawaiian Electric and its partners will give away 2,700 trees and shrubs on Saturday, November 8, at six locations across the island. Please take note of the new urban Honolulu giveaway location listed below, which replaces the Hawaiian Electric Ward Avenue site.

At each giveaway location you can select from a variety of favorites, as well as some new offerings. Be sure to arrive early to get your first choice from fruit trees, spice plants, flowering shrubs, and native plants. Featured for the first time are Brazilian cherry, bridal bouquet plumeria, brown turkey fig, dwarf tiare, Lebronnecia, Thai chili pepper, and violet tree.

Certified arborists and volunteers from Hawaiian Electric, Kaulunani Urban and Community Forestry Program, U.H. Urban Garden Center, Wahiawā Botanical Garden, and Waimea Valley will be on hand to answer your questions about growing plants. They'll also provide you with information on planting the right tree in the right place to cool your home and minimize safety hazards.

The following trees and shrubs will be given away one plant per family, while supplies last.

‘A‘ali‘i
Fig tree, brown turkey fig
Nānū
Star fruit
Alahe‘e
Koki'o 'ula 'ula
Plumeria, bridal bouquet
Tahitian lime
Bay leaf
Kou
Pomegranate
Thai chili pepper
Brazilian cherry
Lebronnecia
Pua kenikeni
Tiare, dwarf
Calamondin
Meyer lemon
Red sealing wax palm
Violet tree

Click for pictures: Native Plants, Exotic Plants, Fruit Trees

Pick up your free tree or shrub at the locations and times shown below. Plan to arrive early to avoid going home empty-handed.

Waianae:
Hawaiian Electric Kahe Power Plant -- 7 a.m.
92-200 Farrington Highway

Pearl City:
Urban Garden Center -- 7 a.m.
955 Kamehameha Highway

Honolulu:
McKinley High/Community School for Adults -- 7 a.m.
634 Pensacola Street

Kailua:
Hawaiian Electric Koolau Base Yard -- 7 a.m.
1387 Ulupii Street

Wahiawā:
Wahiawā Botanical Garden -- 9 a.m.
1396 California Avenue

Hale‘iwa:
Waimea Valley -- 9 a.m.
59-864 Kamehameha Highway

The U.H. Urban Garden Center and Waimea Valley will also be holding plant sales.

Learn more about Arbot Day Hawaii.

http://www.arbordayhawaii.org

ABOUT HAWAII ELECTRIC COMPANY - HECO

For more than 100 years, Hawaiian Electric Company has provided the energy that has fueled the islands' development from a Hawaiian kingdom to a modern state. Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. (HECO), and its subsidiaries, Maui Electric Company, Ltd. (MECO), and Hawaii Electric Light Company, Inc. (HELCO), serves 95% of the state's 1.2 million residents on the islands of O`ahu, Maui, Hawai`i Island, Lana`i and Moloka`i.

The energy we use is an essential but limited resource necessary to maintaining our quality of life. In a changing world, Hawaiian Electric has evolved to offer more than electricity.

Today, the company also provides energy solutions to help customers save money and use energy more efficiently. Hawaiian Electric also continues to pursue the use of more clean, renewable energy alternatives to help ensure a sustainable future for our islands.

COMMUNITY COMMITMENT

Hawaiian Electric Company is dedicated to our community in which we live, work and serve. Rooted in Hawaii and one of the largest companies in the State, Hawaiian Electric takes the concept of malama pono -- to care for and serve -- to heart. The company and our employees have a long tradition of contributing with dollars, time and talent. Corporate citizenship is crucial to Hawaiian Electric's overall business plan because strong communities are essential to the success of the company, our employees and our customers.

Company and employee volunteerism is encouraged and every month, employees walk, run or provide manpower to dozens of non-profits throughout the State. Hawaiian Electric's corporate giving philosophy gives priority to projects that help families, promote education and protect the environment.

The company also sponsors robotics programs and events that promote STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) education, as well as the SunPower for Schools program bringing solar electric power to select schools, the Solar Sprint event where students design, build and race cars using solar power, and the Home Energy Challenge, a school-based competition encouraging elementary school students and their families to reduce energy use at home, among other programs.

For nearly a decade, Hawaiian Electric volunteers have provided manpower, bucket trucks and ladders to install Christmas lights at the Kaimuki Community Park and playground before the annual Kaimuki Christmas Parade in December.

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