Kapiolani Park Preservation Society

01/29/2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCDbCsNCjTU

Thanks to Historic Hawaii (historichawaii.org) for focusing their Expert Series this year on Hawaii's parks. KPPS was honored to be part of that series. Kapiolani Park is linked below, and you can find the entire series by going to their website.

Preserving Kapi‘olani Park (Waikīkī, O‘ahu)Presenter: Alethea Rebman, President, Kapi‘olani Park Preservation SocietyKapi‘olani Regional Park is a 200-acre ...

01/14/2026

https://historichawaii.org/event/2026expertslectureseries-2/

This year's Historic Hawaii Expert Series is focused on preserving Hawaii's parks. The series is on Zoom and it's free. Kapiolani Park will be the subject on January 21st.

11/14/2024

Join us for a native tree planting and blessing on Arbor Day 2024, on Thursday, November 21 at 9 a.m. Come to the bandstand area and look for the tent. Sponsored by Scenic Hawaii, Kapiolani Park Preservation Society, and the Department of Urban Forestry.

11/03/2024

04/24/2024

https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/04/denby-fawcett-culture-is-colliding-with-policy-in-fights-over-native-hawaiian-shows/

The controversy over plans for a commercial luau in Kapiolani Park is part of a larger clash between Native Hawaiian groups and city officials over where shows can be held.

03/10/2024

https://www.staradvertiser.com/2024/03/04/hawaii-news/plan-to-fund-waikiki-hula-show-could-spur-lawsuit/

A new free Waikiki hula show is attracting visitors and kamaaina alike, but legal challenges on how it will be funded are lingering.

01/19/2024

A nonprofit group dedicated to protecting Kapiolani Park says the plan for commercial entertainment violates the conditions of the park's charitable trust.

12/15/2023

Arbor Day planting of a Rainbow Shower tree, a made in Hawaii hybrid, at Kapiolani Park in honor of Sid Snyder. Arborist Heidi Bornshorst talked about the tree and the diversity that benefits our environment, with an introduction from Cis George of Scenic Hawaii. Mahalo to the City workers and to our volunteers, and to Kahu Lawrence Kidder

10/30/2023

Please join us for a tree planting honoring Sid Snyder, AIA, who has contributed so much to Hawaii including his work at Ossipoff Snyder and with Kapiolani Park Preservation Society.

11/05/2022

Come celebrate and honor the earth and the trees that make Hawaii and Kapiolani Park so beautiful and livable with the Arbor Day tree planting, Saturday November 19, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. in the Park across from P**i Hale.

10/19/2022

Join all the best tree huggers ;)

Annual Arbor Day tree planting with Scenic Hawaii (the folks who saved Irwin Park among other things), C&C Dept. of Urban Forestry, and KPPS.