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Native plants are now flourishing at the Maunakea Visitor Information Station (
VIS), nearly two years after plant restoration efforts to replace māmane trees and enhance the subalpine ecosystem began. The Center for Maunakea Stewardship (
CMS, formerly known as the Office of Maunakea Management) has managed to establish māmane and other native plants including ʻāweoweo, pawale, puakala and heʻupueo, a native grass, to enhance the native ecosystem at the
VIS, which is at the 9,000 foot elevation of Maunakea.
Seeding ʻāweoweo
CMS’ restoration efforts fulfill its commitment to establish at least two māmane trees for every tree that was removed for the