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ROH §40-8.7

Official list of exceptional trees in Honolulu

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This section names specific trees in Honolulu as 'exceptional trees' and lists where each one is located. It is just a register or catalog of these special trees. It does not set any rules about caring for them or penalties for harming them.

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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Register of exceptional trees

A copy, taken August 22, 2026. The version published by Honolulu is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.

The trees listed in this section are designated “exceptional trees” of the city. (a) The following trees begin with the letters “a” through “b”: Name of Tree or Scientific Name, or both Description of Location (If Available) TMK (If Available) Name of Tree or Scientific Name, or both Description of Location (If Available) TMK (If Available) Acrocarpus fraxinifolius, Pink Cedar Tree Schofield Barracks, Ulrich Street, west of Building S2107 N/A Adansonia digitata, Baobab Tree Queen’s Medical Center, 1301 Punchbowl Street* 2-1-035:003 Grove of 11 trees – Ala Moana Regional Park 2-3-037:001 Foster Botanical Garden, 180 North Vineyard Boulevard 1-7-007:002 University of Hawaii at Manoa, adjacent to the Art Building, 2444 Dole Street 2-8-023:003 Agathis robusta, Queensland Kauri Tree Harold L. Lyon Arboretum, 3860 Manoa Road 2-9-055:006 Albizia guachapele, Guachapele Trees 3 trees – Wheeler Army Airfield, on the median strip of Wright Avenue between Elleman Road and Foote Avenue N/A Albizia niopoides Schofield Barracks, Sargent Road, between Buildings T-695 and 699A N/A Albizia procera, Albizia 4 trees – Wheeler Army Airfield, Wright Avenue, two trees north of building at 147 Langley Loop, one tree north of building at 766 Santos Dumont, one tree in front of quarters at 1078 Wright Avenue N/A Albizia saman, Monkeypod Tree 2 trees – Waimea Valley, at the Visitor Center 6-1-002:002 420 Wyllie Street 1-8-006:007 Central Union Church – courtyard Atherton Chapel, 1660 South Beretania Street 2-8-011:028 Albizia saman, Monkeypod Tree (cont.) Both sides of Paki Avenue from Kapahulu to Monsarrat and 4 trees at Waikiki Fire Station 3-1-043:002 2 trees – Moanalua Gardens, 2850 Moanalua Road 1-1-009:004 1070 Aalapapa Drive, Lanikai 4-3-006:102 11 trees – along Koa Kahiku Street, Windward City Shopping Center 4-5-060:061 Wheeler Army Airfield, 258 Haley Avenue, Apartment 102 N/A 5 trees – along perimeter of Windward City Shopping Center on Aumoku Street 4-5-060:061 3 Trees – left and right of driveway entrance of Women’s Community Corrections Center, Kailua 4-2-003:004 16 Trees – 52 Robinson Lane 1-8-003:002; 1-8-003:003; 1-8-003:005 “Hitachi Tree”, Moanalua Gardens, 2850 Moanalua Road, Honolulu, Hawaii 96819 1-1-009:004 3 trees – Cooke Estate, 2859 Manoa Road 2-9-019:035 2 trees – Cooke Estate, 2829 Manoa Road 2-9-019:025 Both sides of Kapiolani Boulevard from Atkinson Drive to South Street N/A 1932 Awapuhi Street 2-9-016:013 189 Niuiki Circle 3-7-002:060 Araucaria bidwillii, Bunya-bunya Tree Castle Ranch, 1385 Maunawili Road 4-2-009:001 Araucaria cunninghamii, Hoop-Pine Tree Harold L. Lyon Arboretum, 3860 Manoa Road 2-9-055:006 Araucaria heterophylla, Norfolk Island Pine Tree Castle Ranch, 1385 Maunawili Road 4-2-009:001 Araucaria spp., Norfolk Island Pines 33 trees – Schofield Barracks, both sides of General Loop N/A Artocarpus altilis, Breadfruit Tree Castle Ranch, 1385 Maunawili Road 4-2-009:001 Attalea cohune, Mexican Cohune Nut Palms Grove of 8 palms – 3282 Paty Drive 2-9-041:068 Barringtonia asiatica, Hutu Tree University of Hawaii at Manoa, mauka side of Bilger Hall at McCarthy Mall area 2-8-023:003 Bertholletia excelsa, Brazil Nut Tree 2616 Pali Highway 1-8-008:001 Bucida buceras, Geometry Tree Ala Moana Regional Park 2-3-037:001 Schofield Barracks, Sargent Road, north of Building T-695 N/A * “Champion Trees of Hawaii,” in American Forests , May 1974. (b) The following trees begin with the letters “c” through “e”: Name of Tree or Scientific Name, or both Description of Location (If Available) TMK (If Available) Name of Tree or Scientific Name, or both Description of Location (If Available) TMK (If Available) Calophyllum inophyllum, Kamani Trees 2 trees – Kualoa Regional Park – corner near fishpond, makai of Kamehameha Highway 4-9-004:001 25 trees – Wheeler Army Airfield, both sides of Haley Avenue between Elleman and Chanute Roads N/A 52 Robinson Lane 1-8-003:002 Canarium vulgare, Pili Nut Tree Foster Botanical Garden, 1438 Nuuanu Avenue* 1-7-008:002 Northwest corner of J.R. Judd property, Hakipuu, 49-074-C Kamehameha Highway 4-9-001:005 Washington Place 2-1-018:001 Capparis mollicella Schofield Barracks, located on the south side of Building 2105, Ulrich Street N/A Cassia roxburghii, Red Cassia Tree 45-647 Anoi Road 4-5-081:015 Cassia x nealiae, ‘Wilhelmina Tenny’/Rainbow Shower Tree Foster Botanical Garden, 180 North Vineyard Boulevard 1-7-007:002 2 trees–Kapiolani Regional Park; Kalakaua Avenue near Paki Avenue intersection 3-1-043:001 Casuarina equisetifolia, Ironwood Trees Along Kalakaua Avenue from Kapahulu Avenue to Poni Moi Road 3-1-043:001 Grove of double row – parallel to the Kapiolani Park Bandstand, at Monsarrat Avenue’s Tom Moffatt Waikiki Shell parking lot makai entrance 3-1-043:001 52 Robinson Lane 1-8-003:002 Cavanillesia plantanifolia, Quipo Tree Foster Botanical Garden, 1438 Nuuanu Avenue* 1-7-008:002 Ceiba pentandra, Kapok Tree Grounds of State department of agriculture, 1428 South King Street 2-4-005:018 2 trees – Foster Botanical Garden, 1438 Nuuanu Avenue 1-7-008:002 Couroupita guianensis, Cannonball Tree Foster Botanical Garden, 1438 Nuuanu Avenue 1-7-008:002 University of Hawaii/Manoa Campus, next to parking lot, makai side of Sinclair Library 2-8-023:003 Cyrtostachys renda, Sealing Wax Palm Harold L. Lyon Arboretum 2-9-055:006 Elaeodendron orientale, False Olive Tree Foster Botanical Garden, 1438 Nuuanu Avenue 1-7-008:002 Enterolobium cyclocarpum, Earpod Tree Board of Water Supply – Makiki Pumping Station 2-5-020:001 Waialua Library, 67-068 Kealohanui Street 6-7-016:002 2020 Kamehameha Avenue 2-9-007:015 23 trees – Schofield Barracks, north side of Leilehua Avenue, from Baldwin Road to Morris Road N/A Schofield Barracks, Bragg Street, 100 feet from Ayres Avenue intersection N/A 2 trees – 2823 Oahu Avenue 2-9-014:069 Erythrina sandwicensis, Wiliwili Trees Grove of 57 trees – Koko Crater Botanical Garden 3-9-012:001 Grove of 18 trees – Waimea Valley 6-1-001:002 Eucalyptus camaldulensis, River Red Gum Trees 56 trees – Schofield Barracks, south side of Kolekole Avenue, extending from Fournier Avenue to Hewitt Street N/A Eucalyptus deglupta, Mindanao Gum Tree Wahiawa Botanical Garden, 1396 California Avenue* 7-4-017:001 Eucalyptus robusta, Swamp-Mahogany Trees Schofield Barracks, row of 110 trees along Wilikina Drive in the Mendonca Park Family Housing area N/A * “Champion Trees of Hawaii,” in American Forests , May 1974. (c) The following trees begin with the letter “f”: Name of Tree or Scientific Name, or both Description of Location (If Available) TMK (If Available) Name of Tree or Scientific Name, or both Description of Location (If Available) TMK (If Available) Ficus spp., Banyan Trees 45 trees that comprise 4 groves and 6 single trees at Ala Moana Regional Park; 1 Ficus religiosa near the McCoy Pavilion roundabout, 4 Ficus spp. within McCoy Pavilion Courtyard, and 1 large Ficus benghalensis near the Ewa lagoon 2-3-037:001 Ficus spp., Banyan Trees (cont.) Two rows of Ficus benjamina trees along the Ewa side of the Ala Wai Canal and a single row of Ficus microcarpa trees on the Waikiki side of the Ala Wai Canal, all three rows running between Kalakaua Avenue and Ala Moana Boulevard N/A 2616 Pali Highway 1-8-008:001 Ficus sp., Fig Tree Washington Place, 320 South Beretania Street, front lawn Diamond Head side 2-1-018:001 Ficus benghalensis, Indian Banyan Tree Honolulu Zoo, 151 Kapahulu Avenue 3-1-043:001 Makai tree – in front of Honolulu Zoo entrance; corner of Kalakaua Avenue and Kapahulu Avenue 3-1-043:001 Mauka tree – in front of Honolulu Zoo entrance; corner of Kalakaua Avenue and Kapahulu Avenue 3-1-043:001 Directly across the street from the Zoo entrance, makai side of Kalakaua Avenue 3-1-043:001 Ewa side of Queen’s Surf Beach Center, makai of Kalakaua Avenue 3-1-030:003 Ewa side of Waikiki Aquarium, makai of Kalakaua Avenue 3-1-030:003 Makai tree – in front of the Waikiki War Memorial Natatorium, Diamond Head of the Waikiki Aquarium 3-1-031:003 Mauka tree – in front of the Waikiki War Memorial Natatorium, Diamond Head of the Waikiki Aquarium 3-1-031:003 Diamond Head tree – across the street from the Donald A. Andrews Diamond Head Tennis Center, along the makai side of Paki Avenue 3-1-043:001 Ewa tree – across the street from the Donald A. Andrews Diamond Head Tennis Center, along the makai side of Paki Avenue 3-1-043:001 Diamond Head corner of archery range, along Poni Moi Road near entrance to La Pietra 3-1-043:007 Makai tree – across the street from the Diamond Head side of the Honolulu Zoo, makai side of the Tom Moffatt Waikiki Shell parking lot entrance 3-1-043:001 Mauka tree – across the street from the Diamond Head side of the Honolulu Zoo, makai side of Waikiki Shell parking lot entrance 3-1-043:001 Grounds of Kaiulani School, 783 North King Street 1-5-005:016 Ficus benghalensis, Indian Banyan Tree (cont.) Iolani Palace grounds 2-1-025:002 Moana Hotel Courtyard, 2365 Kalakaua Avenue 2-6-001:012 2 trees – beside the Judiciary Building, Aliiolani Hale, 417 South King Street 2-1-025:003 Parking lot, Walina Street, The Food Pantry Ltd., 2370 Kuhio Avenue 2-6-021:100 Kuhio Beach Park 2-6-001:004 Center of International Market Place, 2330 Kalakaua Avenue 2-6-022:038 End of Magic Island 2-3-037:025 1212 Punahou Street 2-4-007:002 Thomas Square, 925 South Beretania Street, 4 trees surrounding fountain 2-4-001:001 Ficus benjamina, Benjamin Fig Tree Entry circle to left of front lawn of Roosevelt High School 2-4-032:001 Ficus drupacea, Mysore Fig Tree Schofield Barracks, tree located on the north side of Grant Hall, intersection of Waianae and McCornack Roads N/A Ficus elastica, Indian Rubber Tree University of Hawaii/Manoa Campus, next to Campus Way, mauka side of Sinclair Library 2-8-023:003 Ficus macrophylla, Moreton Bay Fig Tree Schofield Barracks, tree located at the southwest corner of Building 747, Quad I N/A Kailua Road “Triangle Park”, center of Kailua 4-2-018:014 Ficus microcarpa, Chinese Banyan Tree 239 Kulamanu Place 3-1-040:061 3 Trees – Kailua Road “Triangle Park”, center of Kailua 4-2-018:014 1699 Walea Street 7-5-001:001 Ficus petiolaris, Blue Mexican Fig Tree 1941 Ualakaa Street 2-5-001:033 Ficus religiosa, Bo Tree Moanalua Gardens, 2850 Moanalua Road* 1-1-009:004 2616 Pali Highway 1-8-008:001 Foster Botanical Garden, 1438 Nuuanu Avenue 1-7-008:002 * “Champion Trees of Hawaii,” in American Forests , May 1974. (d) The following trees begin with the letters “g” through “l”: Name of Tree or Scientific Name, or both Description of Location (If Available) TMK (If Available) Name of Tree or Scientific Name, or both Description of Location (If Available) TMK (If Available) Garcinia mangostana, Mangosteen Tree Castle Ranch, 1385 Maunawili Road 4-2-009:001 Gigasiphon macrosiphon Foster Botanical Garden, 180 North Vineyard Boulevard 1-7-007:002 Guazuma ulmifolia, West Indian Elm Tree State department of agriculture, 1428 South King Street* 2-4-005:018 Hernandia nymphaeifolia, Jack-in-the-box Tree University of Hawaii/Manoa Campus, mauka Ewa side of Sinclair Library 2-8-023:003 Hibiscus tiliaceus, Hau Tree 3314 Halelani Drive 2-9-035:103 4534 Kahala Avenue 3-5-013:008 Hura crepitans, Sandbox Tree 2365 Oahu Avenue 2-9-005:056 Hydnocarpus anthelminthicus, Chaulmoogra Oil Tree Foster Botanical Garden, 180 North Vineyard Boulevard 1-7-007:002 Hyphaene thebaica, Doum Palm, Gingerbread Palm Foster Botanical Garden, 180 North Vineyard Boulevard* 1-7-007:002 Kigelia africana, Sausage Tree 115 Kuukama Street, Kailua 4-3-014:007 Coast Guard Station on Kalanianaole Highway, Aina Haina 3-5-046:013 Lagerstroemia speciosa, Queen’s Crape Myrtle Foster Botanical Garden, 1438 Nuuanu Avenue* 1-7-008:002 Cooke Estate, 2859 Manoa Road 2-9-019:035 Lagunaria patersonia, White Wood Tree Schofield Barracks, Glennan Avenue, between Buildings 687 and 688, Health Clinic N/A Litchi chinensis, Litchi Tree 2616 Pali Highway 1-8-008:001 1699 Walea Street, Wahiawa 7-5-001:001 Castle Ranch, 1385 Maunawili Road 4-2-009:001 Lonchocarpus domingensis, Guama Tree Foster Botanical Garden, 1438 Nuuanu Avenue* 1-7-008:002 * “Champion Trees of Hawaii,” in American Forests , May 1974. (e) The following trees begin with the letters “m” through “r”: Name of Tree or Scientific Name, or both Description of Location (If Available) TMK (If Available) Name of Tree or Scientific Name, or both Description of Location (If Available) TMK (If Available) Macadamia integrifolia, Macadamia Nut Tree 52 Robinson Lane 1-8-003:002 Mammea americana, Mammee Apple Tree State department of agriculture, 1428 South King Street* 2-4-005:018 Mangifera indica ‘Pirie’, Mango Tree 2616 Pali Highway 1-8-008:001 Mangifera indica, Mango Tree Center of Nuuanu Valley Park 2-2-034:028 52 Robinson Lane 1-8-003:002 Manilkara zapota, Chicle Tree 2616 Pali Highway 1-8-008:001 Foster Botanical Garden, 1438 Nuuanu Avenue* 1-7-008:002 Metroxylon amicarum, Caroline Ivory Nut Palm Castle Ranch, 1385 Maunawili Road 4-2-009:001 Michelia x alba, Pak Lan Tree Washington Place, 320 South Beretania Street, rear Diamond Head side near lanai 2-1-018:001 Mimusops elengi, Pogada Tree Foster Botanical Garden, 1438 Nuuanu Avenue* 1-7-008:002 41 trees – Wheeler Army Airfield, 148 Curtis Loop, 16 trees line Curtis Loop, Wright Avenue and Warhawk Road; 25 trees line Curtis Loop and Vought and Wright Avenues framing the parking lot N/A Olea europaea, Olive Tree 2621 Anuenue Street 2-9-014:070 Phoenix canariensis, Date Palm Trees Wheeler Army Airfield, row of palm trees on both sides of Wright Avenue, from Frutchey Road to Lilienthal Road N/A Phyllanthus emblica, Indian Gooseberry Tree 2616 Pali Highway 1-8-008:001 Pithecellobium dulce, Opiuma Tree Fernhurst YWCA – 1566 Wilder Avenue 2-4-023:087 Pittosporum hosmeri, Hoawa Tree Cooke Estate, 2859 Manoa Road 2-9-019:035 Plumeria obtusa, Singapore Plumeria Tree 902-B Prospect Street 2-2-004:048 Pritchardia lowreyana, Loulu Palm Foster Botanical Garden, 1438 Nuuanu Avenue 1-7-008:002 Prosopis pallida, Kiawe Tree 2418 Oahu Avenue 2-9-011:010 Pseudobombax ellipticum, Pink Bombax Tree Queen’s Medical Center, front lawn 2-1-035:003 612 Ahakea Street 3-5-014:036 Pterocarpus indicus, Narra Tree Tantalus Drive – on curve near #3665 2-5-012:006 Pterocarpus indicus, Narra Tree (cont.) 6 trees – Wheeler Army Airfield, Eastman Road, 2 trees approximately 100 feet north of Wright Avenue intersection, 2 trees 500 feet north of Wright Avenue intersection and 2 trees east of quarters at 459 Eastman Road N/A Pterygota alata, Tattele Tree Foster Botanical Garden, 180 North Vineyard Boulevard 1-7-007:002 Reynoldsia sandwicensis, Ohe Makai Trees 2 trees – Waimea Valley 6-1-001:002 Roseodendron donnell-smithii, Gold Tree 2119 Kaloa Way 2-8-020:040 Cooke Estate, 2829 Manoa Road 2-9-019:025 Roystonea oleracea, Cabbage Palm Harold L. Lyon Arboretum 2-9-055:006 Foster Botanical Garden, 1438 Nuuanu Avenue* 1-7-008:002 2 palms – Schofield Barracks, 227 General Loop N/A Roystonea oleracea and Roystonea regia, Cabbage Palms and Royal Palms Total of 11 palms – Schofield Barracks, west side of Building 360, Flagler Road N/A Roystonea regia, Royal Palms Both sides of Royal Palm Drive from Glen Avenue to Uuku Street, Wahiawa N/A 30 line old carriage road – Castle Ranch, 1385 Maunawili Road 4-2-009:001 Palm Circle Drive, Fort Shafter, palms encircling parade field 1-1-008:005 Roystonea regia and Fraxinus americana, Royal Palms and White Ash Trees 91 Royal Palms and 79 White Ash Trees – Wheeler Army Airfield, planted alternately on both sides of Sperry and Langley Loops north of Wright Avenue N/A * “Champion Trees of Hawaii,” in American Forests , May 1974. (f) The following trees begin with the letter “s” through “w”: Name of Tree or Scientific Name, or both Description of Location (If Available) TMK (If Available) Name of Tree or Scientific Name, or both Description of Location (If Available) TMK (If Available) Schotia brachypetala, Tree Fuchsia 203 Prospect Street 2-2-003:098 Spondias mombin, Hog Plum Tree Foster Botanical Garden, 1438 Nuuanu Avenue* 1-7-008:002 Sterculia apetala, Panama Trees 4 trees – Ala Moana Regional Park 2-3-037:001 Thomas Square, 925 South Beretania Street 2-4-001:001 Sterculia foetida, Skunk Tree University of Hawaii/Manoa Campus, Ewa-makai corner of George Hall 2-8-023:003 Schofield Barracks, 225 General Loop N/A 203 Prospect Street 2-2-003:098 Swietenia macrophylla, Mahogany Trees 2 trees – Schofield Barracks, Lewis Street, immediately north of the Foote Avenue intersection N/A Schofield Barracks, Glennan Avenue, between Buildings 672 and 688, Health Clinic N/A Swietenia mahagoni, Mahogany Trees Along Kalakaua Avenue between Beretania Street and Ena Road N/A 2616 Pali Highway 1-8-008:001 Syzygium malaccense, Mountain Apple Tree Castle Ranch, 1385 Maunawili Road 4-2-009:001 Tamarindus indica, Tamarind Tree Judiciary Building, Aliiolani Hale, Ewa Courtyard, 417 South King Street 2-1-025:003 52 Robinson Lane 1-8-003:002 Washington Place, 320 South Beretania Street, front lawn Ewa side 2-1-018:001 Washington Place, 320 South Beretania Street, rear of property on Ewa side near driveway 2-1-018:001 Terminalia catappa, Tropical Almond Tree Foster Botanical Garden, 1438 Nuuanu Avenue 1-7-008:002 Wallaceodendron celebicum, Banuyo Tree University of Hawaii, along Campus Road near Sinclair Library, across from Gartley Hall, 2444 Dole Street 2-8-023:003 Washingtonia robusta, Mexican Fan Palms 19 palms – Schofield Barracks, located on the west side of Dickman Road N/A 14 palms – Schofield Barracks, both sides of Glennan Street between Foote Avenue and Sargent Road N/A * “Champion Trees of Hawaii,” in American Forests , May 1974. )
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗as published Jan 1, 2026our copy taken Aug 22, 2026

Published by the City and County of Honolulu through American Legal Publishing.

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