Highlights of LKOC’s
Kailua Tree Planting
&
Beautification Projects
Since 1948
On this page, you will find:
~ Video of LKOC’s Beautification Projects 1948 - Present
~ Interactive Map of LKOC’s Beautification Projects in Kailua
~ Summary List of LKOC’s Beautification Projects 1948 - Present
~ Photos of our Beautification Projects
We invite you to also visit the following page:
~ Activities and Events: Updates on our recent Beautification Projects
~ LKOC History Page: The history of LKOC since our founding in 1948
We are proud of our accomplishments, and grateful for the support of our community in helping us further our efforts to Keep Kailua Clean, Green and Beautiful!
Enjoy this video of our LKOC Planting Projects over the years!
~ Video of LKOC’s Beautification Projects 1948 - Present
~ Interactive Map of LKOC’s Beautification Projects in Kailua
~ Summary List of LKOC’s Beautification Projects 1948 - Present
~ Photos of our Beautification Projects
We invite you to also visit the following page:
~ Activities and Events: Updates on our recent Beautification Projects
~ LKOC History Page: The history of LKOC since our founding in 1948
We are proud of our accomplishments, and grateful for the support of our community in helping us further our efforts to Keep Kailua Clean, Green and Beautiful!
Enjoy this video of our LKOC Planting Projects over the years!
LKOC BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT SITE MAP
Here’s a map showing highlights of
LKOC’s Beautification Project Sites in Kailua over the years.
Refer to Map Key color-coded text boxes below the map
for numbered site description details.
Note:
Click anywhere in the map image shown below to activate an INTERACTIVE MAP,
where descriptive images of site locations will be displayed as you move
around the map.
Here’s a map showing highlights of
LKOC’s Beautification Project Sites in Kailua over the years.
Refer to Map Key color-coded text boxes below the map
for numbered site description details.
Note:
Click anywhere in the map image shown below to activate an INTERACTIVE MAP,
where descriptive images of site locations will be displayed as you move
around the map.
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Parks
Schools:
Downtown Kailua and Surrounding Neighborhood Street Trees Planted
Major Boulevards and Traffic Triangles
Public Facilities:
Private Facilities:
In collaboration with DOT, City and County, and State entities.
Funding through private donations, foundations, and fundraising campaigns.
Our efforts involved surveying, designing, spearheading installation, performing maintenance.
Street Tree Plant Materials came from C&C list of acceptable street trees and native plants from their Waipio nursery.
Sustainability: LKOC contracted with Board of Water Supply to pay on-going water bills on several projects.
- Aikahi Shopping Center Park (at corner of Kaneohe Bay Drive and Mokapu) Monkey Pods, Coconut Palms, Kalamona (1980)
- Pohakupu Park: Perimeter royal palms, interior pathways (landscape design, irrigation, installation). (1988,1991,1998).
- Kaimake Loop Park: Hawaiian Kou trees (landscape design, installation) (2002)
- Kailua District Park: Monkey Pods (installation) (1983-1984)
- Kalama Beach Park Boettcher Estate: Professionally maintained trees (1985); Naupaka (landscape design, installation) (1999); and quarterly maintenance of property grounds (2016-present).
- Kaha Park Hawaiian Garden: maintenance (2003-2016)
- Alala Point (Lanikai Beach Park): Silver Buttonwood, Coconut Palms (landscaping, irrigation, installation (1994); Landscaping refurbishment (2019); (on-going landscape maintenance 1999-present).
Schools:
- Kailua School grounds (1950’s)
- Lanikai and Kailua Elementary school grounds: Monkey Pods (installation). (2005)
- Kailua Intermediate School: Royal Poinciana, Monkey Pods (installation). (2002)
Downtown Kailua and Surrounding Neighborhood Street Trees Planted
- Kailua Heights Subdivision: Royal Poincianas. (1954)
- Kuulei Road: Kamani trees (landscape design, installation). (1953) (1973)
- Kainalu Drive from fire station to Kailua Road: Royal Poincianas (1954, 2009)
- Central Kailua East: Hamakua, Hekili, and Hahani Streets: Rainbow Shower and Pink Tecoma (surveyed, marked sites, installation). (2000-2003)
- Central Kailua West: Kainehe, Hoolai, Aulike, Maluniu, Kihapai, Uluniu, Kailua Road and Kuulei Road: Elaeodendron, Hawaiian Kou, Tecoma, Kamani (surveyed, marked sites, installation). (167 trees planted in 1957, dozens in 2000-2003)
Major Boulevards and Traffic Triangles
- Mokapu Blvd: Oneawa to KMCAS back gate: Coconut trees (1967); Narra, Rainbow Shower, Monkey Pod, Palms (purchase and installation) (1982-1985, and 2010).
- Kainui Drive: Instrumental in planting the first coconut palms (1957)
- Kailua Corridor Phase I, II: Oneawa to Waimanalo Junction: trees, palms, naupaka (landscape design, installation and on-going maintenance of Phase II from above dike road to Hamakua Drive 2000-present).
- Kailua Corridor Phase III: Kalanianaole east from Waimanalo Junction: Luolu palms (purchase, installation). (2005)
- Kalanianaole/Kailua Road: Hibiscus plantings. (1950's, 2003)
- Kailua Central Triangle: Planting and irrigation installation and maintenance (1950’s, 1990's - 2005); Exceptionalized 3 Chinese Banyans and one Morton Bay Fig (1990’s).
- Pali Palms/Aikahi Triangle: Coconuts palms, croton, lauae (landscape design, irrigation, installation (2011)) (on-going maintenance 2011-present).
- Kalapawai Triangle: Banyan planted 1954, Landscape design and installation (1969-1970); Re-landscape design, irrigation, installation (2010) (on-going maintenance 2010-present).
Public Facilities:
- Kailua Library parking lot plantings and trees (landscape design, installation, 1991).
- Kailua Library courtyard (partnered with Friends of Kailua Library, landscape design, installation 2002)
- Kailua Fire Station: Royal Poincianas (1954), Hong Kong Orchid trees (installation). (1999)
- Kailua Post Office: plantings (installation). (2010)
- Kailua Sewer Lift Station: Kainehe/Kailua Road: Coconut palms (installation).
- Kailua public parking lot (Kailua Professional Buildings): Silver Trumpet trees (installation, 2000)
- Women's Community Correctional Center Exceptional Monkey Pods (on-going maintenance 2004-present).
- Aikahi Wastewater Plant: Wili Wili, Mock Orange (landscape design, installation). (2001)
- Kailua Recreation Center parking lot: Loulu palms, Shower, Autograph trees (landscape design, installation, (2008); mulching (2014)).
Private Facilities:
- Castle Hospital: Monkey Pod (installation). (1999)
In collaboration with DOT, City and County, and State entities.
Funding through private donations, foundations, and fundraising campaigns.
Our efforts involved surveying, designing, spearheading installation, performing maintenance.
Street Tree Plant Materials came from C&C list of acceptable street trees and native plants from their Waipio nursery.
Sustainability: LKOC contracted with Board of Water Supply to pay on-going water bills on several projects.
Visit our History page for more information on these projects.
