The Importance of Planting a Tree
Plant a legacy. Restore the future.
Planting a tree is more than an act of giving—it’s a commitment to life, growth, and future generations. Every tree you plant helps rebuild ecosystems, protect biodiversity, and leave a lasting impact on the world.
Building a Forest From the Ground Up
Everyone has a reason to plant a tree.
Some plant to restore what was lost. Others plant to remember, celebrate, or give back.
No matter your reason, your tree becomes part of something bigger—a living forest that grows with purpose.
We’re here to help you turn that intention into a lasting legacy.
Sponsor Your Tree Today!
Plant a living legacy with a native Hawaiian Legacy Tree. Every tree helps restore protected forests, preserve biodiversity, and create a lasting impact for future generations. Your sponsorship includes a personalized certificate and RFID tracking through TimberTracker, so you can follow your tree's journey while supporting its planting and long-term care.
King Koa
$125
King Koa is one of Hawaiʻi's most treasured native trees, admired for its striking beauty and rich golden wood. Once covering the islands, it now symbolizes strength, resilience, and restoration. Sponsoring a Koa helps protect this remarkable species for generations to come.
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Royal Sandalwood
$125
Royal Sandalwood was once prized worldwide for its rare fragrance, leading to severe overharvesting. Today, conservation efforts are helping restore this iconic Hawaiian tree. Your sponsorship supports reforestation and ensures this treasured species continues thriving for future generations.
‘Ohi‘a Lehua
$125
ʻŌhiʻa Lehua is deeply woven into Hawaiian culture and plays a vital role in supporting native forests and wildlife. Its vibrant blossoms and legendary history make it one of Hawaiʻi's most meaningful trees. Your sponsorship helps protect this endangered natural treasure.
‘A'ali'i
ʻAʻaliʻi is celebrated for its remarkable ability to thrive through Hawaiʻi's strongest winds, making it a symbol of resilience and perseverance. Used for generations in traditional practices, it remains an important native species that deserves lasting protection.
$125
Monarch Milo
Monarch Milo is a beautiful Hawaiian tree known for its vibrant blooms and cultural significance. Historically valued for carving, bowls, and musical instruments, it remains a cherished native species. Sponsoring Milo helps preserve both Hawaiʻi's forests and its rich traditions.
$125
Lei Kou
Lei Kou is treasured for its fragrant flowers, beautiful wood, and deep cultural heritage. Once planted near sacred places, it symbolizes celebration, family, and lasting memories. Your sponsorship helps preserve this rare native tree while supporting Hawaiʻi's future forests.
$125
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Each Legacy Tree you plant comes with an Electronic Certificate of Sponsorship sent via email detailing the tree's ID number and GPS location. Embossed paper certificates are available for an additional $5. Fields in YELLOW are editable on the order form.
Since the arrival of man in the Hawaiian Islands, over half of the native forests have been lost. Since its inception in 2014, The Hawaiian Legacy Reforestation Initiative (HLRI) has been working hard to reverse this trend and return these forests to the native landscape. Working together with community minded businesses, non-profits and individual Legacy Tree sponsors, more than 500,000 endemic trees now cover nearly 1200 acres in the state’s first Hawaiian Legacy Forest.
When you select to plant a Legacy Tree, your real contribution is that this simple act repeated by so many will create a forest. The world is losing forest cover at an alarming rate that shows no sign of letting up. Reversing this trend has proven a very difficult challenge.
A forest is much more than just an area filled with trees. It is a dynamic and living entity all its own. As a living entity, it grows and evolves over time. Like any society of individuals, its members grow and contribute and all will eventually die, making way for new members. This cycle of evolution molds the individual plantings into a forest.
Our commitment to the Legacy Tree sponsor is to monitor and nurture this development from a collection of individual trees into an endemic Hawaiian ecosystem supporting a diverse population of plant and animal life. You are providing the raw materials to make this possible.
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From Barren Land to Thriving Forest
HAMAKUA KOA CASE STUDY / COURTESY OF HLH,LLC
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