community

Photos: Courtesy of Ward Village
Hawai‘i Home, Sponsored

This Honolulu Neighborhood is Rooted in a Responsibility to Community

By 1881, the Ward family had purchased the 100 acres of land spanning from Thomas Square to Ala Moana Beach Park, which would come to be known as Ward Estate. It was here where they also built their beloved family home. Under the stewardship of Victoria Ward and eventually her daughters, Ward Estate was nurtured into a thriving oasis. The fishponds and ʻauwai (irrigation ditches) were cleared of weeds and kalo (taro), […]

Manoa Garden Rainbow 1
Uncategorized

See More Gardens in Honolulu with This New Project

Diana Duff used to run a 3.5-acre commercial coffee farm on the Big Island, so gardening in a 32-square-foot shouldn’t be that thrilling. Oh, but it is. Duff, a 77-year-old resident of Mānoa Gardens Elderly Housing, revels in her raised bed garden outside her apartment, flourishing with heads of butter lettuce, kale, eggplant, mint, parsley,

Scroll to Top