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5 of Hawai‘i’s Extraordinary Native Flowers

Plumeria, pīkake, pua kenikeni.   These flowers—and their scents—conjure up memories of Hawai‘i, but none of them are actually native to the Islands.   Plumeria are endemic to Mexico and Central America, pīkake to India and pua kenikeni to the South Pacific.   In fact, many of the tropical flowers commonly associated with Hawai‘i, like birds of paradise […]

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