Aloha Hawaiian,

Hawaiian Legacy Reforestation Initiative (HLRI, Legacytrees.org) is a non-profit organization founded in 2014 that works to preserve economically viable and sustainable endemic/native Hawaiian forests, protect Hawaii’s endangered species, sequester carbon, and recharge watersheds.



Help us plant 1.3 million Native Hawaiian trees!

Mahalo, Highgate Hawaii!

Our @highgatehotels Highgate Hotels Hawaiʻi ʻohana is special and HLRI is proud to have them as our first partner in the Haleiwa Legacy Forest.

How Sustainable Is Koa Wood?

Here are the facts.

The tree-lined path to carbon neutrality

Credit: Mike Hinchey

How many new trees would we need to offset our carbon emissions?

...We should not only plant more trees but also put much more effort into protecting existing forests.

Excellent Things Are Rare



Maiapilo (Capparis sandwichiana) is an endemic Hawaiian flowering plant also known as a Hawaiian caper. 

We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.

~Winston Churchill

Mahalo Julia Cellini @juliacelliniart For this incredible depiction of the essence of the connection between Hawaiiʻs culture and the forest!

Credit: Julia Cellini @juliacelliniart

P.O. Box 22435, Honolulu, HI 96823

808-509-8733