Lā Ho‘oulu Pae Moku /
ReTree Hawaii
Lā Ho‘oulu Pae Moku / ReTree Hawaii was formed in late 2019 to organize a state-wide tree planting day on October 30, 2020 as part of Hawai‘i's struggle to mitigate climate change. A large number of organizations have expressed their support for the project (see https://retree-hawaii.org). After the initial planting day, the participating organizations and individuals felt the project should continue but with a full month of planting events in November.
The model is one of distributed self-service, with each planting site deciding what to plant, how many, how many volunteers to accept and on which date and time. The ReTree Hawaii website allows each planting site to register and update its own events and to communicate with those who have signed up to plant with it. It also allows the public to browse upcoming planting events and sign up to participate.
Most plants are sourced by the planting site hosts themselves. ReTree Hawaii provides plants to those who do not have funds of their own for plants, particularly schools, community organizations and some conservation organizations.
To learn more about this project, visit
