Please read BEFORE visiting:
CARES Waiawa (formerly known as Urban Garden Center (UGC)) is a facility of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience (CTAHR). Our main office is open to the public from 7:45 am to 4:30 pm as a community resource center. Self-tours are no longer available due to staffing shortages.
Visits to the garden area are via participation in an educational workshop which can be found here.
**Garden is closed on Thursdays due to herbicide applications. Please call (808) 453-6050 before visiting.