State foraging calendar

Hawaii Foraging Calendar

Hawaii's year-round tropical climate and unique island biogeography create a foraging landscape unlike anywhere else in the United States, combining native Hawaiian food plants with a remarkable array of naturalized tropical fruits from across the Pacific Basin. Lilikoi, strawberry guava, mountain apple, and poha have become so widespread in the wet forest understory that harvesting them helps control invasive species while providing excellent food. Native Hawaiian foraging traditions centered on the ocean, wetland taro systems, and coastal fishponds; terrestrial foraging today draws heavily on the naturalized tropical plants that have spread across all major islands. Foragers should verify they are not on sovereign Hawaiian homelands, conservation reserves, or private land before collecting.

1 bioregion across Hawaii