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Honolulu Recreational Community Gardening Program
Toolkit for Gardeners
The comprehensive City and County Rules and Regulations for HRCGP. See the FAQs and Code of Conduct below for a more succinct but less exhaustive explanation of our rules and regulations.
The most frequently asked questions from both the community gardeners and members of the public about the program.
This code of conduct for gardeners and helpers supplements the HRCGP Rules and regulations.
Did you just acquire a plot? This resource list for beginning gardeners can help new members get started.
Pesticides and herbicides are not allowed in the gardens. Learn more about safe and reliable ways to manage pests and weeds.
The Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle (CRB) is hurting our island’s coconut palms. As a gardener, there are ways you can help, through reporting CRB, reducing CRB habitat in your garden, or setting up a trap. Click the link to be directed to the CRB Response Team’s website.
Soil amendments help build up your soil for ideal growing conditions in your community garden plot. Use this resource list to know what amendments are allowed.
In the City & County of Honolulu Community Gardens, trees can be grown in the allocated plots as long as the rules and by-laws are followed. This resource describes how to do that.
Safety is of utmost importance in the community garden. This resource list covers tips for food safety, garden safety, sun protection and more.
Have too much produce to eat yourself? Here is a list of places to donate your extra fruits and vegetables so that someone may enjoy them and they don’t go to waste!
This handbook was created many years ago and last revised in 2011 to provide gardening guidance and quick access to the Rules and Regulations. Gardeners can still receive the paper version of this handbook by asking their officers or the Community Garden Coordinator.
Other opportunities to plant and garden
The Department of Parks and Recreation’s E Alu Pū Kākou initiative promotes a number of ways that people can get involved with parks, through volunteering and giving. Some of these opportunities include caring for plants and trees, such as Adopt A Park and Community Forestry. This webpage is currently under construction and will be available soon.