Historic Roadside Beauties

Trees are vital to humans; they provide food, oxygen, shade and greenery, but an exceptional tree is a tree, stand or grove of trees with historic or cultural value that is deemed worthy of preservation. The Exceptional Tree Act passed by the Hawaii Legislature in 1975 has recognized many trees statewide, including five on the North Shore. The North Shore Outdoor
Circle (NSOC) has just applied for this designation for an impressive, historic, linear stand of more than fifty date palms (Phoenix Sylvestris and Phoenix Dactylifera) in Kawailoa. This noteworthy stand is located on the mauka side of Kamehameha Hwy. from the intersection of Kamehameha Hwy. and the Joseph Leong By-Pass Hwy. to the entrance into Papailoa
Road. NSOC historians have found historical references to this stand, including a 1929 publication that encouraged visitors to Haleiwa to consider dining al fresco alongside Ukoa Pond where they could enjoy
the beauty of the majestic roadside date palms.