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The Native Hawaiian Plant Society (NHPS) is a volunteer-based nonprofit organization whose mission it is to preserve and restore Hawaiian native plants in their native ecosystems. Public education and cooperation with like-minded entities are recognized to be major components of preservation. NHPS usually sponsors two public presentations each year, typically in February and November. Additionally, NHPS board of directors meetings--to which the public is invited--are conducted monthly. The meeting schedule is available online. This website (www.nativehawaiianplantsociety.org) is dedicated to dissemination of information about NHPS and its activities.  The NHPS logo was
designed by member Dr. George L. H. LeBouvier (1921-1996), as well as our
motto: Nanea na
pua o ka 'aina aloha. It means an all-absorbing interest, or
fascination with native plants. Dr. Le Bouvier was Senior Research
Associate at the Yale School of Public Health before his
retirement to Maui in 1977, where he lived until 1990. (Information
from an obituary by Eda Kinnear, 1996)
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