Hawai’i’s 1,000-acre Limahuli Garden and Preserve, one of five gardens of the National Tropical Botanical Garden whose mission is to enrich life through tropical plants, ecosystems, and cultural heritage, encompasses tropical ecosystems extending from sea level up to 3,330 feet. This verdant tropical valley, once home to one of Hawai’i’s earliest settlements, is a significant site for preserving the area’s rich cultural heritage. As part of this effort, Limahuli Garden is revitalizing the ‘Olelo (Hawaiian language), Mo’olelo (stories), oral traditions, and customary traditional practices of the Ha’ena and Halele’a communities surrounding the garden, protecting the valuable traditions of Limahuli Valley in perpetuity.