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Na 'Aina Kai

One small sign along the highway is all that promotes this one-time private garden gone awry. Ed and Joyce Doty's love for plants and art now spans 240 acres, includes 13 different gardens, a hardwood plantation, a canyon, lagoons, Japanese teahouse, a poinciana maze, waterfall, and a sandy beach. Throughout are more than 70 bronze sculptures, reputedly one of the nation's largest collections. Now a nonprofit organization, the latest project is a children's garden with a 16-foot-tall Jack and the Beanstalk bronze sculpture, gecko maze, treehouse, kid-size train and, a tropical jungle. Located in a residential neighborhood and hoping to maintain good neighborly relations, the garden limits tours (guided only). Tour lengths vary from 1 1/2 to 5 hours. Reservations strongly recommended. www.naainakai.org. OPEN: Tues.-Fri., call ahead for hours.


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Address: Rte. 56 north of mile marker 21, turn makai on Wailapa Rd. and follow signs, HI

Phone: 808/828-0525

Price (USD): $25 for 1½-hr stroll to $70 for 5-hr hiking tour. Reservations strongly recommended.

Source: Fodor's





 
 
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