Ma'o hau hele, the native yellow hibiscus, is the Official State Flower of Hawaii. It is also a critically endangered species and one subspecies is now extinct. We are now offering limited quantities of seeds, rooted and unrooted cuttings, and seed grown trees from plants grown at our facility in sustainable cultivation. They are of the surviving subspecies Hibiscus brackenridgei brackenridgei.
Please refer to our webpage on this species for additional information about this plant.
Sales and Shipment Within Hawai`i. We are authorized by the Hawai`i Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) to distribute or sell seeds and plants of this species that were grown at our facility. Each specimen or lot of seeds will be affixed with a red, uniquely numbered tag issued by the agency.
Interstate Shipments. Guidance received from regional and national offices of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regarding permits required for interstate shipments of seeds and plants of this species has been conflicting. The most recent gudiance received states that we must obtain another permit for these shipments. Because we currently do not have this permit we cannot ship plants or seeds of this species to other states and territories of the U.S.
Exports Prohibited. Because this is federally listed as an Endangered Species we are not permitted to export any plant materials from this species.