Fire Resilient Landscaping Guide: Hawaiʻi

The Pacific Fire Exchange (PFX) and Hawaiʻi Wildfire Management Organization (HWMO) are excited to announce the launch of our new digital resource, Fire-Resilient Landscaping Guide: Hawaiʻi. Created in partnership with the Surfrider Foundation, and other expert contributors, this guide is designed to help residents create and maintain landscapes that are fire-resilient, environmentally responsible, and ocean-friendly.

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This Resource Includes:

  • How fire spreads & locally relevant context
  • The Home Ignition Zone & practical tips for each zone
  • Maintenance Matters: keeping it “Lean, Clean, & Green”
  • Waterwise tips & planning for rain
  • What makes a plant a more “fire-resilient” choice
  • A fire-resilient plant list selected for Hawaiʻi
  • Example landscape layouts
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Created in Partnership With:

Questions? Feedback? Please reach out to us:

  • [email protected]
    Sara Gabrielson PhD, Pacific Fire Exchange Regional Coordinator, Hawaiʻi Wildfire Management Organization
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    Hanna Lilley, Hawaiʻi Regional Manager, Surfrider Foundation
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    Kathryn Dressendorfer, Ocean Friendly Gardens Coordinator, Surfrider Foundation