The new Hawaiian Rare Plant Program Laboratory at the Lyon Arboretum more than doubles the size of the old lab currently housed next door in a century-old cottage.
Lyon Arboretum will expanding its capacity for collection and banking of ʻōhiʻa seeds across all islands in response to the Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death (ROD) crisis.
Nellie Sugii was recognized for her management of the Hawaiian Rare Plant Program and her 30 years of research on endangered plant propagation methods.