Reimagining Weed Circle – The Gateway to Haleʻiwa Town
This project involves the planting of at least 15 trees within the “Weed Circle” greenspace area located at the southern entrance to Haleʻiwa town.
The circle is named for the Weed family, a longtime North Shore family with deep ties to the community. For decades the parcel was dry, dusty and visually barren - essentially a utilitarian traffic node. In the early 2000s, two major community organizations transformed it. The North Shore Outdoor Circle (NSOC) worked with the Haleʻiwa Main Street to secure grants and permits, design landscape and irrigation plans, and organize community planting days. However, in 2023, many of the trees within Weed Circle began to show signs of stress due to irrigation failure, prompting new fundraising and restoration efforts by the NSOC. As of today, the NSOC has acquired a grant to replace the irrigation system which will be installed this summer (2026), but new trees need to be planted to once again showcase the area and give residents and visitors a sense of pride when they approach Haleʻiwa town.
The Outdoor Circle plans to plant a large anchor tree in the middle of Weed Circle, such as a Moreton Bay Fig, Weeping Fig, or Monkeypod, and also add varieties of plumeria and other flowering plants (e.g., gold trees, rainbow shower trees, etc.) around the edges. Additional tree species being considered include the following: Southern Magnolia, Kou, Colvillea Racemosa, Tahitian Gardenia, Tabebuia Aurea, Plumeria, Crown Flower, Wili Willi, etc. The newly installed irrigation system, in addition to the work of arborists, will ensure these trees are watered properly and cared for as they mature, allowing Weed Circle to once again be a key feature of the Haleʻiwa community.
The circle is named for the Weed family, a longtime North Shore family with deep ties to the community. For decades the parcel was dry, dusty and visually barren - essentially a utilitarian traffic node. In the early 2000s, two major community organizations transformed it. The North Shore Outdoor Circle (NSOC) worked with the Haleʻiwa Main Street to secure grants and permits, design landscape and irrigation plans, and organize community planting days. However, in 2023, many of the trees within Weed Circle began to show signs of stress due to irrigation failure, prompting new fundraising and restoration efforts by the NSOC. As of today, the NSOC has acquired a grant to replace the irrigation system which will be installed this summer (2026), but new trees need to be planted to once again showcase the area and give residents and visitors a sense of pride when they approach Haleʻiwa town.
The Outdoor Circle plans to plant a large anchor tree in the middle of Weed Circle, such as a Moreton Bay Fig, Weeping Fig, or Monkeypod, and also add varieties of plumeria and other flowering plants (e.g., gold trees, rainbow shower trees, etc.) around the edges. Additional tree species being considered include the following: Southern Magnolia, Kou, Colvillea Racemosa, Tahitian Gardenia, Tabebuia Aurea, Plumeria, Crown Flower, Wili Willi, etc. The newly installed irrigation system, in addition to the work of arborists, will ensure these trees are watered properly and cared for as they mature, allowing Weed Circle to once again be a key feature of the Haleʻiwa community.