Beautiful park. Peaceful place to hang out away from the hustle of city. Well kept. Wish had some paths for wheelchair access though.

Beautiful!! I cant think of a more pleasant and picturesque place for a picnic or to read a book. Admission was $1 per person. Not super organized, but it is definitely gorgeous and peaceful. Large garden, with former kings summer cottage (not open). Impeccable grass here, very similar to a golf course, with many massive trees. Recommend so highly!! No pets.

Moanalua Gardens is beautiful - lots of open space (lawn/grass) and some gorgeous trees including a HUGE monkey pod tree. Flowers, not so much. There are several interesting buildings including a Japanese tea house, and King Kamehameha Vs summer cottage and a very ornate 1903 Chinese Hall. There is a koi pond, and lots of water fowl that are very comfortable around humans, but they dont bite (at least they didnt bite me). It is very open and though there were a few busloads of tourists while we were there, we wandered around without any problems - never felt crowded.There was also a major woodshow there when we were there that was interesting and had some really nice wood art.Theres not a lot to do or see, and admission isnt much either ($1 for military).It really is worth a visit, but the kids will hate you if youre taking them away from the beach or the pool.

You can see these giant trees from the highway so we stopped by during vacation to take a closer look. Amazing how big they are. Were visiting family from the mainland, so its nice to see some unique birds and trees. Lots of Japanese tourists since its own/maintained by Hitachi

Lovely place to enjoy some shade and relax in the afternoon. There are lots of these big monkeypod trees. They are really unique!! Nice for a photo and we snoozed a little on the grass. It was a smallish area, not a big garden but more of an open space. Families and kids will enjoy it. Go there and take an hour to chill.

30Aug19. This garden has beautiful places for taking pictures. There is an open field right in the middle of the garden that is quite large for running and enjoying nature. There are arrangements for sitting for that one perfect picture. There is a nominal fee to enter the garden. Great place to have a wedding..

Well manicured, beautiful gardens for our family to enjoy a casual afternoon outside feeding the ducks at the koi pond, playing tag & hide & seek and enjoy a picnic. Loved it!

A hidden gem! Youd never know you are right next to the freeway. This beautifully landscaped park is known for huge tree canopies but also features serene ponds filled with fish (even a few koi) ..and beautiful shady spots to picnic or relax. If youre with kids, pick up a cup of fish food at the little gift shop before heading to the pond!

Lovely place for a picnic and a peaceful walk.As long as there arent any tour buses as it becomes a very different/lesson pleasant place.Fairly cheap. Discounts available some as low as $1. Bathroom,benches and trash cans. Lots of walking bring water. Cute little store where you pay. There are fish,ducks chickens etc but you cannot feed them here.

This is another MUST when visiting the island. Beautiful views coupled with intriguing history about the culture.

It was a relaxing way to kill time before catching my flight! The airport is maybe 10-15 mins away, not crowded at all, and awesome way to stretch the legs before your flight. Absolutely relaxing!

Amazing place to go! No one in there at early morning. So lucky

This is a really awesome park wow. This is also a really great place to have a wedding. So beautiful and historic. The staff is very friendly and knowledgeable. I highly recommend this place for even just a nice visit.

Nothing to see here for $3/person. Don be fooled by online pics. You can see similar but fewer trees for FREE 100ft away at a public park. The pond is absolutely filthy and smells bad, cant see any fish, but you can cover your shoes in duck droppings. If you dont stop for anything (not that you will have to stop for anything besides taking a picture of a couple giant trees) it should take no more than 5-10 min to see the whole park. Kids under 12 y.o. are admitted for free, adults are $3/person. We moved here couple weeks ago and the staff automatically assumes my wife and I are tourists, so they charge us $3/each vs $1 for residents without checking (no big deal, one more reason not to come back here).

Lovely and inexpensive. There are some buildings on site that would be fun to enter but are currently off-limits. Buy some fish food in the store and feed to koi and birds!

Awesome playground to play volleyball and basketball. Lots of new people to meet and play.

Quiet spot to relax with gorgeous trees to view. Not much else to do there.

Tried to visit the park today, November 22, 2020. Don’t know why it’s closed on a Sunday at 1:30 pm. Parking lot gate was closed and locked and no one else was seen. Disappointing.

Very nice I had a great time there. Easy access from the highway and your experience here will be awesome. If you visit the islands of Hawaii this is a must see.

Nice, peaceful, but I was surprised to have to pay

Sometimes the best discoveries are in your own backyard. So it is with the 24-acre Moanalua Gardens, home to a 1900 Japanese Tea House (the gift shop), King Kamehameha V’s 1850’s summer cottage and a very ornate 1903 Chinese Hall. Moanalua also has a number of very large monkey pod trees. The largest is the Hitachi tree - which the company uses as its logo. This year, the Chinese Hall housed the 2019 Hawaiian Woodshow exhibiting sculptures, furniture and musical instruments. Helpful Hint: The park is beautiful but there is little to do. I recommend scheduling your tour around a special event like the Woodshow. If you want to go simply to enjoy the park, there is a special admission fee ($1) for Kama’aina and Military. Check the website for other admission fees.

This is my favorite place to go when I want peace and quiet..sometimes I cross the bridge and walk the trail and sing as loud as I can. Its just that peaceful, spacious and inviting. Also, if youre military you only pay $1. Go there if you want to have a picnic, meditate or wedding plus there is genuine history on the land-- theres an old temple! How cool is that!

Beautiful park with open area to roam around. They have restrooms and plenty of shade. It can get kind of muddy but there are other options to walk around. Ducks are near the pond and they have a Chinese building built in 1903. Beautiful hand carved wood inside.

Always love advertising in different seasons of the year

Awesome place to enjoy the trees

Cool place. Not so many picnic benches and tables. We paid an entry fee so I expected more tables and colorful plants.

Beautiful trees. And thats it.Seriously, its like a huge field with huge trees. This is a great place to go take a nap at, or contemplate the nuances of nature or whatever, but its not like other botanical gardens where youre totally immersed in nature; it has a freeway right alongside it with steady traffic.

Peaceful relaxing place with amazing trees.

Nice place to take pictures, kid friendly, awesome place to picnic and hangout.

This is completely out of the way and many people (other than Japanese tourists) will possibly get here. Its known in Japan for the home of Hitachi tree. Its a tree that the Japanese company, Hitachi, used in their commercials during 1973. Its now become symbolic of the company and for this reason, many Japanese tourist come to seek it out. If youre reading this and make it here, youll find youre probably one of the few tourists who isnt Japanese.

Beautiful and I love going there!

Simply gorgeous. Also, there was a rainbow off in the distance really making every photo perfect

This place has trees over 100 years old, great scenery!

It’s a very relaxing place. Be aware that you have to pay for the entrance fee

Beautiful & peaceful. Especially on the side away from the street

Great place to have a picnic. Bring your beach chair!

I love this place.

Great park! Its wonderful oasis in the city with a large open spaces ditted with mature monkey pods and other trees. Great place for th he kiddos to run around and feed the fish or a gathering or some decompression time.

A staple in our trips to Oahu. Grass can be wet so bring a blanket and some bug spray if you plan to stay a while.

So peaceful and powerful

A fairly small, flat, open garden, mostly populated with huge trees and a few historical buildings. The buildings were roped off. There were also some roped off carved tree trunks, but there wasnt any literature or information on why there were being preserved. It was fairly quiet until 4 busloads of tourists showed up, so the business level is variable.Moanalua Gardens is supposedly the best botanical hardens in Ouhu, but I thought Fosters better matched my conception of what a botanical garden should be with labeled plants and with flowers, shrubs, and other plants other than trees.

There was less here than I expected. Yes, it has a few really large trees that have become symbols for some companies, but beyond that there wasnt much to see.... basically you get more at many other locations in Oahu where there isnt an entrance fee.

Pretty garden. Not hugebut good for picnic and photo op. Nice duck pond for the kids. Good bathrooms and parking.

We went wedding prospecting and I highly recommend this place! It’s beautiful, reasonably priced and Bridgette, the event coordinator was really fun and very informative!

BEAUTIFUL GREAT FOR WEDDING.

Great place to take the kids to run around and feed the fish.

We went last week. Its a great park for families. Its very clean and open. Plenty of space for kids to run and play, picnics, and barbecues. There is a small entrance fee, though I cant remember what it is.

Closed. Website says open...

Very chill atmosphere. Not too many people at the time I arrived. As it got more crowded, I decided to leave. Too many people make it difficult to relax, enjoy the tranquility and taking pictures. Minus the people, it was great.

Beautiful garden that can be a great place for photo shoots. It costs $1 for military and native Hawaiians to get in, $3 for everyone else. Theres also a small parking fee if you use their lot.

We LOVE this Park. There are Koi and Ducks to feed a stream for the kids to explore and the trees are awsome

You can see the most famous tree in Japan. Hitachi. Overall it is comfortable as spacious.

Peaceful and spacious. Its a good place to sit and have lunch and a picnic or some quiet time

Very well kept grounds with lots of space between the spacious trees. Small gift shop, and expensive items, but it helps keep the private garden open. Kama Aina and military only pay $1 entry fee -- well worth the money. Its also a very popular spot for Japanese tourists because of one tree.

Very pretty but didnt understand the cultural significance of the tree until leaving. Dont plan to spend much time here unless you bring games or Picnic. We thought this was a botanical garden but its not.

The worker is extremely rude. I entered a gift shop and walked towards a garden on the deck. He said I purposely ignored him and he literally shouted at me. He eventually shouted at me “do not stay at a gift shop, I will call police. Do not enter our garden, etc etc.” and kicked me out. they just could have notified me not to go further on the deck if I did not pay for the entrance fee, but he literally shouted and said even I purposely ignored him and even kicked me out from the gift shop and garden (how can I ignore him if I did not see him even?) I cannot believe it, he is the most insane guy I encountered in Hawaii. Maybe there are too many people try to enter the garden without fee so he has been very frustrated. I hope no other tourist has an experience like what I had as it could be very bad feeling experience of Hawaii for them.

Beautiful, peaceful place. My husband and I would come here weekly.

A little bit tucked in the back bout 3 min walk but it is pretty

Perfect for toddlers, duck pond, fish, shade. Bring picnic blanket and a ball. They have pops for sale at the entrance. Very inexpensive entry fee.

Amazing garden in the center of downtown. Huge trees!

Is not open, I visited today May 31, 2020No info is available about the fact it is closed

One of my most favorite parksTakes me back !

Nice open grass and huge world famous monkey pod trees

Visited here in hopes of getting some drone footage but were informed after paying for admission that drones werent not allowed so that was a bummer. But overall still a beautiful park to visit!

Moanalua Garden is a very beautiful place. So peaceful, relaxing and well-maintained. Parking is not a problem and entry fee is reasonable.

Beautiful and peaceful park for only$1! I went there for a picnic and will definitely go back again. Theres restrooms and plenty of shady areas. Highly recommend as a place to eat and chill.

Nice park for picnic. Great for families. Got a taro patch and a pond with 5-6 koi fish. Numerous ducks and 2 chickens. There is a lonely turtle that hangs out on a rock in the pond. You can buy fish food for two bucks at the entrance.

Big trees, open space and highway noise.

Really nice relaxing place to visit, havent been here in years so having to pay to enter is a new thing to me, shows just how long I havent been here.

Really peaceful and pretty park. Not 420 or disc golf friendly!

Love this place to gather for culture events or even just to relax and unwind

The trees are indeed beautiful and make for a great background in photos, however, the price of admission ($3.00) is high for what the park is. If you plan on spending some time there (great spot for a picnic in my opinion) then its worth the admission fee, but otherwise its a bit expensive to take some photos of trees.

Big park for family outings. Historic buildings being worked on so now closed

The huge trees are beautiful!

To think, King Kamehameha walked this same garden.

Lovely trees but not many flowers.

I almost did not go here and glad I did. Very beautiful and relaxing. Amazing trees and enjoyed the fish pond. I will take a picnic here next time. A very small entrance fee and well worth it!

Fun park to visit. Entrance is on the southwest side. Be careful where your navigation takes you. There is a small fee to enter the park and you can buy food to feed the fish.

Lived in the area most of my life. A great getaway to let you go back in time. To be at peace with ones self.

Kind of cool but not really worth the price... Just a giant park with big trees...

Place is very well kept and an ideal place for both family and visitors to enjoy to scenery

The gardens are a beautiful place for a long walk through Groves and Groves of monkey pod trees. Hitachi has bought one of the monkeypod trees to use as a logo for their company. Hawaiian Kings Retreat is also in the gardens with a garden of taro growing in front of it. Its a must see for Honolulu.

Small garden with very large monkey pod trees and a small koi pond. Good for a quick outing with small children to let them run for a bit in the grass and then feed the fish.

Beautiful garden located right next to the H-1 Freeway. The famous trees were impressive to look at. It would be a nice place to picnic and have lunch.

Our family favorite park to relax and feed the koi and ducks. Great place for a picnic or to relax under a tree

Great big area to roam and relax also historic homes on property real amazing

Great place to relax, have picnic with family and friends and to connect with nature.

A good outdoor place to avoid Hawaiis imported homeless.

A rather small garden. No flowers main things are the monkey pod trees. Costed $5 per adult. Had fire ants under some of the fruit trees.

Not been there in awhile -just pass on freeway or getting off to Salt Lake

Went to a family members wedding... It was beautiful... And after had fun with grandson @ the pond... Used to be filled with beautiful Koi but now get plenty Talapia but they splash @ the surface trying to get your koi pellets... Also get lots of ducks that will eat them and a cpl turtles....If you take your kids to feed them... A medium size cup of pellets only costs $2.00... Its worth it... The park asks you only give pellets but I see some people giving bread... I hope youll buy the pellets tho cuz your giving back to the park that could really use the money for the upkeep of future visitors. We all can appreciate the beauty of well kept park... Thanks for taking the time to read my review and hope youll have a awesome fun time if u go...

Nice well kept area. Good for Kids basketball, or tag. Has a dog park for friendly dogs.

What a beautiful place to explore. Spent 4 hours enjoying nature. Its a must.

Simply beautiful and super green...

Spent a nice day at the park with the kids. We enjoyed feeding the fish and the ducks.

Great spot to bring your 2 year old or anyone that loves a huge open park. Ducks and fish to feed at their pond is always a hit with my daughter. If you go early enough you can pretty much have the whole place to yourself.

Its a fairly simple park, with lots of open space for a picnic, and TOTALLY worth the $2.00 extra to buy the cup of fish food. The little birds love it too! Theyre all adorable!! Lots of fun for the little guys too, as they can see the fish come right to the surface, and the birds will flock in too!

Nice clean environment. Need covers of the trash cans due to cats taking things out of the trash.

Very well kept. It is a hidden gem! Very calming and the employees are awesome. Very well put together garden. Loved the scenery and the animals the are in the garden.

More like a park then garden but nice place to visit for a picnic or wedding. Only a $1 for Kamaaina.