endemicMalvaceae
Hibiscus arnottianus
koki‘o ke‘oke‘o
Endemic to Hawaiʻinative
Found naturally nowhere else on Earth.
Hawaiian hibiscus are seven species of hibiscus native to Hawaii. The yellow hibiscus is Hawaii's state flower. Most commonly grown as ornamental plants in the Hawaiian Islands are the Chinese hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) and its numerous hybrids, though the native Hibiscus arnottianus is occasionally planted.
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Seasonality
33 flowering · 0 fruiting annotations · iNaturalist · fetched Jul 2026
■ flowering (peak September)■ fruiting (peak January)
This is an inference, not a schedule. The curve reflects when observers annotated flowering and fruiting — which tracks observer effort as well as plant behavior, and pools all elevations and islands into one signal. Hawaiʻi’s microclimates vary enormously; a species may fruit in January at sea level and June at elevation. Use this to know when to look, then look.
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Where documented · 95 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 98 · GBIF 156 records
Moanalua · OʻahuiNat 4 · GBIF 16 ✓
Hālawa · OʻahuiNat 4 · GBIF 9 ✓
Waikīkī · OʻahuiNat 4 · GBIF 8 ✓
Honolulu · OʻahuiNat 3 · GBIF 9 ✓
Honouliuli · OʻahuiNat 3 · GBIF 7 ✓
Waiʻanae · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 8 ✓
Kalihi · OʻahuiNat 4 · GBIF 6 ✓
Waimea · KauaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 7 ✓
Waipiʻo · OʻahuiNat 4 · GBIF 5 ✓
Kailua · OʻahuiNat 3 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waikapū · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 3 ✓
Kāneʻohe · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
Kawailoa · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 3 ✓
Honuaʻula · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 1 ✓
Hanapēpē · KauaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 1 ✓
Haʻikū · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Piʻihonua · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 1 ✓
Puʻuwaʻawaʻa · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 1 ✓
Olowalu · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Kawaihae 1 · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 1 ✓
N/A · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kapālama · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Wailuku · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Kamananui · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waiākea · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Paʻalaʻa · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Honokōwai · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Makaweli · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Ukumehame · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kahaluʻu · HawaiʻiiNat 2
Honolua · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Maunalua · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waimalu · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waiohuli · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kalialinui · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kawaihāpai · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kalopā · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waikane · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waiheʻe · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Pāhoehoe · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Puʻuanahulu · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kealakekua, Kīloa 1 · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Hālawa · MolokaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waimea · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
ʻŌlaʻa · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kahuku · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Keʻei 2 · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waiau · OʻahuGBIF 2
Kahauloa 2 · HawaiʻiGBIF 2
Waiāhole · OʻahuGBIF 2
Kaiwikinui · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Mākua · OʻahuiNat 1
Pāʻauhau · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Waiheʻe · MauiiNat 1
Mohopilo · MauiiNat 1
Nienie · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Waipiʻo · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Kahikinui · MauiiNat 1
Kalalau · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Keauhou 2 · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Kūkūau 1 · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Pūlehunui · MauiiNat 1
Kaūmana · HawaiʻiiNat 1
ʻAiea · OʻahuiNat 1
Launiupoko · MauiiNat 1
Mānana · OʻahuiNat 1
ʻŌuli · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Auwahi · MauiGBIF 1
Kawaihae 2 · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Mākaha · OʻahuGBIF 1
Kiʻilae · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Nuʻu · MauiGBIF 1
Waikele · OʻahuGBIF 1
Māhāʻulepū · KauaʻiGBIF 1
Waiawa · OʻahuGBIF 1
Honokahua · MauiGBIF 1
Hanakāpīʻai · KauaʻiGBIF 1
Kapāpala · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Hanakaʻōʻō · MauiGBIF 1
ʻŌiʻo 1 · OʻahuGBIF 1
Kamehamenui · MauiGBIF 1
Kaloko · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Keauhou · MauiGBIF 1
Honomū, Kuhua · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Kalauao · OʻahuGBIF 1
Kahauiki · OʻahuGBIF 1
Waimano · OʻahuGBIF 1
Kīlauea · KauaʻiGBIF 1
Nānākuli · OʻahuGBIF 1
Makawao · MauiGBIF 1
Polanui · MauiGBIF 1