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Where do the plant recommendations come from?

USDA PLANTS for native ranges, Doug Tallamy's research and the National Wildlife Federation's Native Plant Finder for ecological value, plus Audubon's Plants for Birds database and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center for regional fit.

Are these all native plants?

Yes. Every recommendation is genuinely native to the area associated with your ZIP code.

Why is this bird-driven instead of plant-driven?

Most planners start with your climate zone and give you a generic native plant list. This one starts with the birds you actually want to attract, then filters plants to the ones that support those species.

Plants for Birds in Hawaii

Native Hawaii plants that genuinely support the birds you want in your yard.

Hawaii has one of the most distinctive bird faunas on earth — and one of the most fragile. Native Hawaiian honeycreepers (the 'i'iwi, 'apapane, and amakihi) evolved on these islands and have lived nowhere else for millions of years. Nēnē — the state bird — graze on lava slopes from Maui to the Big Island. And the islands' native forests still hold a piece of an avifauna found absolutely nowhere else on the planet.

Native Hawaiian plants are critical to native Hawaiian birds in a way that's hard to overstate. Many honeycreepers evolved alongside specific endemic plants. (Heads up: our planner's plant database is built primarily for the continental US — Hawaiian-specific recommendations are limited, and the genuinely native Hawaiian options below are the place to start. For full habitat planning, the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources and the Hawaiian Native Plant Society are better resources than this tool.)

Enter your Hawaiian ZIP code in the tool below. The planner will attempt to filter to plants we have data for in your part of Hawaii. Pick the species — Nēnē, native honeycreepers, or any of them — and we'll give you what data we have. The example list below is curated specifically for Hawaii.

Native Hawaii plants that genuinely support birds

A few of the most useful native Hawaii plants for birds:

'Ōhi'a Lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha) — The keystone native Hawaiian forest tree. Nectar for 'I'iwi, 'Apapane, and other honeycreepers.
Koa (Acacia koa) — Native Hawaiian hardwood. Hosts native insects critical to forest birds.
Naio (Myoporum sandwicense) — Native tree. Cover and habitat for native forest birds.
Naupaka Kahakai (Scaevola taccada) — Coastal native. Cover for shorebirds.
'Ūlei (Osteomeles anthyllidifolia) — Native shrub with white blossoms and small fruit.
Hala Pepe (Pleomele aurea) — Native dryland tree. Berries for forest birds.
'A'ali'i (Dodonaea viscosa) — Drought-hardy native shrub; cover for honeycreepers.
Wiliwili (Erythrina sandwicensis) — Endemic Hawaiian tree. Nectar for native birds in dry forests.
Pua Kala (Argemone glauca) — Native Hawaiian poppy.
'Ilima (Sida fallax) — Native groundcover; pollinator-friendly.
Mamane (Sophora chrysophylla) — Critical food source for the endangered Palila.
Hāpu'u Tree Fern (Cibotium spp.) — Native fern; provides forest understory cover.

This is a state-wide overview. For a list tailored to your garden:

Enter your Hawaii ZIP and pick the birds you actually want. The planner filters every plant in our database down to the ones native to your part of Hawaii and genuinely useful for your birds.