XXII Heliconia Society International Conferenc

CTAHR and the Heliconia Society International will present the Society’s XXII Conference at the UH Mānoa Campus Center Ballroom, March 23–25, 2025. The three-day conference will focus on taxonomy, cultivation, and cultural management of plants within the order Zingiberales, which include heliconia, banana, and ginger, among others. Keynote speaker Dr. John Kress (Research Botanist Emeritus, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History) will present a talk on the phylogeny, classification, and conservation status of Heliconia species. Presenters with ties to CTAHR’s Dept. of Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences (TPSS) include Prof. Theodore Radovich, Extension Agent Russell Galanti, and TPSS alumnus Gabriel Sachter-Smith of Hawaii Banana Source. The three-day conference will also include a tour of Lyon Arboretum and networking social events. Post-conference tours are at capacity, but conference-only registration is currently available. A small number of speaking slots remain open. For more information or to submit an abstract please visit https://www.heliconia.org/conference or contact hsicon25@gmail.com.

Event Sponsor
College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience (CTAHR) , Mānoa Campus

More Information
Jessica Radovich, 8082943041, radovije@hawaii.edu, XXII Heliconia Conference Flyer (PDF)

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