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AFO - Halawa Xeriscape Garden Mystery Cache

Hidden : 2/19/2012
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

The Cache is NOT at the Posted Coordinates!!! Solve the simple puzzle below to find the Cache.

This cache is one of the puzzle caches that make up the ALOHA from O'ahu (AFO) series. This series of caches, designed to take you on a tour of O'ahu, was created by GeoGerms in 2011-12 and adopted by Cache_Lee in 2021.

ALOHA from O'ahu

---Halawa Xeriscape Garden---

 

Halawa Xeriscape Garden

 

The Halawa Xeriscape Garden displays a series of xeric (dry) plants in a residential-scale setting to demonstrate species capable of providing a visually attractive garden, while using less water than most currently popular plants. It was opened to public in September 1989, after several years of effort by the Board of Water Supply, as a way to educate O'ahu residents on ways to save water in lawns, gardens, and landscaped areas.

Some kinds of plants need far less water than others; there is a wide range of "less thirstiness." To illustrate that range, the Halawa Xeriscape Garden is divided into several sections:

  • The Hawaiian Garden showcases a planting of native species adapted to hot, dry conditions. They are attractive, readily grown, and require far less water than most exotics.
  • The International Garden boasts a collection of plants from the world's dry tropics. It includes newly-introduced experimental species whose reaction to varying levels of drought will be evaluated over the next several years. The introduction and evaluation program is an important aspect of the xeriscape project.
  • The Bromeliad Garden features a collection of "less thirsty" pineapple relatives from the tropics of the New World. This garden presents a kaleidoscopic palette of species of widely varying forms and sized for both sun and shade in the xeriscape.
  • The Tree Garden is a collection of drought-tolerant tree species, including several experimental species from all over the globe.

For garden hours and updated information go to: https://www.boardofwatersupply.com/community/halawa-xeriscape-garden

 

You DO NOT need to enter the garden to find the cache.

 

~~~For the puzzle, eh no waste water.~~~

Cache is at:


NORTH:
Don't water lawns between 9am and 5pm.
Water lawns just 1-2 times a week.
Don't water lawns between 9am and 5pm.
Don't water lawns between 9am and 5pm.
8
Don't let the faucet run and run.
Check for plumbing leaks.

 

WEST:
Water lawns just 1-2 times a week.
Take shorter showers.
Don't let the faucet run and run.
Take shorter showers.
Install water-efficient fixtures.
Check for plumbing leaks.
Check for plumbing leaks.
Don't water lawns between 9am and 5pm.

 


You can validate your puzzle solution with certitude.

 

 photo shaka.gifCache with Alha photo shaka.gif

Congrats kalohepirate on the FTF!!!

 

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Chmmyr: Obneq bs Jngre Fhccyl - 7-jnlf gb fnir jngre. Pnpur: raq bs ebpx jnyy

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)