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Hawaii’s landscape industry is one of the fastest growing and largest segments of the green in-dustry with an economic impact of over $520 million annually and full time employment of over 11,000 landscape professionals.

The Landscape Industry Council of Hawai‘I formed in June 1986, is a statewide al-liance representing Hawaii’s landscape associations: Aloha Arborist Association, American Society of Landscape Architects Hawaii Chapter, Hawaii Associa-tion of Nurserymen, Hawaii Is-land Landscape Association, Hawaii Landscape and Irrigation Contractors, Hawaii Society of Urban Forestry Professionals, Kauai Landscape Industry Coun-cil, Maui Association of Land-scape Professionals, Professional Grounds Management Society, Big Island Association of Nurs-erymen, and the Hawaii Profes-sional Gardeners Association.

Landscape Industry Council of Hawai‘iP. O. Box 22938, Honolulu HI 96823-2938www.landscapehawaii.org

EditorChris DacusChris.Dacus@gmail.com

Advertising SalesJay Deputyjaydeputy@gmail.com

DesignerDarrell Ishida

Cover PhotoRichard Quinn M

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Council of Hawai‘i Sponsor

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July marks the 25th anniversary of the birth of the Landscape Industry Council of Hawai’i.

Prior to the formation of LICH, arborists, land-scape architects, contractors, nurserymen, turf grass experts and researchers lacked an organization to represent the diverse industry and a unified voice.

The beginnings started with a few visionaries; Danny Nakamura, John Okamura, and Lester Inouye drinking pau hana beers and talking story about get-ting organized for the benefit of their industry and our island landscape. They enlisted the help of the University of Hawaii, which produced a report of the industry led by Dr. Fred Rauch. This led to the forma-tion of the Landscape Industry Council of Hawai’i and the first board of directors, Steve Nimz, Susan Matsushima, Lester Inouye, and Thomas Aceves.

Committees were quickly formed and LICH was off and running. The legislative committee led by Jimmy Kuroiwa, Susan Matsushima, John Russell lobbied the legislature for the landscape industry issues and created the UH CTAHR Land-scape Specialist position, which led to the hiring Dave Hensley. Danny Nakamura and Lester Inouye headed a specifications committee developing standard land-scape irrigation and planting specifications. Pat Oka chaired a committee estab-lishing nursery standards for plant material. Olive Winslow and Suzan Katz of the newsletter committee integrated the publishing of the various industry newslet-ters into the original LICH newsletter. The education committee chaired by Greg Culver developed many workshops that included cost estimating, palm identifica-tion, maintenance, water features, native plants and a video library for everyone’s use. The first economic report of the landscape industry was developed by Linda Cox showing that the landscape industry was as large as agriculture. Danny Na-kamura, John Wilkinson, Garrett Webb and Boyd Ready followed as presidents of LICH.

And it continues today with many industry legends still involved and new landscape professionals stepping up. LICH has been leading the charge on the important sustainability initiatives. Five years ago, LICH created the nation’s most comprehensive statewide invasive species guidelines. A couple of years ago, the industry formed a water conservation committee chaired by Boyd Ready and produced new industry standard water saving measures. Over the past year, many new initiatives have begun including LICH Native Plant Initiative led by four LICH directors to establish the nation’s first statewide native plant guidelines and certi-fied native parent plants. A recent initiative chaired by Brandon Au has begun to update nursery guidelines starting with plant spacing guidelines. Carl Evensen is co-leading an effort to produce a comprehensive report of the research needs of the industry. The conference committee is putting together another great conference and tradeshow led by Jay Deputy and Martin & Carol Miyashiro. Needless to say, there are many efforts and many more people that should be credited with recent achievements.

The story of LICH is about a diverse industry coming together for one unified voice and achieving what was previously unattainable. While we are proud of all the achievements, our best years lay ahead of us. It’s an incredible time to be in the green industry, we are entering a time of unparalleled opportunity and importance as the caretakers and innovators of green infrastructure and the natural systems of our environment. If anyone is going to save our islands from past development practices, it’s the green industry. There’s never been a better time to be unified and be involved.

Happy Birthday, LICH!Aloha,

Chris DacusLICH President

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FEATURES

6 LICH ORIGINS 7 EVOLUTION OF LICH 11 CONFERENCE ORIGINS 12 GARRETT WEBB PROFILE 14 CLT ORIGINS 16 THE PATH TO OUR VISION 18 CTAHR HISTORY20 HASLA CHINATOWN23 PESTICIDE LABEL26 WILIWILI GALL WASP27 NATIVE PLANT30 LEED32 PLANT THEFT36 CLT CERTIFICATION37 PALM38 STEVE NIMZ PROFILE42 PLANT SPACING GUIDELINES47 ADVERTISE WITH US

COVER STORIES

44 ARBORICULTURE HISTORY 46 LICH RESEARCH INITIATIVE

42

Hawaii’s landscape industry is one of the fastest growing and largest segments of the green in-dustry with an economic impact of over $520 million annually and full time employment of over 11,000 landscape professionals.

The Landscape Industry Council of Hawai‘I formed in June 1986, is a statewide al-liance representing Hawaii’s landscape associations: Aloha Arborist Association, American Society of Landscape Architects Hawaii Chapter, Hawaii Associa-tion of Nurserymen, Hawaii Is-land Landscape Association, Hawaii Landscape and Irrigation Contractors, Hawaii Society of Urban Forestry Professionals, Kauai Landscape Industry Coun-cil, Maui Association of Land-scape Professionals, Professional Grounds Management Society, Big Island Association of Nurs-erymen, and the Hawaii Profes-sional Gardeners Association.

Landscape Industry Council of Hawai‘iP. O. Box 22938, Honolulu HI 96823-2938www.landscapehawaii.org

EditorChris DacusChris.Dacus@gmail.com

Advertising SalesJay Deputyjaydeputy@gmail.com

DesignerDarrell Ishida

Cover PhotoRichard Quinn M

EMOMEMO

president’s

b y C h r i s D a c u s

Mahalo to Landscape Industry

Council of Hawai‘i Sponsor

2 LANDSCAPE HAWAII AUGUST | SEPTEMBER 2011

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July marks the 25th anniversary of the birth of the Landscape Industry Council of Hawai’i.

Prior to the formation of LICH, arborists, land-scape architects, contractors, nurserymen, turf grass experts and researchers lacked an organization to represent the diverse industry and a unified voice.

The beginnings started with a few visionaries; Danny Nakamura, John Okamura, and Lester Inouye drinking pau hana beers and talking story about get-ting organized for the benefit of their industry and our island landscape. They enlisted the help of the University of Hawaii, which produced a report of the industry led by Dr. Fred Rauch. This led to the forma-tion of the Landscape Industry Council of Hawai’i and the first board of directors, Steve Nimz, Susan Matsushima, Lester Inouye, and Thomas Aceves.

Committees were quickly formed and LICH was off and running. The legislative committee led by Jimmy Kuroiwa, Susan Matsushima, John Russell lobbied the legislature for the landscape industry issues and created the UH CTAHR Land-scape Specialist position, which led to the hiring Dave Hensley. Danny Nakamura and Lester Inouye headed a specifications committee developing standard land-scape irrigation and planting specifications. Pat Oka chaired a committee estab-lishing nursery standards for plant material. Olive Winslow and Suzan Katz of the newsletter committee integrated the publishing of the various industry newslet-ters into the original LICH newsletter. The education committee chaired by Greg Culver developed many workshops that included cost estimating, palm identifica-tion, maintenance, water features, native plants and a video library for everyone’s use. The first economic report of the landscape industry was developed by Linda Cox showing that the landscape industry was as large as agriculture. Danny Na-kamura, John Wilkinson, Garrett Webb and Boyd Ready followed as presidents of LICH.

And it continues today with many industry legends still involved and new landscape professionals stepping up. LICH has been leading the charge on the important sustainability initiatives. Five years ago, LICH created the nation’s most comprehensive statewide invasive species guidelines. A couple of years ago, the industry formed a water conservation committee chaired by Boyd Ready and produced new industry standard water saving measures. Over the past year, many new initiatives have begun including LICH Native Plant Initiative led by four LICH directors to establish the nation’s first statewide native plant guidelines and certi-fied native parent plants. A recent initiative chaired by Brandon Au has begun to update nursery guidelines starting with plant spacing guidelines. Carl Evensen is co-leading an effort to produce a comprehensive report of the research needs of the industry. The conference committee is putting together another great conference and tradeshow led by Jay Deputy and Martin & Carol Miyashiro. Needless to say, there are many efforts and many more people that should be credited with recent achievements.

The story of LICH is about a diverse industry coming together for one unified voice and achieving what was previously unattainable. While we are proud of all the achievements, our best years lay ahead of us. It’s an incredible time to be in the green industry, we are entering a time of unparalleled opportunity and importance as the caretakers and innovators of green infrastructure and the natural systems of our environment. If anyone is going to save our islands from past development practices, it’s the green industry. There’s never been a better time to be unified and be involved.

Happy Birthday, LICH!Aloha,

Chris DacusLICH President

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Sign up for the LICH Conference Electronic ProceedingsSign up today for the electronic proceedings of the 2011 Landscape Industry Council of Hawai‘i Green Industry Conference & Trade Show being held October 6th. The proceedings of the educational sessions will only be available electronically by emailing the editor, chris.dacus@gmail.com.

October 6th2011 LICH Green Industry Confer-ence & Trade ShowNeal Blaisdell Center, O‘ahu

October 8thHawaii ASLA Aulani

Disney Resort TourKo’olina, O’ahu

Scenic Hawaii Betty Crocker landscape Awards held its 9th Annual Landscape Award Ceremony on June 27, 2011 featuring awards for pri-vate gardens, community gardens, professional gardens, and xeriscape gardens. Belt Collins Hawaii took home three awards for its projects: Shriners Hospital for Children, Kahala Hotel & Resort – Entry Drive and Porte Cochere Improvements project and for a LEED® Platinum single-family private residence in Lanikai. Special awards included Volunteer of the Year awarded to Carol Kim and Jennie Tam and the Legacy Award to the D.T. Fleming Arboretum at Pu‘u Mahoe on Maui.

The 2011 LICH Conference is scheduled for October 6, 2011 at the Neal Blaisdell Center. Sign up now for the free elec-tronic edition of the confer-ence proceedings by sending your email address to chris.dacus@gmail.com.

Sign up for the free electronic edition of the LICH proceedings

And the winner is…

Events CalendarNovember 2 to 6th The Society of American Foresters National Convention Hilton Hawaiian Village and the Hawaii Convention Center, O’ahu

November 5th HECO Arbor Day Tree Giveaway

November 5th AAA Trees Underground Work-shop for the Public Locations at the Urban Garden Center in Pearl City, O’ahu

November 11th Hawaii Island Landscape Manage-ment Conference at Hapuna Beach Prince Resort at South Kohala, Big Island

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2011 LICH Green Industry Confer-ence & Trade ShowNeal Blaisdell Center, O‘ahu

October 8thHawaii ASLA Aulani

Disney Resort TourKo’olina, O’ahu

The Society of American Foresters National ConventionHilton Hawaiian Village and theHawaii Convention Center, O’ahu

November 5th HECO Arbor DayTree Giveaway

AAA Trees Underground Workshop for the Public Locations atthe Urban Garden Center in Pearl City, O’ahu

November 11thHawaii Island Landscape Manage-ment Conference at Hapuna Beach Prince Resort at South Kohala, Big Island

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NEW

SNEWSLICH

W h a t s H a p p e n i n g

Upcoming IssuesTell a great story.

Email the editor at

chris.dacus@gmail.com.

October/November 2011 IssueTheme: LICH Conference

Story Deadline: September 9th

October 10th Electronic Edition onlyTheme: Conference

Proceedings

Proceeding Deadline:

September 22nd

December 2011/ January 2012 IssueTheme: Arboriculture

& Arbor Day

Story Deadline: November 18th

Send us your email address to

chris.dacus@gmail.com if you

wish to get a copy.

4 LANDSCAPE HAWAII AUGUST | SEPTEMBER 2011

Sign up for the LICH Conference Electronic ProceedingsSign up today for the electronic proceedings of the 2011 Landscape Industry Council of Hawai‘i Green Industry Conference & Trade Show being held October 6th. The proceedings of the educational sessions will only be available electronically by emailing the editor, chris.dacus@gmail.com.

October 6th2011 LICH Green Industry Confer-ence & Trade ShowNeal Blaisdell Center, O‘ahu

October 8thHawaii ASLA Aulani

Disney Resort TourKo’olina, O’ahu

Scenic Hawaii Betty Crocker landscape Awards held its 9th Annual Landscape Award Ceremony on June 27, 2011 featuring awards for pri-vate gardens, community gardens, professional gardens, and xeriscape gardens. Belt Collins Hawaii took home three awards for its projects: Shriners Hospital for Children, Kahala Hotel & Resort – Entry Drive and Porte Cochere Improvements project and for a LEED® Platinum single-family private residence in Lanikai. Special awards included Volunteer of the Year awarded to Carol Kim and Jennie Tam and the Legacy Award to the D.T. Fleming Arboretum at Pu‘u Mahoe on Maui.

The 2011 LICH Conference is scheduled for October 6, 2011 at the Neal Blaisdell Center. Sign up now for the free elec-tronic edition of the confer-ence proceedings by sending your email address to chris.dacus@gmail.com.

Sign up for the free electronic edition of the LICH proceedings

And the winner is…

Events CalendarNovember 2 to 6th The Society of American Foresters National Convention Hilton Hawaiian Village and the Hawaii Convention Center, O’ahu

November 5th HECO Arbor Day Tree Giveaway

November 5th AAA Trees Underground Work-shop for the Public Locations at the Urban Garden Center in Pearl City, O’ahu

November 11th Hawaii Island Landscape Manage-ment Conference at Hapuna Beach Prince Resort at South Kohala, Big Island

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2011 LICH Green Industry Confer-ence & Trade ShowNeal Blaisdell Center, O‘ahu

October 8thHawaii ASLA Aulani

Disney Resort TourKo’olina, O’ahu

The Society of American Foresters National ConventionHilton Hawaiian Village and theHawaii Convention Center, O’ahu

November 5th HECO Arbor DayTree Giveaway

AAA Trees Underground Workshop for the Public Locations atthe Urban Garden Center in Pearl City, O’ahu

November 11thHawaii Island Landscape Manage-ment Conference at Hapuna Beach Prince Resort at South Kohala, Big Island

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THE 2011 LICH GREEN INDUSTRY CONFERENCE& TRADE SHOW October 6th Neal Blaisdell Exhibition Hall

Reserve your 10’ x 10’ booth space and 25’ x 25’ floor space for some bigger equipment by contacting:

CAROL MIYASHIRO (808)-456-3535carol@diamondheadsprinkler.com.

PROMOTE YOUR PRODUCTSWith A Booth At Hawaii’s Premier

Landscape Tradeshow

Mark Your Calendar For Hawaii’s Premier Landscape Conference & Tradeshow!

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up today for the electronic eedings of the 2011 Landscape

ustry Council of Hawai‘i Green ustry Conference & Trade Show ng held October 6th. The proceedings

the educational sessions will only be vailable electronically by emailing the ditor, chris.dacus@gmail.com.

THE EVOLUTIONOF THE

LICHt all started with a letter to the Dean of the College of Tropi-

cal Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR), Dr. Noel P. Kefford, dated July 9, 1985. The

letter from three organizations as-sociated with the landscape indus-

try in Hawaii (Hawaii Chapter, American Society of Landscape Architects, Hawaii Landscape & Irrigation Contractors Asso-ciation of Hawaii, and Hawaii Association of Nurserymen) requested that the Col-lege undertake an analysis of the industry to help identify problem areas and pos-sible solutions. The College is responsible for the preparation of the analysis of the various segments of Hawaii’s agricultural industries.

After a series of meetings and consul-tations, the administration of CTAHR decided to do a preliminary analysis. Dr. Charles H. Ingraham, Professor Emeritus, Ohio State University, was employed to (1) determine the structure of the Hawaii landscape industry and the interaction of the components, (2) identify specific

problems in the Hawaii land-scape industry, and (3) deter-mine options for solutions.

Initial efforts consisted of gathering background informa-tion and visits with various com-ponents of the industry. CTAHR resource persons included Fred D. Rauch, Horticulture Specialist, and Melvin Wong and Fred Fujimoto, County Extension Agents. This was followed with a series of four meet-ings in which representatives of the organizations involved with the various components of the industry were invited to participate. The Hawaii Turfgrass As-sociation was not included since they had already completed a separate analysis. A final report, which included a summary of industry problems and possible solutions, ranked by or-der of priority, was submitted on April 22, 1986.

Having generated considerable momentum through the sharing of mutual concerns, the participants continued their monthly meetings.

After little progress, Dr. Fred D. Rauch was asked to take the lead and serve as convener for the meet-

BY DR. FRED D. RAUCH

LANDSCAPEHAWAII.ORG 7

if the University of Hawaii can help in this effort. After a couple of meetings with Fred, he mentioned that Prof. Ingraham from Ohio State was coming to town and maybe something could be worked out. Professor Ingraham was doing a study of the Turf grass industry at that time. A few weeks later in July of 1985 Fred asked for a joint letter, addressed to the Dean of the College of Tropical Agriculture, from the industry requesting that a study of the industry be done. Mike Miyabara, the president of the ASLA at that time and I went in to Fred’s office. We met Kevin Mulkern of the landscape contractors asso-ciation in Fred’s office to sign the letter. True to form he was late for the meeting. Pat Takahashi presi-dent of the Hawaii Associations of Nurserymen signed the letter later that week.

Lester Inouye is a landscape architect and the principal of Lester H. Inouye & Associates Inc. and one of the catalysts for the birth of the Landscape Industry Council of Hawai’i.

t all started with three people Danny Nakamura, John Oka-

mura, and Lester Inouye getting together at least once a week for

several months at Lester’s office for beer & soda etc. to shoot the bull

regarding happenings on projects that were going on in the industry. Interest-ingly the take on who screwed up or exactly what happened was like the Japanese play “Rashomon” where the truth lay in the eye of the beholder. After several weeks of this, there was a need and a challenge to bring the two parts of the industry, the landscape con-tractors and landscape architects, together to exchange information.

The first meeting was held at the AIA headquarters, which was on Merchant Street at that time. A group of 40 to 50 or so people gathered on the second floor office with pupus and beer & soda in hand. Ted Green was the moderator. You can imagine the dif-ficulty constraining each side from speaking up. Actually the meeting went quite well.

Danny, John and Lester got together in the weeks after and mulled over what to do next. Some time in May 1985, Lester approached Fred Rauch and explained what happened and the need to move this forward asking

BY LESTER INOUYE

THE ORIGINS OF THE

LICHt aDa

mutoge

sevebeer &

regard

From three buddies getting together, the seed of the Landscape Industry Council of Hawai‘i was nutured twenty-five years ago

THE VOICE OF HAWAII’S GREEN INDUSTRY6 LANDSCAPE HAWAII AUGUST | SEPTEMBER 2011

THE EVOLUTIONOF THE

LICHt all started with a letter to the Dean of the College of Tropi-

cal Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR), Dr. Noel P. Kefford, dated July 9, 1985. The

letter from three organizations as-sociated with the landscape indus-

try in Hawaii (Hawaii Chapter, American Society of Landscape Architects, Hawaii Landscape & Irrigation Contractors Asso-ciation of Hawaii, and Hawaii Association of Nurserymen) requested that the Col-lege undertake an analysis of the industry to help identify problem areas and pos-sible solutions. The College is responsible for the preparation of the analysis of the various segments of Hawaii’s agricultural industries.

After a series of meetings and consul-tations, the administration of CTAHR decided to do a preliminary analysis. Dr. Charles H. Ingraham, Professor Emeritus, Ohio State University, was employed to (1) determine the structure of the Hawaii landscape industry and the interaction of the components, (2) identify specific

problems in the Hawaii land-scape industry, and (3) deter-mine options for solutions.

Initial efforts consisted of gathering background informa-tion and visits with various com-ponents of the industry. CTAHR resource persons included Fred D. Rauch, Horticulture Specialist, and Melvin Wong and Fred Fujimoto, County Extension Agents. This was followed with a series of four meet-ings in which representatives of the organizations involved with the various components of the industry were invited to participate. The Hawaii Turfgrass As-sociation was not included since they had already completed a separate analysis. A final report, which included a summary of industry problems and possible solutions, ranked by or-der of priority, was submitted on April 22, 1986.

Having generated considerable momentum through the sharing of mutual concerns, the participants continued their monthly meetings.

After little progress, Dr. Fred D. Rauch was asked to take the lead and serve as convener for the meet-

BY DR. FRED D. RAUCH

LANDSCAPEHAWAII.ORG 7

if the University of Hawaii can help in this effort. After a couple of meetings with Fred, he mentioned that Prof. Ingraham from Ohio State was coming to town and maybe something could be worked out. Professor Ingraham was doing a study of the Turf grass industry at that time. A few weeks later in July of 1985 Fred asked for a joint letter, addressed to the Dean of the College of Tropical Agriculture, from the industry requesting that a study of the industry be done. Mike Miyabara, the president of the ASLA at that time and I went in to Fred’s office. We met Kevin Mulkern of the landscape contractors asso-ciation in Fred’s office to sign the letter. True to form he was late for the meeting. Pat Takahashi presi-dent of the Hawaii Associations of Nurserymen signed the letter later that week.

Lester Inouye is a landscape architect and the principal of Lester H. Inouye & Associates Inc. and one of the catalysts for the birth of the Landscape Industry Council of Hawai’i.

t all started with three people Danny Nakamura, John Oka-

mura, and Lester Inouye getting together at least once a week for

several months at Lester’s office for beer & soda etc. to shoot the bull

regarding happenings on projects that were going on in the industry. Interest-ingly the take on who screwed up or exactly what happened was like the Japanese play “Rashomon” where the truth lay in the eye of the beholder. After several weeks of this, there was a need and a challenge to bring the two parts of the industry, the landscape con-tractors and landscape architects, together to exchange information.

The first meeting was held at the AIA headquarters, which was on Merchant Street at that time. A group of 40 to 50 or so people gathered on the second floor office with pupus and beer & soda in hand. Ted Green was the moderator. You can imagine the dif-ficulty constraining each side from speaking up. Actually the meeting went quite well.

Danny, John and Lester got together in the weeks after and mulled over what to do next. Some time in May 1985, Lester approached Fred Rauch and explained what happened and the need to move this forward asking

BY LESTER INOUYE

THE ORIGINS OF THE

LICHt aDa

mutoge

sevebeer &

regard

From three buddies getting together, the seed of the Landscape Industry Council of Hawai‘i was nutured twenty-five years ago

THE VOICE OF HAWAII’S GREEN INDUSTRY6 LANDSCAPE HAWAII AUGUST | SEPTEMBER 2011

ings. After some initial discussion at the next meeting (June 3,1986) to bring those in attendance up to date, it was decided to focus on the first priority identified in the Ingraham report, ‘no organized communication and coordination among the components of the landscape industry’. One of the solutions was to form a Landscape Industry Council. To accomplish this it was decided to form a working committee comprised of two representatives from the existing six component organiza-tions.

Some of the issues addressed were: if a council should be formed, the nature and structure of such a council, and what would the council do (purpose). After agreement that an organization would be beneficial to the landscape industry in Hawaii a name was selected, LANDSCAPE INDUSTRY COUNCIL OF HAWAII (LlCH), with the purposes ‘improve the quality of the landscape environment and promote the growth of the landscape industry in Hawaii. In achieving these purposes, the Council shall serve to:

a. Coordinate and establish communication between the respective segments of the landscape industry

b. Encourage and support research and development con-ducive to the advancement of the landscape industry;

c. Promote and represent the landscape industry; d. Educate the members of the Council to improve their

knowledge and skills;e. Lobby for legislation favorable to the landscape industry; f. Increase public awareness and appreciation of the land-

scape industry; g. Other activities beneficial to the landscape industry as

determined by the Council. Before proceeding with the Council bylaws, it was deter-

mined that broader input and support for such an organiza-tion was desirable. A one-day workshop was planned for Sep-tember 13, 1986 at the University of Hawaii-Manoa Campus Center Ballroom. The workshop theme was “New Opportuni-ties in Hawaii’s Landscape Industry.” The program was well amended by about 114 individuals representing an excellent cross section of the industry including production, design, construction, and maintenance as well as the public and

pri-vate sectors and from all the Islands.

The morning program provided an introduction to the landscape council concept and then the participants were divided into five discussion

groups based on industry associations. These groups were charged with determining if some type of industry wide organization would be beneficial to their segment of the industry and how such an organiza-tion should be structured. During the afternoon session, the participants were divided into four working groups: communi-cation, education, industry growth/research and development, and quality. The discussion leaders prepared a position paper for each of the sessions.

In addition to reaching agreement on the need for a landscape council, one of the more positive aspects of the workshop was the discus-sions that were taking place within and between the various segments of the landscape industry. This was especially evident during the lunch and coffee breaks.

A major part of preparing for the workshop was the development of a mailing list those involved with the landscape industry. This was compiled from the membership lists from the six organizations and information supplied from the county extension agents in the four counties. This required considerable cross checking as many of the lists were out of date and con-tained many duplications.

Following the workshop, the committee focused on the development of a set of bylaws for the council. After review and approval by the charter members of the Council Aloha Arborists Association (AAA), American Society of Landscape Architects-Hawaii Chapter (ASLA), Hawaii Association of Nurserymen (HAN), Hawaii Guild of Professional Garden-ers (HGPG), Hawaii Landscape and Irrigation Contractors Association (HLlCA), Hawaii Turfgrass Association (HTA), Col-lege of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR), University of Hawaii-Manoa - Ex Officio Member, the by-laws were revised, reviewed by legal council, and the organization registered as a nonprofit organization.

In the meantime, a second all day workshop was organized for March 28, 1987 at the Ala Moana Americana Hotel in conjunction with the Annual Ornamentals Short Course sponsored by the University of Hawaii-Manoa Extension Service. The theme for this program was ‘Estimating in the

Landscape Industry’ and featured Mr. Charies Vander Kooi of Littleton, Colorado. Again the workshop was

attended by an excellent cross section of the indus-try with 128 registered.

In keeping with one of the purposes of the Land-scape Council, to ‘educate the members of the

Council to improve their knowledge and skill,’ a special program on estimating was planned as a follow up to the March workshop. This

program consisted of two separate portions, a one-day seminar and a two-day workshop, conducted by Mr. Vander Kooi.

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Ingraham report was communications, a newsletter committee was formed chaired by

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ings. After some initial discussion at the next meeting (June 3,1986) to bring those in attendance up to date, it was decided to focus on the first priority identified in the Ingraham report, ‘no organized communication and coordination among the components of the landscape industry’. One of the solutions was to form a Landscape Industry Council. To accomplish this it was decided to form a working committee comprised of two representatives from the existing six component organiza-tions.

Some of the issues addressed were: if a council should be formed, the nature and structure of such a council, and what would the council do (purpose). After agreement that an organization would be beneficial to the landscape industry in Hawaii a name was selected, LANDSCAPE INDUSTRY COUNCIL OF HAWAII (LlCH), with the purposes ‘improve the quality of the landscape environment and promote the growth of the landscape industry in Hawaii. In achieving these purposes, the Council shall serve to:

a. Coordinate and establish communication between the respective segments of the landscape industry

b. Encourage and support research and development con-ducive to the advancement of the landscape industry;

c. Promote and represent the landscape industry; d. Educate the members of the Council to improve their

knowledge and skills;e. Lobby for legislation favorable to the landscape industry; f. Increase public awareness and appreciation of the land-

scape industry; g. Other activities beneficial to the landscape industry as

determined by the Council. Before proceeding with the Council bylaws, it was deter-

mined that broader input and support for such an organiza-tion was desirable. A one-day workshop was planned for Sep-tember 13, 1986 at the University of Hawaii-Manoa Campus Center Ballroom. The workshop theme was “New Opportuni-ties in Hawaii’s Landscape Industry.” The program was well amended by about 114 individuals representing an excellent cross section of the industry including production, design, construction, and maintenance as well as the public and

pri-vate sectors and from all the Islands.

The morning program provided an introduction to the landscape council concept and then the participants were divided into five discussion

groups based on industry associations. These groups were charged with determining if some type of industry wide organization would be beneficial to their segment of the industry and how such an organiza-tion should be structured. During the afternoon session, the participants were divided into four working groups: communi-cation, education, industry growth/research and development, and quality. The discussion leaders prepared a position paper for each of the sessions.

In addition to reaching agreement on the need for a landscape council, one of the more positive aspects of the workshop was the discus-sions that were taking place within and between the various segments of the landscape industry. This was especially evident during the lunch and coffee breaks.

A major part of preparing for the workshop was the development of a mailing list those involved with the landscape industry. This was compiled from the membership lists from the six organizations and information supplied from the county extension agents in the four counties. This required considerable cross checking as many of the lists were out of date and con-tained many duplications.

Following the workshop, the committee focused on the development of a set of bylaws for the council. After review and approval by the charter members of the Council Aloha Arborists Association (AAA), American Society of Landscape Architects-Hawaii Chapter (ASLA), Hawaii Association of Nurserymen (HAN), Hawaii Guild of Professional Garden-ers (HGPG), Hawaii Landscape and Irrigation Contractors Association (HLlCA), Hawaii Turfgrass Association (HTA), Col-lege of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR), University of Hawaii-Manoa - Ex Officio Member, the by-laws were revised, reviewed by legal council, and the organization registered as a nonprofit organization.

In the meantime, a second all day workshop was organized for March 28, 1987 at the Ala Moana Americana Hotel in conjunction with the Annual Ornamentals Short Course sponsored by the University of Hawaii-Manoa Extension Service. The theme for this program was ‘Estimating in the

Landscape Industry’ and featured Mr. Charies Vander Kooi of Littleton, Colorado. Again the workshop was

attended by an excellent cross section of the indus-try with 128 registered.

In keeping with one of the purposes of the Land-scape Council, to ‘educate the members of the

Council to improve their knowledge and skill,’ a special program on estimating was planned as a follow up to the March workshop. This

program consisted of two separate portions, a one-day seminar and a two-day workshop, conducted by Mr. Vander Kooi.

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newsletter. Susan Katz and Olive Vanselow agreed to serve as the newsletter coeditors with Fred D. Rauch, as technical editor. The first issue of the bimonthly newsletter was July 1, 1987 and contained news from each the charter organizations, technical columns written by specialists from the University of Hawaii, feature stories, and a calendar of events.

At the July 7, 1987 meeting of the Landscape Council Commit-tee, the first officers for the Council were determined as follows:

President- Steve Nimz, The Tree People, representing AAA Vice President - Susan Matsushima, Amfac Garden Hawaii,

representing HAN Secretary - Lester H. Inouye, Lester H. Inouye & Assoc.,

representing ASLA Treasurer - Thomas J. Aceves, Trop Ag Landscape Services,

representing HTA

During the spring of 1987, Dr. Fred D. Rauch and Dr. Charles L Murdoch started working on the first comprehensive analysis of the landscape industry, this was presented to the Governor’s Agriculture Coordinating Committee (GACC) on November 18, 1987. The committee approved a total of $35,000 for priorities established in the Landscape Industry Analysis at it’s January meeting; $5,000 to provide educational and training programs for existing workers of the industry, and $30,000 to determine the economic value of the landscape industry in Hawaii.

The Council started work on the top priorities identified in the Landscape Industry Analysis by forming three committees; Education, Landscape Specifications, and Plant Grades and Standards.

Poorly trained individuals in all phases of the landscape indus-try in Hawaii was identified as the number one priority. One of the actions indentified was to ‘develop educational materials (publications, slide sets, video tapes, etc.) on cultural practices and pesticide application techniques.’ The Education Com-mittee, chaired by Greg Culver, obtained a number of existing video tapes from the mainland, reviewed them for suitability for Hawaii, and purchased seven tapes to initiate a reference library. These video tapes have been made available to the Landscape Industry for a nominal rental fee to cover the cost of handling.

The Education Committee continues to sponsor or cosponsor various educational programs (priority No. 1, ‘Provide educa-tional and training programs for existing workers of the indus-try’);

1. Ornamental Short Course, March 22- 23, 1998, Maui Com-munity College, Kahului. Included foliage/potted plant and landscape/nursery concurrent sessions with 220 in attendance.

2. Landscape Maintenance Workshop, September 23,1988, Outrigger Kuhio Holel, Honolulu. Topics included pruning, disease and insect pests, irrigation trouble shooting, and main-taining interiorscapes. An estimated 50 people had to be tumed away due to a maximum space limitation of 200.

3. Ornamental Short Course, March 30- 31, 1989, King Kame-hameha Hotel, Kailua-Kana. Included foliage/potted plant and landscape nursery concurrent sessions with a capacity atten-dance of 311.

4. Landscape Maintenance Field Day, May 6, 1989 University of Hawaii Waimanalo Experiment Station, Waimanalo. Follow up of Landscape Maintenance Workshop to provide ‘hands on’ training on turfgrass management, landscape weed control, and irrigation trouble shooting, with a total of 101 in attendance.

5. Landscape Palm Short Course, June 17, 1989, Ala Moana Hotel, Honolulu. Focus on problems, establishment, and

maintenance of palms in the landscape with 201 in attendance. The sessions were video taped and will be made available to the industry.

6. Water in the Landscape Short Course, August 31, 1989, Hyatt Regency Maui, Kaanapai. Focus on design, components, and maintenance of landscape water features with 61 in atten-dance.

In addition, the Landscape Council has participated in or assisted with the Hawaii Association of Nurserymen (HAN) Annual Conference and Trade Show, the HAN Plant Show and Sale, and the Hawaii Federation of Garden Clubs, Landscape Design Study Course.

A committee, chaired by Pat Oka, was formed to look into the problem of ‘lack of plant quality’ (priority No.3). The commit-tee of volunteers from the various segments of the industry initiated work on the establishment of grades and standards for landscape plant material in Hawaii. After reviewing available nursery plant grades from other States, the committee decided to follow those established by Florida. Initial lists of commonly used plants were established (trees, palms, shrubs, and ground covers) as a starting point. Charles Nagamine was recruited to start assembling information on grades and standards for shrubs as part of his MS graduate program at the University of Hawaii.

The number four priority identified in the Industry Analysis was ‘inadequate specifications for assuring quality work in land-scape installations and inadequate supervision of contractors during establishment to assure that specifications are followed.’ The Landscape Specification Committee, chaired by Lester H. Inouye (ASLA) and Danny Nakamura (HLICA), reviewed exist-ing specifications used by the Industry and drafted revised spec-ifications to be used as a guide for future projects in Hawaii.

Congratulations to LICH on reaching this significant mile-stone of service to the “Green Industry” of Hawaii, the 25th Anniversary. I feel honored to have had the opportunity to work with this industry for 25 years in Hawaii and to have a major part in the birth of the Landscape Industry Council of Hawaii.

One of the things I enjoy most is the challenge of how to make thing work better or how to get things done. A major challenge was how to get all the diverse organizations within the “Green Industry” in Hawaii under one umbrella. The result was the Landscape Industry Council of Hawaii. The first two to three years were especially exciting with all the energy within the organization. I had to run to keep up. This resulted in every-one talking to each other (rather than pointing fingers), work-ing together to solve industry problems and the first ever state wide/industry wide trade show and conference in 1992. Allen Clarke, a local landscape architect, returning from a national meeting, reported that Hawaii was the first state in the nation to have all the “Green Industry” organizations together.

One of the things that I still cherish was being awarded the Malama Aina Award in 1994 by the American Society of Land-scape Architects – Hawaii Chapter. This put me in company with such Hawaii treasures as Paul Weissich, Bea Krause and the Outdoor Circle. The future looks bright for LICH for anoth-er 25 years with the continued support of the industry member-ship and the current strong leadership. Congratulations!

Dr. Fred D. Rauch is an Emeritus Professor in Ornamental Hor-ticulture from the University of Hawaii and one of the catalysts for the birth of the Landscape Industry Council of Hawai’i.

Steve Nimz & Associates Inc.

he upcoming LICH Con-ference and Tradeshow

in October will mark the ninth consecutive year of the revived event. During the early years

of LICH, conferences and trade shows were held periodically but

were not conducted from the mid 90’s until 2003 when LICH partnered with the Agricultural Leadership to present a conference and trade show at the Pacific Beach Hotel. That first event was a big success and the following year and years thereafter, LICH has presented two-day conferences and trade shows at vari-ous locations in Honolulu. The two-day educational programs have proven very popular until the last few years, as atten-dance has fallen off during the current economic hard times.

As a result, the 2011 Conference and Trade show will be a one day program and returns to the Neal Blaisdell Exhibi-tion Hall. Four to five concurrent break-out sessions are planned for the educa-tional portion, providing a wide variety of speakers and topics from which to choose. Pesticide, PLANET CLT, and ar-borist sessions will all carry continuing education units (CEU) for recertification of those holding these licenses. Attend-ees this year will benefit from many great educational sessions condensed

into one day earning many CEUs.The trade show is once again orga-

nized by Martin and Carol Miyashiro of Diamond Head Sprinkler Supply. A large area of the exhibition hall has been re-served for regular booths in addition to larger areas where big equipment will be displayed. The trade show portion will open to conference attendees at 10:15 am and this year the tradeshow is free to the public. Make sure you stop by and see the latest machines, tools and products to improve your landscape and a chance to win some very nice door prizes given away at the close of the trade show.

Other past locations of the LICH Con-ference have been the Waikiki Marriott Hotel in 2004 through 2006, Neal Blais-dell Exhibition hall from 2007 to 2009 and Koolau Conference Center in 2010. Many national and local industry leaders have presented through the years includ-ing arborists Ed Gillman and Don Hodel; business consultants Ted Garrison and Charles Vander Kooi; architects James Urban, Grant Jones, Bill Wenk, James Gibbons, Walter Hood, and Kenneth Helphand; politicians Mufi Hannemann and Duke Aiona, horticulturist Sharon Lilly, a number of turf experts from mainland universities, and many local experts from University of Hawaii and Hawaii’s Green Industry.

This year the LICH Conference and Tradeshow will be held on October 6th and will feature another national indus-try leader, the Director of Landscape Architecture at Walt Disney Imagineer-ing, Jeff Morosky. Jeff manages the area development team responsible for Dis-ney theme parks and resorts worldwide, including retail, dining and entertain-ment districts. One of his recent major projects include the Disney Resort & Spa in Ko‘olina, the Aulani scheduled to open August 29, 2011. Learn how the Imagi-neers at Disney meet the challenges as they balance creativity, functionality, and sustainability and create enduring envi-ronments that fully engage the senses.

Jay Deputy is the state administrator for the Certified Landscape Technician program and a member of the LICH Board of Directors.

CONFERENCE AND TRADESHOWLICH

BY JAY DEPUTY

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newsletter. Susan Katz and Olive Vanselow agreed to serve as the newsletter coeditors with Fred D. Rauch, as technical editor. The first issue of the bimonthly newsletter was July 1, 1987 and contained news from each the charter organizations, technical columns written by specialists from the University of Hawaii, feature stories, and a calendar of events.

At the July 7, 1987 meeting of the Landscape Council Commit-tee, the first officers for the Council were determined as follows:

President- Steve Nimz, The Tree People, representing AAA Vice President - Susan Matsushima, Amfac Garden Hawaii,

representing HAN Secretary - Lester H. Inouye, Lester H. Inouye & Assoc.,

representing ASLA Treasurer - Thomas J. Aceves, Trop Ag Landscape Services,

representing HTA

During the spring of 1987, Dr. Fred D. Rauch and Dr. Charles L Murdoch started working on the first comprehensive analysis of the landscape industry, this was presented to the Governor’s Agriculture Coordinating Committee (GACC) on November 18, 1987. The committee approved a total of $35,000 for priorities established in the Landscape Industry Analysis at it’s January meeting; $5,000 to provide educational and training programs for existing workers of the industry, and $30,000 to determine the economic value of the landscape industry in Hawaii.

The Council started work on the top priorities identified in the Landscape Industry Analysis by forming three committees; Education, Landscape Specifications, and Plant Grades and Standards.

Poorly trained individuals in all phases of the landscape indus-try in Hawaii was identified as the number one priority. One of the actions indentified was to ‘develop educational materials (publications, slide sets, video tapes, etc.) on cultural practices and pesticide application techniques.’ The Education Com-mittee, chaired by Greg Culver, obtained a number of existing video tapes from the mainland, reviewed them for suitability for Hawaii, and purchased seven tapes to initiate a reference library. These video tapes have been made available to the Landscape Industry for a nominal rental fee to cover the cost of handling.

The Education Committee continues to sponsor or cosponsor various educational programs (priority No. 1, ‘Provide educa-tional and training programs for existing workers of the indus-try’);

1. Ornamental Short Course, March 22- 23, 1998, Maui Com-munity College, Kahului. Included foliage/potted plant and landscape/nursery concurrent sessions with 220 in attendance.

2. Landscape Maintenance Workshop, September 23,1988, Outrigger Kuhio Holel, Honolulu. Topics included pruning, disease and insect pests, irrigation trouble shooting, and main-taining interiorscapes. An estimated 50 people had to be tumed away due to a maximum space limitation of 200.

3. Ornamental Short Course, March 30- 31, 1989, King Kame-hameha Hotel, Kailua-Kana. Included foliage/potted plant and landscape nursery concurrent sessions with a capacity atten-dance of 311.

4. Landscape Maintenance Field Day, May 6, 1989 University of Hawaii Waimanalo Experiment Station, Waimanalo. Follow up of Landscape Maintenance Workshop to provide ‘hands on’ training on turfgrass management, landscape weed control, and irrigation trouble shooting, with a total of 101 in attendance.

5. Landscape Palm Short Course, June 17, 1989, Ala Moana Hotel, Honolulu. Focus on problems, establishment, and

maintenance of palms in the landscape with 201 in attendance. The sessions were video taped and will be made available to the industry.

6. Water in the Landscape Short Course, August 31, 1989, Hyatt Regency Maui, Kaanapai. Focus on design, components, and maintenance of landscape water features with 61 in atten-dance.

In addition, the Landscape Council has participated in or assisted with the Hawaii Association of Nurserymen (HAN) Annual Conference and Trade Show, the HAN Plant Show and Sale, and the Hawaii Federation of Garden Clubs, Landscape Design Study Course.

A committee, chaired by Pat Oka, was formed to look into the problem of ‘lack of plant quality’ (priority No.3). The commit-tee of volunteers from the various segments of the industry initiated work on the establishment of grades and standards for landscape plant material in Hawaii. After reviewing available nursery plant grades from other States, the committee decided to follow those established by Florida. Initial lists of commonly used plants were established (trees, palms, shrubs, and ground covers) as a starting point. Charles Nagamine was recruited to start assembling information on grades and standards for shrubs as part of his MS graduate program at the University of Hawaii.

The number four priority identified in the Industry Analysis was ‘inadequate specifications for assuring quality work in land-scape installations and inadequate supervision of contractors during establishment to assure that specifications are followed.’ The Landscape Specification Committee, chaired by Lester H. Inouye (ASLA) and Danny Nakamura (HLICA), reviewed exist-ing specifications used by the Industry and drafted revised spec-ifications to be used as a guide for future projects in Hawaii.

Congratulations to LICH on reaching this significant mile-stone of service to the “Green Industry” of Hawaii, the 25th Anniversary. I feel honored to have had the opportunity to work with this industry for 25 years in Hawaii and to have a major part in the birth of the Landscape Industry Council of Hawaii.

One of the things I enjoy most is the challenge of how to make thing work better or how to get things done. A major challenge was how to get all the diverse organizations within the “Green Industry” in Hawaii under one umbrella. The result was the Landscape Industry Council of Hawaii. The first two to three years were especially exciting with all the energy within the organization. I had to run to keep up. This resulted in every-one talking to each other (rather than pointing fingers), work-ing together to solve industry problems and the first ever state wide/industry wide trade show and conference in 1992. Allen Clarke, a local landscape architect, returning from a national meeting, reported that Hawaii was the first state in the nation to have all the “Green Industry” organizations together.

One of the things that I still cherish was being awarded the Malama Aina Award in 1994 by the American Society of Land-scape Architects – Hawaii Chapter. This put me in company with such Hawaii treasures as Paul Weissich, Bea Krause and the Outdoor Circle. The future looks bright for LICH for anoth-er 25 years with the continued support of the industry member-ship and the current strong leadership. Congratulations!

Dr. Fred D. Rauch is an Emeritus Professor in Ornamental Hor-ticulture from the University of Hawaii and one of the catalysts for the birth of the Landscape Industry Council of Hawai’i.

Steve Nimz & Associates Inc.

he upcoming LICH Con-ference and Tradeshow

in October will mark the ninth consecutive year of the revived event. During the early years

of LICH, conferences and trade shows were held periodically but

were not conducted from the mid 90’s until 2003 when LICH partnered with the Agricultural Leadership to present a conference and trade show at the Pacific Beach Hotel. That first event was a big success and the following year and years thereafter, LICH has presented two-day conferences and trade shows at vari-ous locations in Honolulu. The two-day educational programs have proven very popular until the last few years, as atten-dance has fallen off during the current economic hard times.

As a result, the 2011 Conference and Trade show will be a one day program and returns to the Neal Blaisdell Exhibi-tion Hall. Four to five concurrent break-out sessions are planned for the educa-tional portion, providing a wide variety of speakers and topics from which to choose. Pesticide, PLANET CLT, and ar-borist sessions will all carry continuing education units (CEU) for recertification of those holding these licenses. Attend-ees this year will benefit from many great educational sessions condensed

into one day earning many CEUs.The trade show is once again orga-

nized by Martin and Carol Miyashiro of Diamond Head Sprinkler Supply. A large area of the exhibition hall has been re-served for regular booths in addition to larger areas where big equipment will be displayed. The trade show portion will open to conference attendees at 10:15 am and this year the tradeshow is free to the public. Make sure you stop by and see the latest machines, tools and products to improve your landscape and a chance to win some very nice door prizes given away at the close of the trade show.

Other past locations of the LICH Con-ference have been the Waikiki Marriott Hotel in 2004 through 2006, Neal Blais-dell Exhibition hall from 2007 to 2009 and Koolau Conference Center in 2010. Many national and local industry leaders have presented through the years includ-ing arborists Ed Gillman and Don Hodel; business consultants Ted Garrison and Charles Vander Kooi; architects James Urban, Grant Jones, Bill Wenk, James Gibbons, Walter Hood, and Kenneth Helphand; politicians Mufi Hannemann and Duke Aiona, horticulturist Sharon Lilly, a number of turf experts from mainland universities, and many local experts from University of Hawaii and Hawaii’s Green Industry.

This year the LICH Conference and Tradeshow will be held on October 6th and will feature another national indus-try leader, the Director of Landscape Architecture at Walt Disney Imagineer-ing, Jeff Morosky. Jeff manages the area development team responsible for Dis-ney theme parks and resorts worldwide, including retail, dining and entertain-ment districts. One of his recent major projects include the Disney Resort & Spa in Ko‘olina, the Aulani scheduled to open August 29, 2011. Learn how the Imagi-neers at Disney meet the challenges as they balance creativity, functionality, and sustainability and create enduring envi-ronments that fully engage the senses.

Jay Deputy is the state administrator for the Certified Landscape Technician program and a member of the LICH Board of Directors.

CONFERENCE AND TRADESHOWLICH

BY JAY DEPUTY

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calls “the hippie years” until he “crash landed” in the Islands in 1978.

“I got myself (on the right path), cut my hair and got my first real job,” he recalled. “I needed a job and started pulling weeds – and never stopped.”

He eventually started his own company, facing not only challenges professionally, but personally, as well.

“The first 4-1/2 years of being a business owner, I was also a single dad of three kids,” he said. “Challenging, too, was getting, training and keep-ing good employees and paying all taxes and fees.”

Yet despite those challenges, the allure of paradise remains more than satisfy-ing for Webb including “the beauty of the land, the amazing number of plants, especially the palms and the cycads that we can grow and enjoy year round.”

Today, Kalaoa Gardens is a well-regarded supplier of a variety of palms, with Webb enthusiastically encouraging the use of new varieties in Kona gardens. He credits part of his success to being part of professional organizations, such as the Hawaii Island Landscape Associa-tion and LICH.

LICH is an opportunity for “network-ing with other successful landscapers and sharing our knowledge,” he said.

Under his term as president, LICH began to develop into the more modern, streamlined organization it is today, setting the council up for success for its following president Boyd Ready and cur-rent president Chris Dacus.

Webb said that some highlights of his term were seeing the CLT program grow and contribute to the industry state-wide, experiencing the revitalization of a statewide industry that landscapers began to see the value of, and the return of an annual green industry conference and trade show.

He’s still active in LICH and says its work isn’t over yet. In fact, it’s just begin-ning.

“It’s time to get a professional, paid ex-ecutive director,” he said, which will help LICH accomplish even greater things in the future.

But Webb doesn’t always look to the fu-ture. Of late, he’s been also looking back into the past – several hundred years.

“I play Renaissance and Baroque music on many sizes of recorders,” he said proudly. “I study and play from fac-similes of 15th century music, written in Franco Flemish notation.”

In other words, Webb’s approach to those pre-classical music periods is pretty authentic, from source materi-als to the instruments. He’s performed in concerts and has taken his love of early music to the Amherst Early Music Workshop.

Webb also sings bass in his local com-munity chorus.

But whether it’s leading the local green industry or a group of early music per-formers, Webb thanks “my life partner and business partner Julie Benkofsky-Webb” for all she does.

And that’s music to Garett’s (very high) ears.

Chris Aguinaldo is a writer and photog-rapher in Hawaii. He’s also a former editor of Hawaii Landscape. See http://twitter.com/ChrisAguinaldo

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lot of people look up to Garrett Webb, CLP. Seriously, they do.

That’s one of the first things you notice about the owner of Kalaoa Gardens in Kailua-Kona and a past president of the Landscape Industry Council of

Hawaii. He’s usually the tallest person in the room.

But take the time to talk to the Certified Landscape Professional and you’ll find an ami-able, erudite man, who enjoys life among the plants and making music.

Born in New York, Webb was raised in Washington, D.C., going to high school in Vermont and then college in Wisconsin.

For someone who advo-cates continuing education for landscapers – notably helping to establish the now ubiquitous Certified Landscape Technician (CLT) program – some might be surprised that his plans at col-lege didn’t quite work out.

“I’m an English major dropout,” Webb admits, saying he also got educated at the “school of hard knocks.”

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Former LICH President Garrett Webb, CLP, collects Pritchardia beccariana at his farm in Kailua-Kona.

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calls “the hippie years” until he “crash landed” in the Islands in 1978.

“I got myself (on the right path), cut my hair and got my first real job,” he recalled. “I needed a job and started pulling weeds – and never stopped.”

He eventually started his own company, facing not only challenges professionally, but personally, as well.

“The first 4-1/2 years of being a business owner, I was also a single dad of three kids,” he said. “Challenging, too, was getting, training and keep-ing good employees and paying all taxes and fees.”

Yet despite those challenges, the allure of paradise remains more than satisfy-ing for Webb including “the beauty of the land, the amazing number of plants, especially the palms and the cycads that we can grow and enjoy year round.”

Today, Kalaoa Gardens is a well-regarded supplier of a variety of palms, with Webb enthusiastically encouraging the use of new varieties in Kona gardens. He credits part of his success to being part of professional organizations, such as the Hawaii Island Landscape Associa-tion and LICH.

LICH is an opportunity for “network-ing with other successful landscapers and sharing our knowledge,” he said.

Under his term as president, LICH began to develop into the more modern, streamlined organization it is today, setting the council up for success for its following president Boyd Ready and cur-rent president Chris Dacus.

Webb said that some highlights of his term were seeing the CLT program grow and contribute to the industry state-wide, experiencing the revitalization of a statewide industry that landscapers began to see the value of, and the return of an annual green industry conference and trade show.

He’s still active in LICH and says its work isn’t over yet. In fact, it’s just begin-ning.

“It’s time to get a professional, paid ex-ecutive director,” he said, which will help LICH accomplish even greater things in the future.

But Webb doesn’t always look to the fu-ture. Of late, he’s been also looking back into the past – several hundred years.

“I play Renaissance and Baroque music on many sizes of recorders,” he said proudly. “I study and play from fac-similes of 15th century music, written in Franco Flemish notation.”

In other words, Webb’s approach to those pre-classical music periods is pretty authentic, from source materi-als to the instruments. He’s performed in concerts and has taken his love of early music to the Amherst Early Music Workshop.

Webb also sings bass in his local com-munity chorus.

But whether it’s leading the local green industry or a group of early music per-formers, Webb thanks “my life partner and business partner Julie Benkofsky-Webb” for all she does.

And that’s music to Garett’s (very high) ears.

Chris Aguinaldo is a writer and photog-rapher in Hawaii. He’s also a former editor of Hawaii Landscape. See http://twitter.com/ChrisAguinaldo

12 LANDSCAPE HAWAII AUGUST | SEPTEMBER 2011

lot of people look up to Garrett Webb, CLP. Seriously, they do.

That’s one of the first things you notice about the owner of Kalaoa Gardens in Kailua-Kona and a past president of the Landscape Industry Council of

Hawaii. He’s usually the tallest person in the room.

But take the time to talk to the Certified Landscape Professional and you’ll find an ami-able, erudite man, who enjoys life among the plants and making music.

Born in New York, Webb was raised in Washington, D.C., going to high school in Vermont and then college in Wisconsin.

For someone who advo-cates continuing education for landscapers – notably helping to establish the now ubiquitous Certified Landscape Technician (CLT) program – some might be surprised that his plans at col-lege didn’t quite work out.

“I’m an English major dropout,” Webb admits, saying he also got educated at the “school of hard knocks.”

And so en-sued what he

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Former LICH President Garrett Webb, CLP, collects Pritchardia beccariana at his farm in Kailua-Kona.

THE VOICE OF HAWAII’S GREEN INDUSTRY14 LANDSCAPE HAWAII AUGUST | SEPTEMBER 2011 LANDSCAPEHAWAII.ORG 15

Canada. Hawaii became the first state to offer a comprehensive training program to prepare candidates for the exam. The first classes and certification exam were offered in Kona in 1999. Garrett Webb and Diana Duff were both involved in the instruction of the classes and Webb served as administrator of the first exam. That exam was conducted on the campus of the newly opened Kealakekehe High School in Kailua-Kona, which continues to serve as the site for the Big Island exam.

The exam was very long and difficult in those days, the national pass rate for first time candidates was under 10%. Vic Paul-son became certified landscape technician after retaking one question. David Rogers and Steve Breed, took retakes after Vic had passed and got their certification. The first two people to pass the CLT in Hawaii with no retakes were Erin Lee (as we know) a woman and George Yokoyama, by far the oldest man to take the test.

The exam has since been modified and shortened by the PLANET national cer-tification committee, resulting in a much higher pass rate today. Webb and Paulson and Erin Lee all served as Big Island coor-dinators for many years. Garrett and Vic both were also instrumental in starting

he Hawaii Landscape Training and Certi-

fication program had its beginnings in Kona during

the Spring of 1999. Former UH Landscape Specialist Dr.

Dave Hensley had submitted a grant proposal for the development of a landscape training and certification program in 1998 that was not funded at that time. A year later, Hensley left UH to take another position on the mainland, and suggested that someone from the Ha-waii Green Industry should re-submit the proposal. This eventually led to members of Hawaii Island Landscape Association (HILA) headed by Garrett Webb and Diana Duff, taking up the effort to get the program funded. The end result was a two year grant funding the development of the training classes and obtaining the license to administer the national CLT certification exam which was then owned by ALCA. Hawaii was the first in the na-tion to develop an education and training program for the CLT program.

At that time , as is still true today, the CLT certification was recognized as the only official national certification process for professional landscapers in the US and

the program on all other Islands.

Training classes and the first certifica-tion exam followed on Oahu the next year. Three sessions of 12 classes were taught by myself and Paul Murakami at different locations on Oahu and I took over the administration of the CLT exams at that time. The first Oahu CLT exam was held at Windward Community Col-lege. We had about 35 candidates for that exam and Randy Liu, currently grounds supervisor of Starwood Hotels and Resorts, was the first CLT to be certified on Oahu. Randy served as Oahu Exam Coordinator for many years before Mike Johnson of Landscape Hawaii, Inc. took that responsibility several years ago. Matt Lyum, owner of Performance Landscape, has long served as the State Exam Coor-dinator since taking over from Garrett Webb.

Training and certification followed on Maui in 2001 but the program only lasted for two years. During that time two exams were conducted at Maui Com-munity College. Jeff Bantilan and Karen Fitzgerald were the first of five candidates to earn the CLT on Maui.

Kauai started the program in 2003 with

m on all other

classes and the first certifica-

the exam conducted at Kauai Community College. First time CLTs on Kauai were Steven Cardinez, James Toledo and Thomas Middleton. The Kauai program has remained strong over the years thanks in part to the initial support and direction of Vic Paulson and dedicated coordination by Lee Ridley and his long-standing group of JTAs Larry Borgatti, Dan Ingersoll, Scott . The Kauai team is unique in that most of those involved have served as class instructors and exam judges from the very beginning.

The Hawaii Certification program has proven to be one of the more successful ones in the country, conducting up to three exams a year offering certification in Turf Mainte-nance, Ornamental Maintenance, Softscape Installation, and Irrigation. During the past eleven years we have certified a total of 217 landscape professionals, many hold-ing multiple certifications. The individual count by Island location is Oahu 94, Big Island 85, Kauai 33 and Maui 5. A complete list of CLTs is given by Island location on the Certification page in this issue. You can visit the LICH web site for a more complete list of the types of certifica-tions held by each CLT.

Jay Deputy is the state administrator for the Certified Landscape Technician program and a member of the LICH Board of Directors.

ALIVE& WELL

BY JAY DEPUTY

A short history on the successful training and exam program (CLT) Certified Landscape Technician

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fication beginnin

the SpringUH Lands

Dave Hensl

THE VOICE OF HAWAII’S GREEN INDUSTRY14 LANDSCAPE HAWAII AUGUST | SEPTEMBER 2011 LANDSCAPEHAWAII.ORG 15

Canada. Hawaii became the first state to offer a comprehensive training program to prepare candidates for the exam. The first classes and certification exam were offered in Kona in 1999. Garrett Webb and Diana Duff were both involved in the instruction of the classes and Webb served as administrator of the first exam. That exam was conducted on the campus of the newly opened Kealakekehe High School in Kailua-Kona, which continues to serve as the site for the Big Island exam.

The exam was very long and difficult in those days, the national pass rate for first time candidates was under 10%. Vic Paul-son became certified landscape technician after retaking one question. David Rogers and Steve Breed, took retakes after Vic had passed and got their certification. The first two people to pass the CLT in Hawaii with no retakes were Erin Lee (as we know) a woman and George Yokoyama, by far the oldest man to take the test.

The exam has since been modified and shortened by the PLANET national cer-tification committee, resulting in a much higher pass rate today. Webb and Paulson and Erin Lee all served as Big Island coor-dinators for many years. Garrett and Vic both were also instrumental in starting

he Hawaii Landscape Training and Certi-

fication program had its beginnings in Kona during

the Spring of 1999. Former UH Landscape Specialist Dr.

Dave Hensley had submitted a grant proposal for the development of a landscape training and certification program in 1998 that was not funded at that time. A year later, Hensley left UH to take another position on the mainland, and suggested that someone from the Ha-waii Green Industry should re-submit the proposal. This eventually led to members of Hawaii Island Landscape Association (HILA) headed by Garrett Webb and Diana Duff, taking up the effort to get the program funded. The end result was a two year grant funding the development of the training classes and obtaining the license to administer the national CLT certification exam which was then owned by ALCA. Hawaii was the first in the na-tion to develop an education and training program for the CLT program.

At that time , as is still true today, the CLT certification was recognized as the only official national certification process for professional landscapers in the US and

the program on all other Islands.

Training classes and the first certifica-tion exam followed on Oahu the next year. Three sessions of 12 classes were taught by myself and Paul Murakami at different locations on Oahu and I took over the administration of the CLT exams at that time. The first Oahu CLT exam was held at Windward Community Col-lege. We had about 35 candidates for that exam and Randy Liu, currently grounds supervisor of Starwood Hotels and Resorts, was the first CLT to be certified on Oahu. Randy served as Oahu Exam Coordinator for many years before Mike Johnson of Landscape Hawaii, Inc. took that responsibility several years ago. Matt Lyum, owner of Performance Landscape, has long served as the State Exam Coor-dinator since taking over from Garrett Webb.

Training and certification followed on Maui in 2001 but the program only lasted for two years. During that time two exams were conducted at Maui Com-munity College. Jeff Bantilan and Karen Fitzgerald were the first of five candidates to earn the CLT on Maui.

Kauai started the program in 2003 with

m on all other

classes and the first certifica-

the exam conducted at Kauai Community College. First time CLTs on Kauai were Steven Cardinez, James Toledo and Thomas Middleton. The Kauai program has remained strong over the years thanks in part to the initial support and direction of Vic Paulson and dedicated coordination by Lee Ridley and his long-standing group of JTAs Larry Borgatti, Dan Ingersoll, Scott . The Kauai team is unique in that most of those involved have served as class instructors and exam judges from the very beginning.

The Hawaii Certification program has proven to be one of the more successful ones in the country, conducting up to three exams a year offering certification in Turf Mainte-nance, Ornamental Maintenance, Softscape Installation, and Irrigation. During the past eleven years we have certified a total of 217 landscape professionals, many hold-ing multiple certifications. The individual count by Island location is Oahu 94, Big Island 85, Kauai 33 and Maui 5. A complete list of CLTs is given by Island location on the Certification page in this issue. You can visit the LICH web site for a more complete list of the types of certifica-tions held by each CLT.

Jay Deputy is the state administrator for the Certified Landscape Technician program and a member of the LICH Board of Directors.

ALIVE& WELL

BY JAY DEPUTY

A short history on the successful training and exam program (CLT) Certified Landscape Technician

heTr

fication beginnin

the SpringUH Lands

Dave Hensl

16 LANDSCAPE HAWAII AUGUST | SEPTEMBER 2011 LANDSCAPEHAWAII.ORG 17THE VOICE OF HAWAII’S GREEN INDUSTRY

THE PATHVISIONTO OUR

awaii’s people

understand that agricul-

ture, forestry, and the built

landscape enhance and preserve the life of the land; Hawaii’s legislators take action to assist the green industry; and Hawaii’s professional cultivators know each other, acknowledge mutual and individual ac-complishments, and strive to better their knowledge and skill in harmony with Hawaii’s unique ecosystem.”

The Landscape Industry Council of Hawaii, itself, is a small group of active people, leaders from different trades and professions, but representative of many.

Ten to twelve thousand working in our industry, and hundreds of thousands of residents, and millions of visitors, depend upon us to beautify and enhance Hawaii.

Over the past 25 years we have had 3 crucial ‘visioning’ events, two among ourselves, and one with the Farm Bureau’s various ‘commodity group’ leaders. I was active in each of these events, and was the author of our vision statement, officially adopted by the Council in 2010.

Founded in the 1980’s, the Council became somewhat inactive in the ‘90’s, represented for a number of years simply by the Hawaii Landscape publication. A group of long-time industry participants convened in 1999 and considered the question: should we close it, or continue

it? The decision to continue was followed by CLT: a major move into nationally-linked professional development initiated in Kona by Garrett Webb, Vic Paulson, Erin Lee, and others at Kona Farm Bureau and HILA (Hawaii Island Landscape Asso-ciation) and supported by LICH with the help of Jay Deputy at UH. Controversy ensued as to how to allocate the revenues and activities and responsibilities of the new program. To ratify and direct the re-birth of the Council a major rural retreat was organized: at Camp Mokuleia!

Rustic, isolated, at the seashore, Camp Mokuleia in 2001 hosted our first Council ‘strategic planning’ retreat. Donna Ching of the Ag Leadership Foundation moder-ated the ‘brainstorming’ sessions and pro-

duced the ‘group memory.’ Twenty-one participants spent the weekend together, shared meals, wandered the beachfront on breaks, im-bibed and confabulated in the evenings, and came away with a new sense of clarity about our purposes and challenges. Our mission statement emerged. Our purposes were found to be primar-ily professional and organizational development, with environmental issues taking a back seat. We have to be doing something well together before we can do well for the world as a whole it seemed! As a result we established…

LICH MISSIONSTATEMENT

“Recognizing the di-versity of the landscape industry, the mission of LICH is to build unity by promoting high stan-dards and professional-ism through education, training, and certifica-tion, by providing a fo-rum for the sharing of information, and by cel-ebrating the success of its members.”

After that 2001 event we continued with annual conferences, a gradually and increasingly statewide CLT program of training and certification, put on oc-casional workshops, and participated in some public controversies. Our financial statements continued to show gradu-ally accruing positive balances year over year. The CLT activities, and the annual conferences, closely monitored by Trea-surer Larry Thornton (National Memo-rial Cemetery grounds manager), Garrett Webb, Vic Paulsen, and Jay Deputy, were kept on a paying basis. Chris Aguinaldo of the Hawaii Landscape magazine kept everyone apprised of our activities, and I participated as Secretary, then became President. In 2005-2006 we engaged consultants and created the LICH Foundation, for educational and training activities, and aligned Board procedures, by-laws, and financial statements to ac-commodate the two organizations.

The Hawaii Farm Bureau invited us to a commodity group meeting held at the DLNR’s Plant Quar-antine Division’s offices near Sand Island. I represented us with all the various commodity groups, from cattlemen to beekeepers to papaya growers to forestry to cut flower and nursery producers. Seeking a vision that could include all the green cultivators, a small committee of other commodity leaders and I authored our vision statement, and it was voted ac-ceptable in the entire Farm Bureau group.

“Hawaii’s people understand that agri-culture, forestry, and the built landscape enhance and preserve the life of the land; Hawaii’s legislators take action to assist the green industry; and Hawaii’s professional cultivators know each other, acknowledge mutual and individual ac-complishments, and strive to better their knowledge and skill in harmony with Hawaii’s unique ecosystem.”

In 2009 we convened again, this time at the opulent New Otani Hotel in Waikiki, for a strategic planning session. Leaders from throughout the State, broadened to include environmental stewards and educators, convened for an entire day session of brainstorming and small group collaboration. This vision statement, along with action items for Education, Environmental Stewardship, Membership Outreach, and Publications/Communica-tion, was accepted by the retreat group. LICH and LICH-Foundation Directors then ratified the vision statement, and we are now rhetorically, anyway, united. forestry, farming and landscaping.

Our new leadership under Chris Dacus is proceeding to make this unity a reality. The close linkage with conservation and environmental professionals, our land-scape architects, arborists, and landscap-ers’ professional training and certification, means that our goals are closer than ever to fruition. I want to thank all who have participated, and all who have seen their way clear to alignment, with our goals,

Hedplxplxplxplx2001 Participants: Rory Alli-

son, Dennis Bain, Doug Baugh-

man, Fredrich Boeck, George

Broderson, Jay Deputy, Diana

Duff, Kenneth Findeisen, Beth

Holiday, Robin Hurlbut, Les-

ter Inouye, Mark Leon, Lelan

Nishek, Mike Miyabara, Steve

Nimz, Vic Paulson, Boyd Ready,

Garrett Webb, Mel Wong, and

John Ybara.

2009 Participants: Jay

Deputy, Boyd Ready , Allan

Schildknecht, Christy Mar-

tin, Christopher Dacus, Karen

Ostborg, Erin Lee, Randy Liu,

Steve Nimz, Matt Lyum, Judy

Nii , Rick Quinn, Priscilla Mil-

len, Mike Johnson, Lee Ridley ,

Jacqueline Kozak

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undthat

ture,and th

l d h d

Photos courtesy of Chris Aquinaldo

Participants discuss the mission state-ment at the first LICH Retreat in 2001.

for their public spirited efforts. At the Conservation Conference in

2009 the Emeritus Forestry Professor from Hilo stood to commend us, unsolic-ited and passionately, for achieving what no other landscape organization in the United States has done, a true collabora-tion for conservation, the use of natives, and the control of invasive species. To-gether we can make the landscape indus-try a professional and effective source for environmental stewardship and profes-sional development that will be a pace setter for the nation and the world.

Boyd Ready is the Vice President of the Landscape Industry Council of Hawaii and also Vice-President, RME, Certified Arborist of Akahi Services, Inc.

meeting held at the DLNR s Plant Quar- ited and passionately, for achieving what

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hol

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the ith

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d. Ourprimar-

zational mental issues to be doingfore we can do le it seemed!

The Hawaii Farm Bureau invited us to a commodity group meeting held at the DLNR’s Plant Quar

for their public spirited efforts. At the Conservation Conference in

2009 the Emeritus Forestry Professor from Hilo stood to commend us, unsolic-it d d i t l f hi i h t

16 LANDSCAPE HAWAII AUGUST | SEPTEMBER 2011 LANDSCAPEHAWAII.ORG 17THE VOICE OF HAWAII’S GREEN INDUSTRY

THE PATHVISIONTO OUR

awaii’s people

understand that agricul-

ture, forestry, and the built

landscape enhance and preserve the life of the land; Hawaii’s legislators take action to assist the green industry; and Hawaii’s professional cultivators know each other, acknowledge mutual and individual ac-complishments, and strive to better their knowledge and skill in harmony with Hawaii’s unique ecosystem.”

The Landscape Industry Council of Hawaii, itself, is a small group of active people, leaders from different trades and professions, but representative of many.

Ten to twelve thousand working in our industry, and hundreds of thousands of residents, and millions of visitors, depend upon us to beautify and enhance Hawaii.

Over the past 25 years we have had 3 crucial ‘visioning’ events, two among ourselves, and one with the Farm Bureau’s various ‘commodity group’ leaders. I was active in each of these events, and was the author of our vision statement, officially adopted by the Council in 2010.

Founded in the 1980’s, the Council became somewhat inactive in the ‘90’s, represented for a number of years simply by the Hawaii Landscape publication. A group of long-time industry participants convened in 1999 and considered the question: should we close it, or continue

it? The decision to continue was followed by CLT: a major move into nationally-linked professional development initiated in Kona by Garrett Webb, Vic Paulson, Erin Lee, and others at Kona Farm Bureau and HILA (Hawaii Island Landscape Asso-ciation) and supported by LICH with the help of Jay Deputy at UH. Controversy ensued as to how to allocate the revenues and activities and responsibilities of the new program. To ratify and direct the re-birth of the Council a major rural retreat was organized: at Camp Mokuleia!

Rustic, isolated, at the seashore, Camp Mokuleia in 2001 hosted our first Council ‘strategic planning’ retreat. Donna Ching of the Ag Leadership Foundation moder-ated the ‘brainstorming’ sessions and pro-

duced the ‘group memory.’ Twenty-one participants spent the weekend together, shared meals, wandered the beachfront on breaks, im-bibed and confabulated in the evenings, and came away with a new sense of clarity about our purposes and challenges. Our mission statement emerged. Our purposes were found to be primar-ily professional and organizational development, with environmental issues taking a back seat. We have to be doing something well together before we can do well for the world as a whole it seemed! As a result we established…

LICH MISSIONSTATEMENT

“Recognizing the di-versity of the landscape industry, the mission of LICH is to build unity by promoting high stan-dards and professional-ism through education, training, and certifica-tion, by providing a fo-rum for the sharing of information, and by cel-ebrating the success of its members.”

After that 2001 event we continued with annual conferences, a gradually and increasingly statewide CLT program of training and certification, put on oc-casional workshops, and participated in some public controversies. Our financial statements continued to show gradu-ally accruing positive balances year over year. The CLT activities, and the annual conferences, closely monitored by Trea-surer Larry Thornton (National Memo-rial Cemetery grounds manager), Garrett Webb, Vic Paulsen, and Jay Deputy, were kept on a paying basis. Chris Aguinaldo of the Hawaii Landscape magazine kept everyone apprised of our activities, and I participated as Secretary, then became President. In 2005-2006 we engaged consultants and created the LICH Foundation, for educational and training activities, and aligned Board procedures, by-laws, and financial statements to ac-commodate the two organizations.

The Hawaii Farm Bureau invited us to a commodity group meeting held at the DLNR’s Plant Quar-antine Division’s offices near Sand Island. I represented us with all the various commodity groups, from cattlemen to beekeepers to papaya growers to forestry to cut flower and nursery producers. Seeking a vision that could include all the green cultivators, a small committee of other commodity leaders and I authored our vision statement, and it was voted ac-ceptable in the entire Farm Bureau group.

“Hawaii’s people understand that agri-culture, forestry, and the built landscape enhance and preserve the life of the land; Hawaii’s legislators take action to assist the green industry; and Hawaii’s professional cultivators know each other, acknowledge mutual and individual ac-complishments, and strive to better their knowledge and skill in harmony with Hawaii’s unique ecosystem.”

In 2009 we convened again, this time at the opulent New Otani Hotel in Waikiki, for a strategic planning session. Leaders from throughout the State, broadened to include environmental stewards and educators, convened for an entire day session of brainstorming and small group collaboration. This vision statement, along with action items for Education, Environmental Stewardship, Membership Outreach, and Publications/Communica-tion, was accepted by the retreat group. LICH and LICH-Foundation Directors then ratified the vision statement, and we are now rhetorically, anyway, united. forestry, farming and landscaping.

Our new leadership under Chris Dacus is proceeding to make this unity a reality. The close linkage with conservation and environmental professionals, our land-scape architects, arborists, and landscap-ers’ professional training and certification, means that our goals are closer than ever to fruition. I want to thank all who have participated, and all who have seen their way clear to alignment, with our goals,

Hedplxplxplxplx2001 Participants: Rory Alli-

son, Dennis Bain, Doug Baugh-

man, Fredrich Boeck, George

Broderson, Jay Deputy, Diana

Duff, Kenneth Findeisen, Beth

Holiday, Robin Hurlbut, Les-

ter Inouye, Mark Leon, Lelan

Nishek, Mike Miyabara, Steve

Nimz, Vic Paulson, Boyd Ready,

Garrett Webb, Mel Wong, and

John Ybara.

2009 Participants: Jay

Deputy, Boyd Ready , Allan

Schildknecht, Christy Mar-

tin, Christopher Dacus, Karen

Ostborg, Erin Lee, Randy Liu,

Steve Nimz, Matt Lyum, Judy

Nii , Rick Quinn, Priscilla Mil-

len, Mike Johnson, Lee Ridley ,

Jacqueline Kozak

awpeo

undthat

ture,and th

l d h d

Photos courtesy of Chris Aquinaldo

Participants discuss the mission state-ment at the first LICH Retreat in 2001.

for their public spirited efforts. At the Conservation Conference in

2009 the Emeritus Forestry Professor from Hilo stood to commend us, unsolic-ited and passionately, for achieving what no other landscape organization in the United States has done, a true collabora-tion for conservation, the use of natives, and the control of invasive species. To-gether we can make the landscape indus-try a professional and effective source for environmental stewardship and profes-sional development that will be a pace setter for the nation and the world.

Boyd Ready is the Vice President of the Landscape Industry Council of Hawaii and also Vice-President, RME, Certified Arborist of Akahi Services, Inc.

meeting held at the DLNR s Plant Quar- ited and passionately, for achieving what

y.’

herhe-n twutOuede p

nizonmve be

hol

r,e

the ith

t ourur

d. Ourprimar-

zational mental issues to be doingfore we can do le it seemed!

The Hawaii Farm Bureau invited us to a commodity group meeting held at the DLNR’s Plant Quar

for their public spirited efforts. At the Conservation Conference in

2009 the Emeritus Forestry Professor from Hilo stood to commend us, unsolic-it d d i t l f hi i h t

TROPICALAGRICULTURECOLLEGE OFA BRIEF HISTORY OF THE

AND HUMANRESOURCES

he early history of the College of Tropical Agri-

culture and Human Resourc-es—CTAHR—is the history of

the University of Hawai‘i itself. The institution that would one

day become UH was originally established as a “land grant” college in 1907 as the College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. It opened with a student body of only five—in fact, faculty and staff originally outnumbered the students. Though its early years were plagued with uncertainty and money concerns, the school was nonethe-less home to passionate researchers and instructors and was deeply con-nected with the land from the start. While the college was first housed across the street from Thomas Square, suggestions for its permanent location ranged from Mountain View, on the Big Island, to Lahainaluna, Maui, to Wai‘anae on O‘ahu. But by 1911 the na-scent school had moved to its present-day home in Mānoa Valley and built its first building there—a shed for mules, feed, and farm implements!

The history of CTAHR’s name is a story in and of itself. In 1911, the College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts became the College of Hawaii. In 1920, it became the University of Hawaii, comprised of the colleges of Applied Science—which included agriculture—and Arts and Sci-ences. In 1931, the Graduate School of Tropical Agriculture was established by

University President David Crawford, and the College of Agriculture was created in 1947 when faculty from the Coopera-tive Extension service and the research Experiment Stations merged with the

agriculture and home economics teaching faculty in the College of Applied Science. In 1970 the school’s name was changed to the College of Tropical Agriculture to re-flect its particular Island focus, and finally, in 1978, reorganization in the college’s structure led to its present name, which has remained constant for over 30 years.

Sometimes competing and sometimes complementary interests have shaped

the college. The first Dean of the Gradu-ate School of Tropical Agriculture, Royal Chapman, was a member of the Pineapple Research Institute, and researchers from the Hawaiian Sugar Planters’ Association provided their own research expertise. While these powerful industries at-tempted to pull the school’s focus in the direction of their own interests, larger

political and economic events such as World War I and the Great Depression urged continued attention to diversi-fied agriculture to fill the possible need for Island self-sufficiency. Though Statehood and advances in transportation technology seemed to lessen the urgency of this need for a time, sustainability and increased self-sufficiency are again important focuses for the college today.

Almost from the beginning, instruction, research, and extension—

outreach to the community—were mingled in the college’s activities. A

working farm had been incorporated into the campus when it was first founded, where students gained practical experi-ence and researchers experimented with breeds, varieties, and techniques. From the institution’s earliest days researchers had established outposts—experiment stations—to take advantage of the Islands’ numerous microclimates and to be closer to those college helped. The Mānoa cam-pus itself housed, at one time or another, large agricultural test plots; sheds for poultry, swine, and cattle; a milking shed;

an insectary; and an orchid house and other greenhouses. As space consider-ations on the campus dictated that these land-intensive activities be moved, the college further developed the research sta-tions already in place and established new ones, deliberately creating an expansion of research across the state. In the 1960’s a new crop of specialists were hired to help the farmers and ranchers depending on the college’s expertise with increas-ingly specialized questions about their burgeoning beef, poultry, swine, and sugar operations. Today the majority of CTAHR faculty combine research, instruction, and extension activities.

The college’s growth during the past 100 years has been nothing short of remarkable. From a combined Territorial and federal budget of less than $50,000 in 1907 (about $1 million today), the col-lege’s current budget is nearly $40 million. From the two original preparatory class instructors, the college now employs about 500 faculty and staff. College en-rollment has increased from the original five provisional students to 565 under-graduates and 257 graduate students last year, and the college now counts over 10,500 graduates among its alumni. The college’s original 90 acres on the Mānoa campus, most of it once devoted to agri-culture, have grown to include over 1,600 acres of off-campus facilities, including 22 research stations, farms, and centers, as well as nine extension offices and centers. The Mānoa campus facilities have grown

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land, in Hawai‘i over the past hundred years.

Prepared by the University of Hawai’i College of Tropical Agriculture and Hu-man Resources

PHOTOS COURTESY OF UH CTAHR

WALLACE R. FARRINGTON

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AND HUMANRESOURCES

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culture and Human Resourc-es—CTAHR—is the history of

the University of Hawai‘i itself. The institution that would one

day become UH was originally established as a “land grant” college in 1907 as the College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. It opened with a student body of only five—in fact, faculty and staff originally outnumbered the students. Though its early years were plagued with uncertainty and money concerns, the school was nonethe-less home to passionate researchers and instructors and was deeply con-nected with the land from the start. While the college was first housed across the street from Thomas Square, suggestions for its permanent location ranged from Mountain View, on the Big Island, to Lahainaluna, Maui, to Wai‘anae on O‘ahu. But by 1911 the na-scent school had moved to its present-day home in Mānoa Valley and built its first building there—a shed for mules, feed, and farm implements!

The history of CTAHR’s name is a story in and of itself. In 1911, the College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts became the College of Hawaii. In 1920, it became the University of Hawaii, comprised of the colleges of Applied Science—which included agriculture—and Arts and Sci-ences. In 1931, the Graduate School of Tropical Agriculture was established by

University President David Crawford, and the College of Agriculture was created in 1947 when faculty from the Coopera-tive Extension service and the research Experiment Stations merged with the

agriculture and home economics teaching faculty in the College of Applied Science. In 1970 the school’s name was changed to the College of Tropical Agriculture to re-flect its particular Island focus, and finally, in 1978, reorganization in the college’s structure led to its present name, which has remained constant for over 30 years.

Sometimes competing and sometimes complementary interests have shaped

the college. The first Dean of the Gradu-ate School of Tropical Agriculture, Royal Chapman, was a member of the Pineapple Research Institute, and researchers from the Hawaiian Sugar Planters’ Association provided their own research expertise. While these powerful industries at-tempted to pull the school’s focus in the direction of their own interests, larger

political and economic events such as World War I and the Great Depression urged continued attention to diversi-fied agriculture to fill the possible need for Island self-sufficiency. Though Statehood and advances in transportation technology seemed to lessen the urgency of this need for a time, sustainability and increased self-sufficiency are again important focuses for the college today.

Almost from the beginning, instruction, research, and extension—

outreach to the community—were mingled in the college’s activities. A

working farm had been incorporated into the campus when it was first founded, where students gained practical experi-ence and researchers experimented with breeds, varieties, and techniques. From the institution’s earliest days researchers had established outposts—experiment stations—to take advantage of the Islands’ numerous microclimates and to be closer to those college helped. The Mānoa cam-pus itself housed, at one time or another, large agricultural test plots; sheds for poultry, swine, and cattle; a milking shed;

an insectary; and an orchid house and other greenhouses. As space consider-ations on the campus dictated that these land-intensive activities be moved, the college further developed the research sta-tions already in place and established new ones, deliberately creating an expansion of research across the state. In the 1960’s a new crop of specialists were hired to help the farmers and ranchers depending on the college’s expertise with increas-ingly specialized questions about their burgeoning beef, poultry, swine, and sugar operations. Today the majority of CTAHR faculty combine research, instruction, and extension activities.

The college’s growth during the past 100 years has been nothing short of remarkable. From a combined Territorial and federal budget of less than $50,000 in 1907 (about $1 million today), the col-lege’s current budget is nearly $40 million. From the two original preparatory class instructors, the college now employs about 500 faculty and staff. College en-rollment has increased from the original five provisional students to 565 under-graduates and 257 graduate students last year, and the college now counts over 10,500 graduates among its alumni. The college’s original 90 acres on the Mānoa campus, most of it once devoted to agri-culture, have grown to include over 1,600 acres of off-campus facilities, including 22 research stations, farms, and centers, as well as nine extension offices and centers. The Mānoa campus facilities have grown

The college faculty of 1909-10.

wford, and the college. The first Dean of the Gradu- an insectary; and an orchid hous d

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This wooden framed home, called the Maerten’s house, is where the first classes for the university were held in 1908.

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This 1912 photo illustrates how large the college farm in Manoa was, extending from

near Hawaii Hall to Manoa Stream.

from shared space in Hawaii Hall to over 300,000 square feet of laboratories, of-fices, and classrooms located primarily in seven major agricultural buildings. In short, CTAHR’s history is a story of the continued and vital importance of agri-culture, of the land and the people of the

heCo

culture aes—CTA

the UniveThe institu

day become

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land, in Hawai‘i over the past hundred years.

Prepared by the University of Hawai’i College of Tropical Agriculture and Hu-man Resources

PHOTOS COURTESY OF UH CTAHR

WALLACE R. FARRINGTON

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t the edge of Honolulu Chinatown lies a historic watershed called Nuua-nu Stream, sandwiched between River Street and College Walk, be-tween asphalt and

concrete sidewalks. The stream carries a somewhat mediocre look and old-time flavor that makes visitors wonder what the story is behind this stream. Vehicles cross above Nuuanu Stream, bicyclists, pedestrians, and shoppers pass by daily; children and seniors wander down to en-joy the scenery of an intermittent stream, while folks fish from the bridges. It is a landscape that is nothing distinctive, so why do I want to talk about it?

Perhaps, the current streetscape along the Nuuanu Stream is not significantly eye-catching, however, the green spaces along the Nuuanu Stream attract more than 75,000 visitors annually, and are definitely worth a short trip.

Nuuanu Stream originates from two waterfalls, Waipuilani Falls and Waipuhia Falls. The water is collected at Nuuanu reservoir becomes Nuuanu Stream that slowly flows down into the Honolulu Harbor. Above Kuakini Street, Nuuanu Stream merges with Waolani Stream, and becomes the Waikahalulu Waterfall, a natural fall that is surrounded by an urban

setting within the Queen Liliuokalani Botanical Garden. The smallest among Honolulu’s Botanical Gardens, Liliuoka-lani Garden surprisingly provides the most genuine Hawaiian nature and the best sense of forest within the city. Additional-ly, the garden is home to a beautiful collec-tion of native Hawaiian plants. The design of the garden is intended to provide a simple, tranquil, and undeveloped feel that anyone who visits the garden would find a sense of natural embracement. Once a favorite picnic spot of Queen Liliuokalani, this garden stands out with its unique natural layout and its historic significance providing visitors a place of pure green in the urban environment.

The Liliuokalani Garden borders the H-1 Freeway which connects with the Foster Botanical Garden on the south side. The space underneath H-1 Freeway between Liliuokalani Garden and Foster Garden currently is an abandoned space that results in several social issues such as graffiti. With over 150 years of his-tory, Foster Botanical Garden is a living museum of tropical plants with a variety of Hawaiian plants. It is an area of over 13.5 acres with a combination of sacred Hawaiian spirit and Zen sensation. Foster Botanical Garden may not provide as much forestry as the Liliuokalani Garden, but it is nonetheless a wonderful place

for city residents to find a peaceful mind within the busy urban surroundings, and a great place for educating visitors about the various types of plants.

After Foster Botanical Garden, Nuuanu Stream becomes a man-made channel-ized concrete structure with an urban context. Here we start seeing the path of the Chinatown history such as the Kuan Yin Temple, Lung Sai Ho Tong temple, and the Izumo Taisha shrine, Chinatown Cultural Plaza and the modern Hawaii USA Federal Credit Union building. After a couple of city blocks, we come to another green space, Aala Park, on the Ewa side of the Nuuanu Stream. Like an oasis rising from a desert, the Aala Park stands out from the surrounding concrete structures as one of the biggest parks in downtown Honolulu. Aala Park was originally designed to feature as a baseball park, and functioned as a sports field with simultaneous games in the early 1900s. The park nowadays still carries some sport characters such as skateboarding and basketball playing, but is also oc-cupied by homeless and unfortunately is defined as a problematic area. Despite the current issues, the park provides a green space and abundant shade.

After Aala Park, Nuuanu Stream flows under Nimitz Highway into Honolulu Harbor.

t thChwanubeantw

In 2010 the ASLA Hawaii Chapter be-gan the Honolulu Chinatown Riverwalk Revitalization and Downtown Con-nectivity planning study to improve the Nuuanu Stream corridor in the vicinity of Chinatown.

The planning study seeks to connect the green spaces and cultural remnants by developing sustainable activities that attract residents and visitors to enjoy this urban cultural stream corridor. The Chinatown Nuuanu Stream corridor has incredible potential to provide a rich vari-ety of scenic, historic and cultural experi-ences improving the economics, environ-ment and the human quality of life. For more information on the ASLA Hawaii Chapter Honolulu Chinatown Riverwalk Revitalization and Downtown Connectiv-ity planning study visit the project website at www.greenchinatown.org.

Do you picture a parkway along Nuua-nu Stream with natural scenery, vibrant streetscape, and a rich cultural experience now?

Lorenda Lo is a landscape designer and planner at AECOM Honolulu Office, President of ASLA Hawaii Chapter, and the project coordinator of Honolulu Chinatown Riverwalk Revitalization and Downtown Connectivity Study.

PARKSPARKWAY

WITHIN ABY LORENDA LO

The ASLA Honolulu Chinatown River walk Revitalization and Downtown Connectivity study planned to improve the Nuuanu Stream corridor

LANDSCAPEHAWAII.ORG 21THE VOICE OF HAWAII’S GREEN INDUSTRY20 LANDSCAPE HAWAII AUGUST | SEPTEMBER 2011

t the edge of Honolulu Chinatown lies a historic watershed called Nuua-nu Stream, sandwiched between River Street and College Walk, be-tween asphalt and

concrete sidewalks. The stream carries a somewhat mediocre look and old-time flavor that makes visitors wonder what the story is behind this stream. Vehicles cross above Nuuanu Stream, bicyclists, pedestrians, and shoppers pass by daily; children and seniors wander down to en-joy the scenery of an intermittent stream, while folks fish from the bridges. It is a landscape that is nothing distinctive, so why do I want to talk about it?

Perhaps, the current streetscape along the Nuuanu Stream is not significantly eye-catching, however, the green spaces along the Nuuanu Stream attract more than 75,000 visitors annually, and are definitely worth a short trip.

Nuuanu Stream originates from two waterfalls, Waipuilani Falls and Waipuhia Falls. The water is collected at Nuuanu reservoir becomes Nuuanu Stream that slowly flows down into the Honolulu Harbor. Above Kuakini Street, Nuuanu Stream merges with Waolani Stream, and becomes the Waikahalulu Waterfall, a natural fall that is surrounded by an urban

setting within the Queen Liliuokalani Botanical Garden. The smallest among Honolulu’s Botanical Gardens, Liliuoka-lani Garden surprisingly provides the most genuine Hawaiian nature and the best sense of forest within the city. Additional-ly, the garden is home to a beautiful collec-tion of native Hawaiian plants. The design of the garden is intended to provide a simple, tranquil, and undeveloped feel that anyone who visits the garden would find a sense of natural embracement. Once a favorite picnic spot of Queen Liliuokalani, this garden stands out with its unique natural layout and its historic significance providing visitors a place of pure green in the urban environment.

The Liliuokalani Garden borders the H-1 Freeway which connects with the Foster Botanical Garden on the south side. The space underneath H-1 Freeway between Liliuokalani Garden and Foster Garden currently is an abandoned space that results in several social issues such as graffiti. With over 150 years of his-tory, Foster Botanical Garden is a living museum of tropical plants with a variety of Hawaiian plants. It is an area of over 13.5 acres with a combination of sacred Hawaiian spirit and Zen sensation. Foster Botanical Garden may not provide as much forestry as the Liliuokalani Garden, but it is nonetheless a wonderful place

for city residents to find a peaceful mind within the busy urban surroundings, and a great place for educating visitors about the various types of plants.

After Foster Botanical Garden, Nuuanu Stream becomes a man-made channel-ized concrete structure with an urban context. Here we start seeing the path of the Chinatown history such as the Kuan Yin Temple, Lung Sai Ho Tong temple, and the Izumo Taisha shrine, Chinatown Cultural Plaza and the modern Hawaii USA Federal Credit Union building. After a couple of city blocks, we come to another green space, Aala Park, on the Ewa side of the Nuuanu Stream. Like an oasis rising from a desert, the Aala Park stands out from the surrounding concrete structures as one of the biggest parks in downtown Honolulu. Aala Park was originally designed to feature as a baseball park, and functioned as a sports field with simultaneous games in the early 1900s. The park nowadays still carries some sport characters such as skateboarding and basketball playing, but is also oc-cupied by homeless and unfortunately is defined as a problematic area. Despite the current issues, the park provides a green space and abundant shade.

After Aala Park, Nuuanu Stream flows under Nimitz Highway into Honolulu Harbor.

t thChwanubeantw

In 2010 the ASLA Hawaii Chapter be-gan the Honolulu Chinatown Riverwalk Revitalization and Downtown Con-nectivity planning study to improve the Nuuanu Stream corridor in the vicinity of Chinatown.

The planning study seeks to connect the green spaces and cultural remnants by developing sustainable activities that attract residents and visitors to enjoy this urban cultural stream corridor. The Chinatown Nuuanu Stream corridor has incredible potential to provide a rich vari-ety of scenic, historic and cultural experi-ences improving the economics, environ-ment and the human quality of life. For more information on the ASLA Hawaii Chapter Honolulu Chinatown Riverwalk Revitalization and Downtown Connectiv-ity planning study visit the project website at www.greenchinatown.org.

Do you picture a parkway along Nuua-nu Stream with natural scenery, vibrant streetscape, and a rich cultural experience now?

Lorenda Lo is a landscape designer and planner at AECOM Honolulu Office, President of ASLA Hawaii Chapter, and the project coordinator of Honolulu Chinatown Riverwalk Revitalization and Downtown Connectivity Study.

PARKSPARKWAY

WITHIN ABY LORENDA LO

The ASLA Honolulu Chinatown River walk Revitalization and Downtown Connectivity study planned to improve the Nuuanu Stream corridor

LANDSCAPEHAWAII.ORG 23

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to specific standards. However, when stored

improperly, they can break down, especially under conditions of high tem-perature and humidity.

Dry formulations such as wettable powders (WP), soluble powders (SP), water-dispersible granules (WDG), and granular (G) can become caked and com-pacted. Emulsifiable concentrates (EC) can lose their ability to form emulsions. Some pesticides can actually become more toxic, flammable, or explosive as they break down.

Pesticide formulations that contain low concentrations of active ingredients gen-erally lose effectiveness faster than more concentrated forms. Sometimes a liquid pesticide develops a gas as it deteriorates, making opening and handling containers

quite hazardous. Cer-tain pesticides have a

characteristic odor. A strong odor in the storage area may indicate a leak, a spill, or an improperly sealed container.

It may also be a clue that the pesticide is deteriorating, because the smell of some chemicals intensifies as they break down. If none of these problems is found, chemical odors can be re-duced

with exhaust fans or by lowering the temperature of the storage area. Pesticide containers, including fiber and metal drums, pails, cans, bottles, bags, boxes, overpacks, and liners, have an important effect on storage and shelf life.

If stored for

long periods, these containers may eventually corrode, crack, break, tear, or fail to seal properly. The label may become illegible as well.

If a pesticide container needs to be replaced, transfer the pesticide to another container of the same type, such as a polyethylene jug, a thick paper bag, or a brown glass bottle. With plastic jugs, try to find a jug made of the same type of plastic. You can at least get a jug from the same group of plastics by checking the recycling number on the bottom of the jug and using a replace-ment jug with the same number. Obtain a replacement label from your pesticide dealer to put on the new container.

If stored in a cool, dry area that is out of direct sunlight, pesticides will generally have an extended shelf life. Protection from temperature extremes is impor-tant because heat or cold can shorten a pesticide’s shelf life. At temperatures below freezing, some liquid formulations separate into their various components and lose their effectiveness. High temper-atures cause many pesticides to volatize or break down more rapidly. Extreme heat may also cause glass bottles to break or explode.

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Before storing chemicals, read the label and follow any specific guidelines listed. Store different groups of pesticides, such as herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides, in separate locations in the storage area. This will help prevent cross-contamina-tion from fumes and vapors as well as accidental use of the wrong type of pesti-cide. Never store chemicals near any type of animal feed. Always store chemicals out of the reach of children, preferably in a locked cabinet or room in which only pesticides are stored. Store personal pro-tective equipment, such as gloves, goggles, aprons, and respirators, in another clean, dry location away from pesticide fumes.

Note: This article by Martha Smith and

Phil Nixon is from the Illinois Pesticide Review and is presented without editing. It is available at http://web.extension.uiuc.edu/ipr/i5098_829.html

This article is from “The Pesticide Label” newsletter and is reprinted with permission from the Pesticide Safety Education Pro-gram, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawaii at Manoa. If you would like to receive notice when a new issue of this publication has been posted on-line, send your request to charlie@hpirs.stjohn.hawaii.edu with “new issue alerts” as the subject

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expensive in the long run, when it comes to disposing of excess pesticide.

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to specific standards. However, when stored

improperly, they can break down, especially under conditions of high tem-perature and humidity.

Dry formulations such as wettable powders (WP), soluble powders (SP), water-dispersible granules (WDG), and granular (G) can become caked and com-pacted. Emulsifiable concentrates (EC) can lose their ability to form emulsions. Some pesticides can actually become more toxic, flammable, or explosive as they break down.

Pesticide formulations that contain low concentrations of active ingredients gen-erally lose effectiveness faster than more concentrated forms. Sometimes a liquid pesticide develops a gas as it deteriorates, making opening and handling containers

quite hazardous. Cer-tain pesticides have a

characteristic odor. A strong odor in the storage area may indicate a leak, a spill, or an improperly sealed container.

It may also be a clue that the pesticide is deteriorating, because the smell of some chemicals intensifies as they break down. If none of these problems is found, chemical odors can be re-duced

with exhaust fans or by lowering the temperature of the storage area. Pesticide containers, including fiber and metal drums, pails, cans, bottles, bags, boxes, overpacks, and liners, have an important effect on storage and shelf life.

If stored for

long periods, these containers may eventually corrode, crack, break, tear, or fail to seal properly. The label may become illegible as well.

If a pesticide container needs to be replaced, transfer the pesticide to another container of the same type, such as a polyethylene jug, a thick paper bag, or a brown glass bottle. With plastic jugs, try to find a jug made of the same type of plastic. You can at least get a jug from the same group of plastics by checking the recycling number on the bottom of the jug and using a replace-ment jug with the same number. Obtain a replacement label from your pesticide dealer to put on the new container.

If stored in a cool, dry area that is out of direct sunlight, pesticides will generally have an extended shelf life. Protection from temperature extremes is impor-tant because heat or cold can shorten a pesticide’s shelf life. At temperatures below freezing, some liquid formulations separate into their various components and lose their effectiveness. High temper-atures cause many pesticides to volatize or break down more rapidly. Extreme heat may also cause glass bottles to break or explode.

One way to ensure that you avoid problems with shelf life or storage is to only buy what is needed for one season.

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because of reduced case lot prices or a sale may become more expensive in the long run, when it comes to disposing of excess pesticide.

Before storing chemicals, read the label and follow any specific guidelines listed. Store different groups of pesticides, such as herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides, in separate locations in the storage area. This will help prevent cross-contamina-tion from fumes and vapors as well as accidental use of the wrong type of pesti-cide. Never store chemicals near any type of animal feed. Always store chemicals out of the reach of children, preferably in a locked cabinet or room in which only pesticides are stored. Store personal pro-tective equipment, such as gloves, goggles, aprons, and respirators, in another clean, dry location away from pesticide fumes.

Note: This article by Martha Smith and

Phil Nixon is from the Illinois Pesticide Review and is presented without editing. It is available at http://web.extension.uiuc.edu/ipr/i5098_829.html

This article is from “The Pesticide Label” newsletter and is reprinted with permission from the Pesticide Safety Education Pro-gram, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawaii at Manoa. If you would like to receive notice when a new issue of this publication has been posted on-line, send your request to charlie@hpirs.stjohn.hawaii.edu with “new issue alerts” as the subject

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expensive in the long run, when it comes to disposing of excess pesticide.

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2. Consider The DeadwoodRemoving deadwood is a commonly used

metaphor in business. It’s simple. Cut off the parts that aren’t generating revenue and you’ll have a more profitable business.

But before you start lopping off business parts, consider that like bonsai, the historical or aesthetic value of deadwood might make it worth keeping. Hawaiian Airlines for ex-ample maintains a tiny hangar at Honolulu Airport as a reminder of its quaint begin-nings. It’s not operationally productive, but it pays huge dividends through reminding us of Hawaiian’s rich history. You too may find benefit in keeping “deadwood” to create brand preference or preserve your company story.

When in doubt, consult a business arbor-ist. A variety of business and marketing consultants are always available to help you with objective perspective and expert advice on how to handle or get the most out of your deadwood.

3. Invigorate Your RootstockIf your business is wilting, consider unrav-

eling and repotting your Mission Statement. You can do this yourself by focusing on two simple questions: what makes your offer-ing special and what tactics do you need to employ to maintain that uniqueness. If your staff isn’t fully connected to these feeder

roots, you’re productive capacity simply isn’t optimized.

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pruning shears to a frustrated Daniel-San and says, “Relax.

Focus. Cut. Just-o cut, Daniel-San.” So make like Daniel-San. Even if you’ve never done it before, try to focus on what’s amiss or unnatural about your business. As you get reacquainted with the beauty of your busi-ness’ core essence and structure, you’ll gain perspective and wisdom. Here’s a few tips to better business bonsai:

1. Prune the ShootersLike plants, businesses grow shooters as

rouge ideas spring up. Bougainvilleas and .com ventures are notorious for growing multitudes of shooters. And while shooters

may represent amaz-ing growth op-

portunities, they can also make

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For a more structured approach to treat-ing Mission and Vision rot, try any busi-ness planning software or workbook. They normally include do-it-yourself Mission and Vision planners. You can also alternatively hire business consultants to keep your roots healthy.

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26 LANDSCAPE HAWAII AUGUST | SEPTEMBER 2011

UPDATE WHAT KINEERYTHRINA GALL WASP

HAWAIIAN YOU?BY JULIANA YALEMAR & RENATO BAUTISTA

everal species of Ery-thrina suffered severe

damage when the Ery-thrina Gall Wasp (EGW)

was accidentally intro-duced into the Hawaiian

Islands in April 2005. Within six months, the wasp spread to all the major islands throughout the state. The onslaught that resulted from the wasp infestation defoliated and came close to eliminating erythrina trees throughout the state.

The gall wasp infests several species of Erythrina, which includes E. variegata, E. sandwicensis and E. crista-galli. E. varie-gata, used primarily for landscaping and windbreaks, lost over 90% of its popula-tion to the gall wasp infestation. E. sand-wicensis, a native erythrina species, com-monly known as ‘wiliwili’, was severely damaged with more than 40 percent tree mortality recorded in some areas.

The erythrina gall wasp is about 1 to 1.5 mm in length. A gravid wasp lays its eggs by inserting them into the young tissues of the plant. The immatures develop within the tissues thus, resulting in the swelling and formation of galls on young shoots and twigs. Subsequently, the tree loses its vigor, becomes defoliated then succumbs to the wasp invasion.

Researchers, agricultural workers, landscapers, and other stakeholders em-ployed by various pest control tactics, but these proved unsuccessful. Consequently, the Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA) deemed that biological control could be the long-term solution to the unprecedented onslaught of the erythrina trees by the wasp pest.

In 2006, Eurytoma erythrinae a natural enemy of the erythrina gall wasp was col-lected in Tanzania, East Africa. It is an ec-toparasitoid that attacks the gall-forming wasp by feeding on its immatures that are enclosed within the galls of infested trees. In the process, the parasitoid lar-vae not only kill the pest but make use of

them as breeding hosts from which a new generation of the parasitoid progeny is eventually produced. Raised and colo-nized at the HDOA Insect Containment facility, the parasitoid was determined to be highly specific to the gall wasp pest and does not pose a potential threat to the natural habitat. Subsequently, the parasitoid was introduced in Hawaii in November 2008.

To date, the parasitoid has already been successfully established in the pest habitat. Moreover, the introduced natural enemy has been recorded to have caused gall wasp pest mortality as high as 90%. Consequently, trees have commenced to bounce back with lush, robust green foliage and much reduced galling. In ad-dition, trees commenced to flower and pod-bearing seeds are produced once again. Although E. sandwicensis and E. crista galli appeared to have recovered quite well, E. variegata, the most sus-

ceptible among the erythrinas, may take sometime to reap some benefits from the introduced natural enemy. Nevertheless, HDOA will continue its effort to search for other promising biological control agents as the State’s fight against the inva-sive gall-forming pest continues.

Renato Bautista is a supervisory en-tomologist at the Hawaii Department of Agriculture, Plant Pest Control Branch.

Juliana Yalemar is the Entomologist & Project Leader of the Gall Wasp Biological Control Project at the Hawaii Department of Agriculture, Plant Pest Control Branch.

Renato Bautista is the Insectary Supervi-sor & Coordinator of the Gall Wasp Biologi-cal Control Project at the Hawaii Depart-ment of Agriculture, Plant Pest Control Branch.

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Carex wahuensisEndemicKaua‘i, O‘ahu, Maui, Moloka‘i, Lana‘i,

Hawai‘i

Description: Graceful sedges that form thick clumps and reach heights close to two feet tall, however, the long leaf blades droop downward and can actually reach lengths up to four feet long. These blades are about a half inch across at the base and gradually reduce to a narrow elongated apex. Tiny flowers emerge on the upper portion of long stalks called spikes. Once pollinated, the flowers be-come small seeds called achenes and can range in color from light brown to bright orange. Really attractive when contrasted against the dark green coloration of the surrounding foliage.

Distribution: The natural range of this endemic species is very diverse. I’ve seen them growing in the lowland dry-forest areas and upward into mesic and rain forests, from near the coast to elevations exceeding 3000 ft. Easy to find, Carex wahuensis can be seen growing on ridge lines in full sun or on slopes in the shadier under story in both relatively pristine and well disturbed surroundings. They exist on all the main islands except Kaho’olawe and Ni‘ihau although they may have been found there in the past.

Cultural and Other Uses: The long slender leaf blades and seed clusters can

be used to accentuate leis and can be used in flower arrangements.

Landscape Use and Care: I love the way Carex wahuensis looks in landscapes. They can be used either as accents around larger landscaping stones and at base of taller plants or as border plantings to define walkways and edges, similar to a low hedge. Their fine, fibrous roots are great for controlling erosion and can be planted as a mass groundcover even on steep slopes. These plants are highly versatile and can handle moderate to little watering as well as full sun to partial shade, they also standup well in areas of high winds. In fact they look really cool if placed in high “wind tunnel” like areas, their long leaf blades enable them to dance and flutter with the wind. You can even use Carex wahuensis as an indoor plant or as part of a “Living Wall” system.

Extra Info: Although there is no known Hawaiian name for this plant that is not to say that it never had one, most likely it was lost over the years. As com-mon and beautiful as this plant is it would be hard to believe that Hawaiians didn’t recognize and name it themselves.

Rick Barboza is a native plant specialist and co owner of a native plant nursery, Hui Ku Maoli Ola and a member of the LICH board of directors.

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Beautiful, endemic groundcover, common but yet lacks any known Hawaiian name

26 LANDSCAPE HAWAII AUGUST | SEPTEMBER 2011

UPDATE WHAT KINEERYTHRINA GALL WASP

HAWAIIAN YOU?BY JULIANA YALEMAR & RENATO BAUTISTA

everal species of Ery-thrina suffered severe

damage when the Ery-thrina Gall Wasp (EGW)

was accidentally intro-duced into the Hawaiian

Islands in April 2005. Within six months, the wasp spread to all the major islands throughout the state. The onslaught that resulted from the wasp infestation defoliated and came close to eliminating erythrina trees throughout the state.

The gall wasp infests several species of Erythrina, which includes E. variegata, E. sandwicensis and E. crista-galli. E. varie-gata, used primarily for landscaping and windbreaks, lost over 90% of its popula-tion to the gall wasp infestation. E. sand-wicensis, a native erythrina species, com-monly known as ‘wiliwili’, was severely damaged with more than 40 percent tree mortality recorded in some areas.

The erythrina gall wasp is about 1 to 1.5 mm in length. A gravid wasp lays its eggs by inserting them into the young tissues of the plant. The immatures develop within the tissues thus, resulting in the swelling and formation of galls on young shoots and twigs. Subsequently, the tree loses its vigor, becomes defoliated then succumbs to the wasp invasion.

Researchers, agricultural workers, landscapers, and other stakeholders em-ployed by various pest control tactics, but these proved unsuccessful. Consequently, the Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA) deemed that biological control could be the long-term solution to the unprecedented onslaught of the erythrina trees by the wasp pest.

In 2006, Eurytoma erythrinae a natural enemy of the erythrina gall wasp was col-lected in Tanzania, East Africa. It is an ec-toparasitoid that attacks the gall-forming wasp by feeding on its immatures that are enclosed within the galls of infested trees. In the process, the parasitoid lar-vae not only kill the pest but make use of

them as breeding hosts from which a new generation of the parasitoid progeny is eventually produced. Raised and colo-nized at the HDOA Insect Containment facility, the parasitoid was determined to be highly specific to the gall wasp pest and does not pose a potential threat to the natural habitat. Subsequently, the parasitoid was introduced in Hawaii in November 2008.

To date, the parasitoid has already been successfully established in the pest habitat. Moreover, the introduced natural enemy has been recorded to have caused gall wasp pest mortality as high as 90%. Consequently, trees have commenced to bounce back with lush, robust green foliage and much reduced galling. In ad-dition, trees commenced to flower and pod-bearing seeds are produced once again. Although E. sandwicensis and E. crista galli appeared to have recovered quite well, E. variegata, the most sus-

ceptible among the erythrinas, may take sometime to reap some benefits from the introduced natural enemy. Nevertheless, HDOA will continue its effort to search for other promising biological control agents as the State’s fight against the inva-sive gall-forming pest continues.

Renato Bautista is a supervisory en-tomologist at the Hawaii Department of Agriculture, Plant Pest Control Branch.

Juliana Yalemar is the Entomologist & Project Leader of the Gall Wasp Biological Control Project at the Hawaii Department of Agriculture, Plant Pest Control Branch.

Renato Bautista is the Insectary Supervi-sor & Coordinator of the Gall Wasp Biologi-cal Control Project at the Hawaii Depart-ment of Agriculture, Plant Pest Control Branch.

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LEFT: Before natural enemy was released Date: 11/14/08; 2 years after natural enemy was introduced Date: 11/24/10.

yAFTERBEFORE

Carex wahuensisEndemicKaua‘i, O‘ahu, Maui, Moloka‘i, Lana‘i,

Hawai‘i

Description: Graceful sedges that form thick clumps and reach heights close to two feet tall, however, the long leaf blades droop downward and can actually reach lengths up to four feet long. These blades are about a half inch across at the base and gradually reduce to a narrow elongated apex. Tiny flowers emerge on the upper portion of long stalks called spikes. Once pollinated, the flowers be-come small seeds called achenes and can range in color from light brown to bright orange. Really attractive when contrasted against the dark green coloration of the surrounding foliage.

Distribution: The natural range of this endemic species is very diverse. I’ve seen them growing in the lowland dry-forest areas and upward into mesic and rain forests, from near the coast to elevations exceeding 3000 ft. Easy to find, Carex wahuensis can be seen growing on ridge lines in full sun or on slopes in the shadier under story in both relatively pristine and well disturbed surroundings. They exist on all the main islands except Kaho’olawe and Ni‘ihau although they may have been found there in the past.

Cultural and Other Uses: The long slender leaf blades and seed clusters can

be used to accentuate leis and can be used in flower arrangements.

Landscape Use and Care: I love the way Carex wahuensis looks in landscapes. They can be used either as accents around larger landscaping stones and at base of taller plants or as border plantings to define walkways and edges, similar to a low hedge. Their fine, fibrous roots are great for controlling erosion and can be planted as a mass groundcover even on steep slopes. These plants are highly versatile and can handle moderate to little watering as well as full sun to partial shade, they also standup well in areas of high winds. In fact they look really cool if placed in high “wind tunnel” like areas, their long leaf blades enable them to dance and flutter with the wind. You can even use Carex wahuensis as an indoor plant or as part of a “Living Wall” system.

Extra Info: Although there is no known Hawaiian name for this plant that is not to say that it never had one, most likely it was lost over the years. As com-mon and beautiful as this plant is it would be hard to believe that Hawaiians didn’t recognize and name it themselves.

Rick Barboza is a native plant specialist and co owner of a native plant nursery, Hui Ku Maoli Ola and a member of the LICH board of directors.

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28 LANDSCAPE HAWAII AUGUST | SEPTEMBER 2011THE VOICE OF HAWAII’S GREEN INDUSTRY LANDSCAPEHAWAII.ORG 29

n our last issue, the boss got a call from the operator that the

machine broke. Boss asked some key questions and he now has an idea of what the problem is –NOW

WHAT? It’s on you boss.After verifying that all the obvious

things checkout, you need a closer look, and you establish that the machine needs to go back to the shop so you can “zero in” on locating the problem. NEXT! Looking over the machine, there are no leak-ing fluids; no visible external damage; all safety switches are engaged, so it should start, but it doesn’t. Where do you go from here, boss? Pull the plug; remove the air cleaner; manually prime the car-buretor; drain the float bowl; finally a cough, but then it dies. Or the engine starts, but when you put it under load, there is a horrible grinding noise from under the machine. You quickly shut the machine down before something comes flying off in your direction.

Now comes your part, Boss. Where’s the parts breakdown? What’s the model number of the machine? What was last

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TIPStool

b y P h y l l i s J o n e s

WHAT–NOWREPAIROR REPLACE?

done to it? Do you have a repair history either on paper, on computer or in your head? Is this a recurring problem with this machine? Is the problem inherent in the design, or are we trying

to make the machine do something that it wasn’t designed to do. Is the op-erator being negligent?

(We will discuss this one later.)Armed with your parts breakdown, you

start tracing the problem until you have identified what parts need to be replaced, or what needs to be corrected. What will it cost? Ok, boss, now what—REPAIR OR REPLACE THE UNIT! More decisions, means more questions. How much have I spent on parts for this machine over the last 6 months? Was it the same parts, or for the same area of the machine? Were the parts available? How essential is this machine? How much did this machine cost new. These are all key questions when making your decision to repair or replace.

Other factors to be considered may be: how your budget is set-up; will your budget allow for another equipment pur-

chase. Who

is the decision-

maker and what is your

relationship with this person.

How much will the “down-time” cost?

Examine your options. What’s your recommen-

dation, boss—repair or replace.

WHAT SHOULD I BUY?Should you decide to replace a

piece of equipment, here are some things you should keep in mind.

1. Identify what you liked about the old machine, and see if these features are available on the new models. Manufacturers make changes in models: in materials used, in safety features, in en-gine options, in accessories. If your “old” machine is more than five years old there will most certainly be a new designed engine, which is EPA third tier compliant. Changes in carburetor design and muffler design, will probably mean that the new engine will run differently than your old engine.

2. How available are parts for the new machine. Changes by manufacturers in the distribution of equipment and parts can create lag time in repairs. Unfortu-nately, there is no way of predicting if

and when this will happen, so it is always wise to have two or three back-up sources for parts. You may have to use the alternative sources more often than you expect.

3. Always read your operator’s manual. While the new machine may look simi-lar to your “old” machine changes may have been made in the operation of the

machine. 4. Be sure a parts breakdown

is available either on-line or in hard copy. Should you have ques-

tions or concerns about your new machine you will have it at your disposal for ordering parts or checking out what may be a potential problem.

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mackey qidea

WHA

o e

5. Develop a work-ing relationship with

your sales person. Over the past five years the equipment, parts, and accessories

market has become very competitive. Every sales person wants your

business, but the ques-tion is are they willing

to go the extra mile to provide you with

the service. Are they willing to discuss your op-

tions rather than just selling you THEIR product line. Are they available when YOU need their help? Asking for good customer service makes us all better at what we do.

Again, any comments or questions are welcome. See you next month.

Phyllis Jones is the owner of A to Z Equip-ment and Sales in Kaneohe, formally A to Z Rental Center, in business for over 25 years.

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•No Pipes

•No Ponds

•No Rutting

•No $ Overruns

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28 LANDSCAPE HAWAII AUGUST | SEPTEMBER 2011THE VOICE OF HAWAII’S GREEN INDUSTRY LANDSCAPEHAWAII.ORG 29

n our last issue, the boss got a call from the operator that the

machine broke. Boss asked some key questions and he now has an idea of what the problem is –NOW

WHAT? It’s on you boss.After verifying that all the obvious

things checkout, you need a closer look, and you establish that the machine needs to go back to the shop so you can “zero in” on locating the problem. NEXT! Looking over the machine, there are no leak-ing fluids; no visible external damage; all safety switches are engaged, so it should start, but it doesn’t. Where do you go from here, boss? Pull the plug; remove the air cleaner; manually prime the car-buretor; drain the float bowl; finally a cough, but then it dies. Or the engine starts, but when you put it under load, there is a horrible grinding noise from under the machine. You quickly shut the machine down before something comes flying off in your direction.

Now comes your part, Boss. Where’s the parts breakdown? What’s the model number of the machine? What was last

TO

OLS

TIPStool

b y P h y l l i s J o n e s

WHAT–NOWREPAIROR REPLACE?

done to it? Do you have a repair history either on paper, on computer or in your head? Is this a recurring problem with this machine? Is the problem inherent in the design, or are we trying

to make the machine do something that it wasn’t designed to do. Is the op-erator being negligent?

(We will discuss this one later.)Armed with your parts breakdown, you

start tracing the problem until you have identified what parts need to be replaced, or what needs to be corrected. What will it cost? Ok, boss, now what—REPAIR OR REPLACE THE UNIT! More decisions, means more questions. How much have I spent on parts for this machine over the last 6 months? Was it the same parts, or for the same area of the machine? Were the parts available? How essential is this machine? How much did this machine cost new. These are all key questions when making your decision to repair or replace.

Other factors to be considered may be: how your budget is set-up; will your budget allow for another equipment pur-

chase. Who

is the decision-

maker and what is your

relationship with this person.

How much will the “down-time” cost?

Examine your options. What’s your recommen-

dation, boss—repair or replace.

WHAT SHOULD I BUY?Should you decide to replace a

piece of equipment, here are some things you should keep in mind.

1. Identify what you liked about the old machine, and see if these features are available on the new models. Manufacturers make changes in models: in materials used, in safety features, in en-gine options, in accessories. If your “old” machine is more than five years old there will most certainly be a new designed engine, which is EPA third tier compliant. Changes in carburetor design and muffler design, will probably mean that the new engine will run differently than your old engine.

2. How available are parts for the new machine. Changes by manufacturers in the distribution of equipment and parts can create lag time in repairs. Unfortu-nately, there is no way of predicting if

and when this will happen, so it is always wise to have two or three back-up sources for parts. You may have to use the alternative sources more often than you expect.

3. Always read your operator’s manual. While the new machine may look simi-lar to your “old” machine changes may have been made in the operation of the

machine. 4. Be sure a parts breakdown

is available either on-line or in hard copy. Should you have ques-

tions or concerns about your new machine you will have it at your disposal for ordering parts or checking out what may be a potential problem.

n ocal

mackey qidea

WHA

o e

5. Develop a work-ing relationship with

your sales person. Over the past five years the equipment, parts, and accessories

market has become very competitive. Every sales person wants your

business, but the ques-tion is are they willing

to go the extra mile to provide you with

the service. Are they willing to discuss your op-

tions rather than just selling you THEIR product line. Are they available when YOU need their help? Asking for good customer service makes us all better at what we do.

Again, any comments or questions are welcome. See you next month.

Phyllis Jones is the owner of A to Z Equip-ment and Sales in Kaneohe, formally A to Z Rental Center, in business for over 25 years.

•No Runoff

•No Pipes

•No Ponds

•No Rutting

•No $ Overruns

•No Problem

GEOPAVE®

Where permeability meets affordability.

Presto Geosystems® • 800-548-3424 or 920-738-1328 • www.prestogeo.com

Distributed By:

30 LANDSCAPE HAWAII AUGUST | SEPTEMBER 2011 LANDSCAPEHAWAII.ORG 31THE VOICE OF HAWAII’S GREEN INDUSTRY

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was developed by the US Green Building Council (USGBC) in 2000 and provides a framework

for sustainable building and development practices through a rating system. Being involved in a LEED certified project is becoming a more common occurrence in Hawaii in the last few years, particularly when dealing with military or other government projects. Achieving specific sustainable measures, including water conservation, provides credits towards LEED certification, which includes “Certified”, “Silver”, “Gold”, and “Platinum” levels of achievement. Most new government projects in Hawaii are requiring a minimum LEED certification level of Silver.

Irrigation designers and contractors in Hawaii should become familiar with the concepts and implementation strategies for LEED certified projects. Even if the project you’re working on is not going for LEED certification, many of the LEED standards can be useful benchmarks of sustainability for landscaping and the vocabulary of LEED certification is

becoming a part of the vernacular of the construction industry. The use of intel-ligent irrigation technology, using native and less thirsty plant materials, reducing use of turf grass, using rainwater catch-ment, permeable paving, bio-swale reten-tion, and restoration or preservation of native habitat and plant communities are all water related strategies that can apply

to the LEED rating system. A general goal of LEED would be to

reduce potable water consumption for landscaping by half. An ultimate goal of LEED would be to eliminate all potable water use by landscaping. A minimum prerequisite for LEED certification is a 20% reduction in interior building water use, with additional points available for

exceeding the 20% reduction. This can affect landscape irrigation strategies by driving the use of rainwater catchment, wastewater treatment, or the use of other non-potable water sources.

Here are some of the specific ways to achieve LEED points relating to landscape water conservation (LEED 2009 for New Construction):

Water Efficient Landscaping: • Reduce irrigation by 50% (from a

calculated mid-summer baseline case): 2 points

• No Potable Water Use or No Irrigation: 4 points (plus a possible regional bonus point)

Innovative wastewater technologies; this has the potential to provide treated waste water for irrigation: 1 to 2 points

Stormwater design – reduce stormwater runoff and increase natural infiltration; Potential for rainwater catch-ment, permeable paving, or bio-swales to supplement irrigation needs and amplify rainwater in landscapes: 1 to 2 points

Use of Regional Materials and Re-cycled Content, 10% or 20% of total build-ing materials; Although not substantial and difficult to access, landscape and irri-gation materials with recycled content or locally produced (difficult in Hawaii) can help towards this credit: up to 4 points

The minimum points needed for basic LEED certification of a project is 40 points (50 points for LEED Silver), of which landscape irrigation strategies and storm water management can play a sig-nificant part. Energy conservation, indoor environmental quality, and using “green” building materials and resources are other sources of points towards LEED certi-fication. Exemplary or innovative per-formance beyond the basic LEED point levels can also help achieve additional points. Achieving LEED certification can add to the up-front costs to a project, but the long-term benefits can be substantial.

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as Water Sense and ASLA’s Sustainability encourages improving the efficiency of ir-rigation while LEED strategies encourage the reduction of potable water use or even no irrigation at all”. Regardless of LEED certification, the irrigation industry is tak-ing the lead in water conservation efforts, particularly with irrigation efficiency.

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eadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)

was developed by the US Green Building Council (USGBC) in 2000 and provides a framework

for sustainable building and development practices through a rating system. Being involved in a LEED certified project is becoming a more common occurrence in Hawaii in the last few years, particularly when dealing with military or other government projects. Achieving specific sustainable measures, including water conservation, provides credits towards LEED certification, which includes “Certified”, “Silver”, “Gold”, and “Platinum” levels of achievement. Most new government projects in Hawaii are requiring a minimum LEED certification level of Silver.

Irrigation designers and contractors in Hawaii should become familiar with the concepts and implementation strategies for LEED certified projects. Even if the project you’re working on is not going for LEED certification, many of the LEED standards can be useful benchmarks of sustainability for landscaping and the vocabulary of LEED certification is

becoming a part of the vernacular of the construction industry. The use of intel-ligent irrigation technology, using native and less thirsty plant materials, reducing use of turf grass, using rainwater catch-ment, permeable paving, bio-swale reten-tion, and restoration or preservation of native habitat and plant communities are all water related strategies that can apply

to the LEED rating system. A general goal of LEED would be to

reduce potable water consumption for landscaping by half. An ultimate goal of LEED would be to eliminate all potable water use by landscaping. A minimum prerequisite for LEED certification is a 20% reduction in interior building water use, with additional points available for

exceeding the 20% reduction. This can affect landscape irrigation strategies by driving the use of rainwater catchment, wastewater treatment, or the use of other non-potable water sources.

Here are some of the specific ways to achieve LEED points relating to landscape water conservation (LEED 2009 for New Construction):

Water Efficient Landscaping: • Reduce irrigation by 50% (from a

calculated mid-summer baseline case): 2 points

• No Potable Water Use or No Irrigation: 4 points (plus a possible regional bonus point)

Innovative wastewater technologies; this has the potential to provide treated waste water for irrigation: 1 to 2 points

Stormwater design – reduce stormwater runoff and increase natural infiltration; Potential for rainwater catch-ment, permeable paving, or bio-swales to supplement irrigation needs and amplify rainwater in landscapes: 1 to 2 points

Use of Regional Materials and Re-cycled Content, 10% or 20% of total build-ing materials; Although not substantial and difficult to access, landscape and irri-gation materials with recycled content or locally produced (difficult in Hawaii) can help towards this credit: up to 4 points

The minimum points needed for basic LEED certification of a project is 40 points (50 points for LEED Silver), of which landscape irrigation strategies and storm water management can play a sig-nificant part. Energy conservation, indoor environmental quality, and using “green” building materials and resources are other sources of points towards LEED certi-fication. Exemplary or innovative per-formance beyond the basic LEED point levels can also help achieve additional points. Achieving LEED certification can add to the up-front costs to a project, but the long-term benefits can be substantial.

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There is a general demand for a reduc-tion in water usage across the nation. LEED is not so much a driver of this initiative as it is a symptom of it. Allan Schildknecht of Irrigation Hawaii reports that about 10 to 15% of his projects in Hawaii are going for LEED certification, but much more of his work is affected by industry driven sustainable water conser-vation strategies. “The goal of sustainabil-ity should be to improve the efficiency in how we use our water resources for irriga-tion” according to Allan. “Programs such

as Water Sense and ASLA’s Sustainability encourages improving the efficiency of ir-rigation while LEED strategies encourage the reduction of potable water use or even no irrigation at all”. Regardless of LEED certification, the irrigation industry is tak-ing the lead in water conservation efforts, particularly with irrigation efficiency.

Richard Quinn, ASLA, LEED AP is a landscape architect at Helber Hastert & Fee Planners, Inc. and on the Board of Directors.

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Richard Quinn, ASLA, LEED AP is a

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ROBS US ALLPLANT THEFT

THE VOICE OF HAWAII’S GREEN INDUSTRY32 LANDSCAPE HAWAII AUGUST | SEPTEMBER 2011

orking from sunup to sun-down, counting every penny,

just barely economically making it in this business environment…

the life of a nursery owner or grower is not easy. The trade off is

ending the day with new growth, happy custom-ers, and a tangible product created by hard work and perseverance. Landscapers delight in creat-ing picture perfect gardens, carefully consider-

ing every botanical selection while balancing budget limitations and homeowner

expectations. Certain disappoint-ments can be planned for…insects,

drought, market ebb and flow. Now landscapers, homeown-

ers, nursery owners and farmers have another blight to consider…plant theft.

Plant theft has robbed small business of their profit mar-gins. It nudges prices higher and higher, to the point where certain

ornamentals such as the raphis and red ceiling wax

palms are not affordable for small landscaping jobs. The

devastating consequences of this crime not only hurt all of us,

but rob our community from the unique tropical beauty Hawaii is so

famous for. Not only the nurseries and farm-ers have been victimized by plant

thieves. Individual homeowners testified at a recent hearing on Plant Theft Legislation that they had spent thousands of dollars on trees, flowers and plants, not to mention

the cost, time and effort required to maintain their

yard, only to have many of them stolen. Condo-minium associations

have cited numerous

losses and have been forced to in-stall costly barriers and fences. It is unfortunate that fences have to be erected to protect expensive land-scaping when our ‘aina is renowned for the lush green plants which grow throughout our neigh-borhoods.

The Hawaii Board of Agriculture reported that losses associated with agricultural theft and vandalism have totaled millions of dollars in our state. Theft and vandal-ism of papaya fields on Oahu and the Big Island resulted in huge financial losses to the farmers and handicapped fu-ture production. The Waimanalo Agricultural Association is also in strong support of stron-ger laws, noting that the farmers in Waimanalo have had to deal with theft for a number of years. Early this May, plant thieves hit Waiakea High School on the Big Is-land, cutting down five 20-year-old native kou trees. Cost of the trees was estimated to be about $4,500 because the valuable wood is used to make bracelets, bowls and canoe paddles.

In committee testimony this session, the Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation wrote, “Ev-eryone knows farming is inherently risky. There are no guarantees of a successful crop. Besides being vulnerable to invasive pests and diseases, erratic weather patterns, and multiyear droughts, high land, labor, fuel, and other farm costs leave us unable to compete with mainland prices. On top of this, farmers are highly susceptible to theft. Our location and

relatively large acreage, usually in more remote areas and impossible to guard 24 hours a day, leave us open to thieves that reap the benefit of our hard work or van-dals that destroy our crops for kicks.”

Because plant theft continues to es-calate exponentially, I introduced, HB12 (Relating to Plant Theft) this Session, which later was combined with another bill, HB1524. This bill established that, in addition to any criminal penalties, a person convicted of plant theft would be required to make payment to the prop-erty owner for the value of the stolen agricultural products as well as the cost of replanting the product or commodity.

The community strongly supported HB1524, and testimony was provided by individuals who have had private yards vandalized and stripped, as well as nurser-ies owners and farmers who not only have had valuable plants stolen, but have had to pay employees to reestablish their stock. Although the bill passed unani-mously through the House, it was not heard in the Senate. Hopefully the Senate will hear it next year, and this important bill will become law.

Unfortunately, as long as thieves are able to profit from the sale of stolen plants, theft and vandalism will flourish. It is important that elected officials un-derstand the extent of this problem and that strict laws with hard consequences are passed next legislative session. I would encourage you all to write, visit and call your State Representatives and Senators asking that HB1524 be passed next year. In the meantime, report any suspicious activity immediately by calling 911. Theft is a criminal offense which hopefully will be stopped next session through HB1524 which includes restitution to the victims. Plant theft does rob ALL of us!

Representative Cynthia Thielen is the Assistant Minority Leader of the Hawaii State House Of Representatives represent-ing the 50th District of Kailua/Kaneohe Bay and Ranking Member on the Judiciary, the Energy and Environmental Protection and the Water, Land and Hawaiian Affairs Committees and serves on the Committees for Housing and Consumer Protection and Commerce.

FCS of Hawaii, ACA is part of the Farm Credit System, a nationwide system of leading agricultural fi nancial institutions which started in 1917. FCS of Hawaii, ACA has been doing business in Hawaii since 1966 through its subsidiary the Federal Land Bank Association of Hawaii, FLCA. The FCS of Hawaii, ACA is not a Federal Agency of the Federal Government.

Federal Land Bank Association of Hawaii, FLCAHawaii Production Credit Association

FARM CREDIT SERVICES OF HAWAII, ACA

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orking from sunup to sun-down, counting every penny,

just barely economically making it in this business environment…

the life of a nursery owner or grower is not easy. The trade off is

ending the day with new growth, happy custom-ers, and a tangible product created by hard work and perseverance. Landscapers delight in creat-ing picture perfect gardens, carefully consider-

ing every botanical selection while balancing budget limitations and homeowner

expectations. Certain disappoint-ments can be planned for…insects,

drought, market ebb and flow. Now landscapers, homeown-

ers, nursery owners and farmers have another blight to consider…plant theft.

Plant theft has robbed small business of their profit mar-gins. It nudges prices higher and higher, to the point where certain

ornamentals such as the raphis and red ceiling wax

palms are not affordable for small landscaping jobs. The

devastating consequences of this crime not only hurt all of us,

but rob our community from the unique tropical beauty Hawaii is so

famous for. Not only the nurseries and farm-ers have been victimized by plant

thieves. Individual homeowners testified at a recent hearing on Plant Theft Legislation that they had spent thousands of dollars on trees, flowers and plants, not to mention

the cost, time and effort required to maintain their

yard, only to have many of them stolen. Condo-minium associations

have cited numerous

losses and have been forced to in-stall costly barriers and fences. It is unfortunate that fences have to be erected to protect expensive land-scaping when our ‘aina is renowned for the lush green plants which grow throughout our neigh-borhoods.

The Hawaii Board of Agriculture reported that losses associated with agricultural theft and vandalism have totaled millions of dollars in our state. Theft and vandal-ism of papaya fields on Oahu and the Big Island resulted in huge financial losses to the farmers and handicapped fu-ture production. The Waimanalo Agricultural Association is also in strong support of stron-ger laws, noting that the farmers in Waimanalo have had to deal with theft for a number of years. Early this May, plant thieves hit Waiakea High School on the Big Is-land, cutting down five 20-year-old native kou trees. Cost of the trees was estimated to be about $4,500 because the valuable wood is used to make bracelets, bowls and canoe paddles.

In committee testimony this session, the Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation wrote, “Ev-eryone knows farming is inherently risky. There are no guarantees of a successful crop. Besides being vulnerable to invasive pests and diseases, erratic weather patterns, and multiyear droughts, high land, labor, fuel, and other farm costs leave us unable to compete with mainland prices. On top of this, farmers are highly susceptible to theft. Our location and

relatively large acreage, usually in more remote areas and impossible to guard 24 hours a day, leave us open to thieves that reap the benefit of our hard work or van-dals that destroy our crops for kicks.”

Because plant theft continues to es-calate exponentially, I introduced, HB12 (Relating to Plant Theft) this Session, which later was combined with another bill, HB1524. This bill established that, in addition to any criminal penalties, a person convicted of plant theft would be required to make payment to the prop-erty owner for the value of the stolen agricultural products as well as the cost of replanting the product or commodity.

The community strongly supported HB1524, and testimony was provided by individuals who have had private yards vandalized and stripped, as well as nurser-ies owners and farmers who not only have had valuable plants stolen, but have had to pay employees to reestablish their stock. Although the bill passed unani-mously through the House, it was not heard in the Senate. Hopefully the Senate will hear it next year, and this important bill will become law.

Unfortunately, as long as thieves are able to profit from the sale of stolen plants, theft and vandalism will flourish. It is important that elected officials un-derstand the extent of this problem and that strict laws with hard consequences are passed next legislative session. I would encourage you all to write, visit and call your State Representatives and Senators asking that HB1524 be passed next year. In the meantime, report any suspicious activity immediately by calling 911. Theft is a criminal offense which hopefully will be stopped next session through HB1524 which includes restitution to the victims. Plant theft does rob ALL of us!

Representative Cynthia Thielen is the Assistant Minority Leader of the Hawaii State House Of Representatives represent-ing the 50th District of Kailua/Kaneohe Bay and Ranking Member on the Judiciary, the Energy and Environmental Protection and the Water, Land and Hawaiian Affairs Committees and serves on the Committees for Housing and Consumer Protection and Commerce.

FCS of Hawaii, ACA is part of the Farm Credit System, a nationwide system of leading agricultural fi nancial institutions which started in 1917. FCS of Hawaii, ACA has been doing business in Hawaii since 1966 through its subsidiary the Federal Land Bank Association of Hawaii, FLCA. The FCS of Hawaii, ACA is not a Federal Agency of the Federal Government.

Federal Land Bank Association of Hawaii, FLCAHawaii Production Credit Association

FARM CREDIT SERVICES OF HAWAII, ACA

See Lightning on page 41

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e’ve heard the news headlines – 13,000

lightning strikes, 21,000 lightning

strikes, tens of thou-sands of lightning strikes.

Yes, Hawaii has had un-usual weather this year and it’s not just the telescope at Mauna Kea that’s been hit. Our landscapes have suffered as well. If you have tall plants in the landscape

that looked fine a couple of months ago but are in severe decline or dead now, consider lightning as a possible culprit. The following summarizes what to look for:

Affects: Any plant, particularly tall-standing, erect plants like trees and palms

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eh

ligh21,0

strikesands o

Photos: Garrett Webb

LEFT TO RIGHT: Note orange spots and ooze going white; Burnt leaf base at crown.

See Lightning on page 41

THE VOICE OF HAWAII’S GREEN INDUSTRY LANDSCAPEHAWAII.ORG 35

DISORDERfeaturedb y C h r i s t y M a r t i n

e’ve heard the news headlines – 13,000

lightning strikes, 21,000 lightning

strikes, tens of thou-sands of lightning strikes.

Yes, Hawaii has had un-usual weather this year and it’s not just the telescope at Mauna Kea that’s been hit. Our landscapes have suffered as well. If you have tall plants in the landscape

that looked fine a couple of months ago but are in severe decline or dead now, consider lightning as a possible culprit. The following summarizes what to look for:

Affects: Any plant, particularly tall-standing, erect plants like trees and palms

LIGHTNINGINJURY

34 LANDSCAPE HAWAII AUGUST | SEPTEMBER 2011

eh

ligh21,0

strikesands o

Photos: Garrett Webb

LEFT TO RIGHT: Note orange spots and ooze going white; Burnt leaf base at crown.

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LAST NAME FIRST NAME COMPANY OF RECORD

Big Island CLTs

Agoot Sotero Tooga Inc.Agtarap Jerry Shell Management HawaiiAller Rodney Kalaoa Gardens LLCAnderson Leland Hapuna Beach Hotel GroundsArakaki Ronson Kukuiula DevAu Keone Island GreenscapesBaquiring Makana Self EmployedBecker Danny Self EmployedBelanio Jeffrey W. Pua Mau GardenBenabese Jose Hualalai Development Corp.Billaber Jr. Anthony Hawaii Land CareBreed Steve Self EmployedBrigoli Richard Hawaii Land CareBroderson Adam Broderson Landscape Co.Brotman Susan Rose Pink GardenersCaverly Shalom Self EmployedChong Alston Al’s Yard ServiceClements David Hawaii Land CareCothran Nanette Silver Dragon LandscapeDavis Tim De Farias Jr. Antonio Decker Alex Leeward LandscapingDeLoach Ashley Pro Lawn and LandscapingDorer Donald D D MaintenanceDuff Diana Yard WorksDuguran Syrus Hawaii Land CareEast Mark Eckhardt Eric Kau BambooFord Paul Castles to Condos LandscapeFranck Dan Dan Franck ServicesFujino Gordon Pua Kala NurseryFukumitsu Elmer Hawaii Land CareGivens Mike Kalaoa Gardens LLCGrace Shannon Hawaii Land CareGrap Daylan N. HI Community HospitalGuyod Andre Tropical CreationsHanato Joey Hawaii Land CareHancock Richard Rich’s LandscapingHaskins Mike S & M, Inc.Henry Michele GreenscapeHidaro Wayne Hualalai ResortHill Jordan Kona Hillscapes LLCHooke Nathan Self EmployedHooper Alton Hualalai ResortJarvis Jim Self Employed Kailua-KonaKealoha Keone Hualalai ResortKelekolio Juliana Hawaii Land CareKennedy Alan North Hawaii Community Hosp.Kocher J.C. Self Employed Keaau

LAST NAME FIRST NAME COMPANY OF RECORD

Kodani Kainoa Haiku Landscape Corp.Kuailani Francis Outrigger Resorts Kanaloa at KonaLandes Hugh D Landes Home Services LLCLee, CLT Erin Hualalai ResortLindsey Keoki Hualalai ResortLorenzo Jerry Robin Hualalai ResortMacInnes Sarah Self Employed Kailua-KonaMcGuire Anja Hualalai ResortMitchell Coogan Hawaii Land CareMoring Bruce Kona Village ResortNaihe Rogers Maikai Landscaping LLCNelson Joel Resort Management GroupOaks Barry Hualalai ResortOchmann Ronnie Hualalai ResortPalea Mel Hualalai ResortPaulson Vic Aloha Aina Landscape SevicesPeterson Calvin Hualalai ResortPond Carl Hawaii Land CarePond Ryan Hawaii Land CareRasmussen Travis Ahupuna Maintenance LLCRoback Luke Hualalai ResortRobitaille Adriel Self Employed KapaauRogers David Akamai GardenersRosati Vito Hawaii Land CareSantiago Jimi Shell Management HawaiiSato Lonn Hualalai ResortSayers Mark R&M Landscape & IrrigationSchroder Sakai Lora Bezona BotanicalShimada Wess M. Hualalai ResortSites Nicholas Endless Summaer Home & GardenTanaka Debbie Hualalai GardenersTiffany Robert Hualalai ResortUnderwood Trunald Hawaii Land CareWallestad Gary Wolfe Peter Triple K Landscape, LLCWolske Lee Hualalai ResortYokoyama George Hualalai Resort Kauai CLTs

Aaron Alexander Asuncion Tim Tim’s Landscape MaintenanceBargamento Ken Kauai Hydroseed & LandscapeBorgatti Larry Alakai LandscapingBrannock Eric Kauai Nursery & Landscape, Inc.Cardenas Cindy Kauai Nursery & Landscaping, Inc.Cardinez Steven Kauai Coast ResortChaffee Mark National Tropical Botanical GardenDe Costa Damien D & K Irrigation ServicesDelos Santos Wayne Self-EmployedGonzalez Jaime Kauai Nursery & Landscaping Inc.

LAST NAME FIRST NAME COMPANY OF RECORD

Hartranft Joseph Kauai Nursery & Landscaping, Inc.Ingersoll Dan Kauai Nursery & Landscaping, Inc.Kahaunaele Raymond Valley HouseKaiminaauao Haku Kauai Coast ResortKaiminaauao Kahakualii No Ka Oi LandscapingKanoa Bert G. K. Greens @ WaikolaKoufis Peter Self-EmployedKrebbers Amber Kauai Nursery & Landscaping, Inc.Lee Arthur Self EmployedMakaneole Dominik Poipu Yard Crew, LLCMiddleton Thomas Pacific Lawn & LandscapingOrdonez Ester Kauai Lagoons MarriottOshima Kyle Tropical TrimPalumbo Jesse J.P.’s TreetrimmingRoberts Kainoa Kauai Nursery & Landscaping, Inc.Sasaki Victor County of KauaiSullivan Kevin Akahi ServicesThompson Thomas Grand Hyatt KauaiToledo James Kauai Nursery & Landscaping, Inc.Tomas Simpliflor Marriott Waiohai Beach ClubVea Anthony Rural Development Farm ProjectWitt Eric J. Kauai Nursery & landscape, Inc Maui CLTs

Bantilan Jeffrey Chris Curtis LandscapesBuchanan Michael Lokelani CondominiumsFitzgerald Karen T. Kiaha Tanya Matsuno Brian Chis Curtis Landscapes Oahu CLTs Abe Jordan Landscape Hawaii Inc.Abrigado Benny Performance LandscapesAgni Reynald Hawa E Lawn & SprinklersAlfaro Ernesto The Alfaro’s CompanyAllen Norman Kona IrrigationArrocena Ernesto Self EmployedAu Brandon Honolulu Urban ForestryBain Dennis Ultimate Innovations, Inc.Balai Ezra Superior Sweepers, IncBall Craig Self EmployedBaltazar Preston S. Akahi ServicesBarbadillo Darryl Landscape Hawaii, Inc.Beirne Misti Concepts, LLCBlumerick Cory Performance LandscapesBuel Kyle Performance LandscapeCacayorin Elfren Fred Lau Landscape CoCombs Kenneth D. Superior Sweepers, INC.Cunningham William Toyo Building ServicesDavis Mike Marine Corps Community ServiceDecker Richard Diamond Head Sprinkler SupplyDeSilva Ronald Landscape Hawaii Inc.Enriquez Hernando Tree Monkey HawaiiFiesta Reymando Koolina Beach ClubFiesta Walter UH GroundsFogle Dwight BYU Hawaii GroundsForster Joe Forster Landscape MaintenanceGadiano Jezer Marriott’s Ko Olina Beach ClubGeske Kimo Le Jardin AcademyGyllen Brian Landscape Services CorporationHaili David Superior SweepersHartley Justin Paradise LandscapeHooton Suzanne Foster Botanical GardenHouseholder Kenny Punchbowl Cemetery of the Pacific

LAST NAME FIRST NAME COMPANY OF RECORD

Inouye Dave Honolulu, Parks & RecIsobe Marc A. Hawaii Convention CenterJessie Agmata Hawaii National Landscape IncJohnson Michael T. Landscape Hawaii, INCKalilimoku Calvin Hawaii Job CorpKendall Andrew Hawaii Landscape CorpKomori Russel Chaney Brooks ManagementKozai Morris Morris Kozai LandscapesKunz Steven Self EmployedLaforga Rodolfo M. KN Landscape, Inc.Lamb Keith Hale Koa HotelLee Louie Jacobsen Labor ServiceLeHouck Michael Landscape Care & Enhancement LLCLeon Mark Sunshine Landscape Company, Inc.Liu Randy Starwood Hotels & ResortLopes Kevin K. Sports Turf HawaiiLuka Carlton K. City & County - Parks & RecreationMagarifuji Mark Cardinal Maintenance ServiceMahelona Faith Superior Sweepers Inc.Mann Robert Royal Contracting C., Ltd.Marsh Daniel Landscape Hawaii, Inc.Martin Rodrigo Morris Kozai LandscapeMartin Easton Performance LandscapeMatsunami Dean Oahu ResidentialMatsushima Karl GGP@ Victoria WardMidkiff Bobby Midkiff Arborist ConsultingMiguel Richardsen Mike’s Trim & LandscapingMiner Henry Jr Hawaii Landscape CorpMorgan Jack Ultimate Innovations, Inc.Morrill Lanky City Parks DepartmentMoulden Steven Windward Community CollegeMurakami Ross JW Marriott Ihilani Hotel & SpaNakashima Wayne Puanani Landscape/ Maintenance, Inc.Nakashima Rodney Starwood HotelsOhai David Landscape HawaiiO’Neill Hanno James The Lodge at Kaneohe BayOnuma Eric Island Landscape & MaintOstheimer John Pestana Bert Landscape Hawaii Inc.Prines Doug Hokuahi LawnsRaymundo Dennis Hawaii National Landscape, IncRivera Arthur Salakielu Tevita Imua Landscaping Co. Inc.Salter Brian T. Hoakalei Country Club Shiroma Ross Landscape Hawaii, Inc.Singlehurst John Sunshine Landscape CoSuzuki Geoffrey Landscape Hawaii Inc.Swafford Aaron Hawaii Landscape CorpTakahama Mark Landscape Hawaii, Inc.Tangataevaha Tevita Smalt & Company, INC.Tomisa Richard R. KN Landscape, Inc.Travis Vaughn Cardinal Maintenance Service, IncUmayas Samuel Aloha Landscaping MaintenanceVainerere Ngatamaine BYU HawaiiVakalalabure Atama Country Garden Landscape Nursery Vickery Jason Ultimate Innovations, Inc.Viernes Paxton Self EmployedVillanueva Brysen Yacht Harbor TowersWilkie Clinton Wallace Theaters Management CorpYonamine Ray Hawaii Pacific FoliageYoro Edison City & County of HonoluluYoung Rodney Resort Management Group

Jay Deputy is the state administrator for the Certified Landscape Technician program and a member of the LICH Board of Directors.

Melissa Murer Corrigan, President of the Institute for Credentialing Excellence (ICE) states “Professional credentials provide employers and employees with recogni-tion for the time and training undertaken to develop expertise within a specific field. Certification positively impacts company

profitability and provides employees with nationally portable credentials that set them apart when seeking a new job or advancing within their current organization.”

When selecting a professional landscape contractor, look for those companies and individual CLTs who have proven their

competence through certification. This gives you confidence that your job will be completed with a commitment to a higher standard of knowledge and execution.

The following is a list of all Landscape Industry Certified landscape professionals (CLTs) in Hawaii.

BY JAY DEPUTY

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LAST NAME FIRST NAME COMPANY OF RECORD

Big Island CLTs

Agoot Sotero Tooga Inc.Agtarap Jerry Shell Management HawaiiAller Rodney Kalaoa Gardens LLCAnderson Leland Hapuna Beach Hotel GroundsArakaki Ronson Kukuiula DevAu Keone Island GreenscapesBaquiring Makana Self EmployedBecker Danny Self EmployedBelanio Jeffrey W. Pua Mau GardenBenabese Jose Hualalai Development Corp.Billaber Jr. Anthony Hawaii Land CareBreed Steve Self EmployedBrigoli Richard Hawaii Land CareBroderson Adam Broderson Landscape Co.Brotman Susan Rose Pink GardenersCaverly Shalom Self EmployedChong Alston Al’s Yard ServiceClements David Hawaii Land CareCothran Nanette Silver Dragon LandscapeDavis Tim De Farias Jr. Antonio Decker Alex Leeward LandscapingDeLoach Ashley Pro Lawn and LandscapingDorer Donald D D MaintenanceDuff Diana Yard WorksDuguran Syrus Hawaii Land CareEast Mark Eckhardt Eric Kau BambooFord Paul Castles to Condos LandscapeFranck Dan Dan Franck ServicesFujino Gordon Pua Kala NurseryFukumitsu Elmer Hawaii Land CareGivens Mike Kalaoa Gardens LLCGrace Shannon Hawaii Land CareGrap Daylan N. HI Community HospitalGuyod Andre Tropical CreationsHanato Joey Hawaii Land CareHancock Richard Rich’s LandscapingHaskins Mike S & M, Inc.Henry Michele GreenscapeHidaro Wayne Hualalai ResortHill Jordan Kona Hillscapes LLCHooke Nathan Self EmployedHooper Alton Hualalai ResortJarvis Jim Self Employed Kailua-KonaKealoha Keone Hualalai ResortKelekolio Juliana Hawaii Land CareKennedy Alan North Hawaii Community Hosp.Kocher J.C. Self Employed Keaau

LAST NAME FIRST NAME COMPANY OF RECORD

Kodani Kainoa Haiku Landscape Corp.Kuailani Francis Outrigger Resorts Kanaloa at KonaLandes Hugh D Landes Home Services LLCLee, CLT Erin Hualalai ResortLindsey Keoki Hualalai ResortLorenzo Jerry Robin Hualalai ResortMacInnes Sarah Self Employed Kailua-KonaMcGuire Anja Hualalai ResortMitchell Coogan Hawaii Land CareMoring Bruce Kona Village ResortNaihe Rogers Maikai Landscaping LLCNelson Joel Resort Management GroupOaks Barry Hualalai ResortOchmann Ronnie Hualalai ResortPalea Mel Hualalai ResortPaulson Vic Aloha Aina Landscape SevicesPeterson Calvin Hualalai ResortPond Carl Hawaii Land CarePond Ryan Hawaii Land CareRasmussen Travis Ahupuna Maintenance LLCRoback Luke Hualalai ResortRobitaille Adriel Self Employed KapaauRogers David Akamai GardenersRosati Vito Hawaii Land CareSantiago Jimi Shell Management HawaiiSato Lonn Hualalai ResortSayers Mark R&M Landscape & IrrigationSchroder Sakai Lora Bezona BotanicalShimada Wess M. Hualalai ResortSites Nicholas Endless Summaer Home & GardenTanaka Debbie Hualalai GardenersTiffany Robert Hualalai ResortUnderwood Trunald Hawaii Land CareWallestad Gary Wolfe Peter Triple K Landscape, LLCWolske Lee Hualalai ResortYokoyama George Hualalai Resort Kauai CLTs

Aaron Alexander Asuncion Tim Tim’s Landscape MaintenanceBargamento Ken Kauai Hydroseed & LandscapeBorgatti Larry Alakai LandscapingBrannock Eric Kauai Nursery & Landscape, Inc.Cardenas Cindy Kauai Nursery & Landscaping, Inc.Cardinez Steven Kauai Coast ResortChaffee Mark National Tropical Botanical GardenDe Costa Damien D & K Irrigation ServicesDelos Santos Wayne Self-EmployedGonzalez Jaime Kauai Nursery & Landscaping Inc.

LAST NAME FIRST NAME COMPANY OF RECORD

Hartranft Joseph Kauai Nursery & Landscaping, Inc.Ingersoll Dan Kauai Nursery & Landscaping, Inc.Kahaunaele Raymond Valley HouseKaiminaauao Haku Kauai Coast ResortKaiminaauao Kahakualii No Ka Oi LandscapingKanoa Bert G. K. Greens @ WaikolaKoufis Peter Self-EmployedKrebbers Amber Kauai Nursery & Landscaping, Inc.Lee Arthur Self EmployedMakaneole Dominik Poipu Yard Crew, LLCMiddleton Thomas Pacific Lawn & LandscapingOrdonez Ester Kauai Lagoons MarriottOshima Kyle Tropical TrimPalumbo Jesse J.P.’s TreetrimmingRoberts Kainoa Kauai Nursery & Landscaping, Inc.Sasaki Victor County of KauaiSullivan Kevin Akahi ServicesThompson Thomas Grand Hyatt KauaiToledo James Kauai Nursery & Landscaping, Inc.Tomas Simpliflor Marriott Waiohai Beach ClubVea Anthony Rural Development Farm ProjectWitt Eric J. Kauai Nursery & landscape, Inc Maui CLTs

Bantilan Jeffrey Chris Curtis LandscapesBuchanan Michael Lokelani CondominiumsFitzgerald Karen T. Kiaha Tanya Matsuno Brian Chis Curtis Landscapes Oahu CLTs Abe Jordan Landscape Hawaii Inc.Abrigado Benny Performance LandscapesAgni Reynald Hawa E Lawn & SprinklersAlfaro Ernesto The Alfaro’s CompanyAllen Norman Kona IrrigationArrocena Ernesto Self EmployedAu Brandon Honolulu Urban ForestryBain Dennis Ultimate Innovations, Inc.Balai Ezra Superior Sweepers, IncBall Craig Self EmployedBaltazar Preston S. Akahi ServicesBarbadillo Darryl Landscape Hawaii, Inc.Beirne Misti Concepts, LLCBlumerick Cory Performance LandscapesBuel Kyle Performance LandscapeCacayorin Elfren Fred Lau Landscape CoCombs Kenneth D. Superior Sweepers, INC.Cunningham William Toyo Building ServicesDavis Mike Marine Corps Community ServiceDecker Richard Diamond Head Sprinkler SupplyDeSilva Ronald Landscape Hawaii Inc.Enriquez Hernando Tree Monkey HawaiiFiesta Reymando Koolina Beach ClubFiesta Walter UH GroundsFogle Dwight BYU Hawaii GroundsForster Joe Forster Landscape MaintenanceGadiano Jezer Marriott’s Ko Olina Beach ClubGeske Kimo Le Jardin AcademyGyllen Brian Landscape Services CorporationHaili David Superior SweepersHartley Justin Paradise LandscapeHooton Suzanne Foster Botanical GardenHouseholder Kenny Punchbowl Cemetery of the Pacific

LAST NAME FIRST NAME COMPANY OF RECORD

Inouye Dave Honolulu, Parks & RecIsobe Marc A. Hawaii Convention CenterJessie Agmata Hawaii National Landscape IncJohnson Michael T. Landscape Hawaii, INCKalilimoku Calvin Hawaii Job CorpKendall Andrew Hawaii Landscape CorpKomori Russel Chaney Brooks ManagementKozai Morris Morris Kozai LandscapesKunz Steven Self EmployedLaforga Rodolfo M. KN Landscape, Inc.Lamb Keith Hale Koa HotelLee Louie Jacobsen Labor ServiceLeHouck Michael Landscape Care & Enhancement LLCLeon Mark Sunshine Landscape Company, Inc.Liu Randy Starwood Hotels & ResortLopes Kevin K. Sports Turf HawaiiLuka Carlton K. City & County - Parks & RecreationMagarifuji Mark Cardinal Maintenance ServiceMahelona Faith Superior Sweepers Inc.Mann Robert Royal Contracting C., Ltd.Marsh Daniel Landscape Hawaii, Inc.Martin Rodrigo Morris Kozai LandscapeMartin Easton Performance LandscapeMatsunami Dean Oahu ResidentialMatsushima Karl GGP@ Victoria WardMidkiff Bobby Midkiff Arborist ConsultingMiguel Richardsen Mike’s Trim & LandscapingMiner Henry Jr Hawaii Landscape CorpMorgan Jack Ultimate Innovations, Inc.Morrill Lanky City Parks DepartmentMoulden Steven Windward Community CollegeMurakami Ross JW Marriott Ihilani Hotel & SpaNakashima Wayne Puanani Landscape/ Maintenance, Inc.Nakashima Rodney Starwood HotelsOhai David Landscape HawaiiO’Neill Hanno James The Lodge at Kaneohe BayOnuma Eric Island Landscape & MaintOstheimer John Pestana Bert Landscape Hawaii Inc.Prines Doug Hokuahi LawnsRaymundo Dennis Hawaii National Landscape, IncRivera Arthur Salakielu Tevita Imua Landscaping Co. Inc.Salter Brian T. Hoakalei Country Club Shiroma Ross Landscape Hawaii, Inc.Singlehurst John Sunshine Landscape CoSuzuki Geoffrey Landscape Hawaii Inc.Swafford Aaron Hawaii Landscape CorpTakahama Mark Landscape Hawaii, Inc.Tangataevaha Tevita Smalt & Company, INC.Tomisa Richard R. KN Landscape, Inc.Travis Vaughn Cardinal Maintenance Service, IncUmayas Samuel Aloha Landscaping MaintenanceVainerere Ngatamaine BYU HawaiiVakalalabure Atama Country Garden Landscape Nursery Vickery Jason Ultimate Innovations, Inc.Viernes Paxton Self EmployedVillanueva Brysen Yacht Harbor TowersWilkie Clinton Wallace Theaters Management CorpYonamine Ray Hawaii Pacific FoliageYoro Edison City & County of HonoluluYoung Rodney Resort Management Group

Jay Deputy is the state administrator for the Certified Landscape Technician program and a member of the LICH Board of Directors.

Melissa Murer Corrigan, President of the Institute for Credentialing Excellence (ICE) states “Professional credentials provide employers and employees with recogni-tion for the time and training undertaken to develop expertise within a specific field. Certification positively impacts company

profitability and provides employees with nationally portable credentials that set them apart when seeking a new job or advancing within their current organization.”

When selecting a professional landscape contractor, look for those companies and individual CLTs who have proven their

competence through certification. This gives you confidence that your job will be completed with a commitment to a higher standard of knowledge and execution.

The following is a list of all Landscape Industry Certified landscape professionals (CLTs) in Hawaii.

BY JAY DEPUTY

LANDSCAPEHAWAII.ORG 39

Scott Fitzgerald wrote, “There are no second acts

in American lives.”Don’t tell that to ar-

borist Steve Nimz, from Coloma, Mich.,

who has found success in several areas of the Hawaii Green Industry, in addition to helping establish the Landscape Industry Council of Hawaii.

You could say this past LICH president had good roots.

“Coloma is a small agriculture commu-nity in the southwest corner of the state near Lake Michigan,” Nimz said. “I was raised on fruit farm.”

As a kid, he was surrounded by straw-berries, raspberries, melons, peaches, pears, cherries, apples and grapes. Is it any wonder he’d grow up with an apprecia-tion for the land?

“I was always involved in field crops and forestry from high school to college,” he said.

And it was while he was studying hor-ticulture at Michigan State that he found his way to Hawaii, courtesy of the great snowstorm of 1967.

“The snow was up to the second floor of our dorm,” he recalled. “My horticul-ture professor knew I was not happy in the cold and suggested that I transfer to Hawaii for a year. If I did not like it, I could come back to Michigan and man-age my family farm.”

“I never returned,” he said, of his ex-tended stay in paradise, where he enjoys a “diversity of people, blue skies, clear water, great food and friends.”

After earning a Bachelor of Science in Tropical Agriculture with a minor in Agriculture Economics and Horticulture at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, he jumped right into a professional venture with some fellow ag students in 1971.

“We formed a company called Agricul-ture International,” he said. “We initially focused on agriculture development in the South Pacific and crop production in Hawaii.”

Over the next 10 years, they completed several projects. But Nimz found his in-terest extending into “tropical trees in the urban environment. The work was fun, interesting and different every day.”

He stayed with Agriculture Internation-al until 2004, serving as a vice president.

Nimz also had his hands in a variety of other businesses at the time, including being chief arborist/manager of The Tree People, a division of Agriculture Interna-tional, specializing in tree care. He has also been involved in irrigation, export nursery, plant production and green waste recycling.

Today, he heads Steve Nimz and Associ-ates Inc. as its chief consulting arbor-ist. He’s also a manager and estimator at Instant Shade LLC, and president of Certified Erosion Control, Hawaii. How many acts in his American life is that?

Somewhere in between that multi-fac-eted career, he managed to be a founder of LICH, after he and others saw the value of industry-wide group.

“I was a member of several local landscape professional organizations,” he recalled. “The Aloha Arborist Associa-tion, Hawaiian Landscape Association, Gardening Guild, Turfgrass Association … all were focused in their own areas of expertise.”

“But,” he points out, “they all had simi-lar concerns regarding state laws, insur-ance, specifications, labor and education to name a few.”

Yet before LICH, there was “little” com-munication between the various groups.

“The formation of LICH allowed for a stronger, unified voice to address the concerns to the State Legislature, agen-cies and the public, and show that the landscape industry is a vital section of the state economy, creating a high value to tourism.”

Nimz served as LICH president from 1985-1992 and is still active on the board, representing the Aloha Arborist Associa-tion.

He’s proud of his time in LICH, espe-cially when the group lobbied for and helped establish the Landscape Specialist position at the UH College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, ini-tially filled by Dr. David Hensley.

Nimz also considers an industry-wide survey that for the first time, established a dollar value to the Hawaii landscape industry as a significant part of his term. That ground breaking survey is some-thing that Chris Dacus, current LICH president, has made a priority to update.

Photo courtesy of Steve Nimz

When he’s not busy running businesses or serving on industry groups, Nimh

likes to travel – especially heading to Alaska for a fishing trip.crown.

GOINGGREEN

Arborist lives life grounded in paradise

Sc“The

in Amer

bofro

who has found succe

THE VOICE OF HAWAII’S GREEN INDUSTRY38 LANDSCAPE HAWAII AUGUST | SEPTEMBER 2011

See Nimz on page 43

BY CHRIS AGUINALDO

LANDSCAPEHAWAII.ORG 39

Scott Fitzgerald wrote, “There are no second acts

in American lives.”Don’t tell that to ar-

borist Steve Nimz, from Coloma, Mich.,

who has found success in several areas of the Hawaii Green Industry, in addition to helping establish the Landscape Industry Council of Hawaii.

You could say this past LICH president had good roots.

“Coloma is a small agriculture commu-nity in the southwest corner of the state near Lake Michigan,” Nimz said. “I was raised on fruit farm.”

As a kid, he was surrounded by straw-berries, raspberries, melons, peaches, pears, cherries, apples and grapes. Is it any wonder he’d grow up with an apprecia-tion for the land?

“I was always involved in field crops and forestry from high school to college,” he said.

And it was while he was studying hor-ticulture at Michigan State that he found his way to Hawaii, courtesy of the great snowstorm of 1967.

“The snow was up to the second floor of our dorm,” he recalled. “My horticul-ture professor knew I was not happy in the cold and suggested that I transfer to Hawaii for a year. If I did not like it, I could come back to Michigan and man-age my family farm.”

“I never returned,” he said, of his ex-tended stay in paradise, where he enjoys a “diversity of people, blue skies, clear water, great food and friends.”

After earning a Bachelor of Science in Tropical Agriculture with a minor in Agriculture Economics and Horticulture at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, he jumped right into a professional venture with some fellow ag students in 1971.

“We formed a company called Agricul-ture International,” he said. “We initially focused on agriculture development in the South Pacific and crop production in Hawaii.”

Over the next 10 years, they completed several projects. But Nimz found his in-terest extending into “tropical trees in the urban environment. The work was fun, interesting and different every day.”

He stayed with Agriculture Internation-al until 2004, serving as a vice president.

Nimz also had his hands in a variety of other businesses at the time, including being chief arborist/manager of The Tree People, a division of Agriculture Interna-tional, specializing in tree care. He has also been involved in irrigation, export nursery, plant production and green waste recycling.

Today, he heads Steve Nimz and Associ-ates Inc. as its chief consulting arbor-ist. He’s also a manager and estimator at Instant Shade LLC, and president of Certified Erosion Control, Hawaii. How many acts in his American life is that?

Somewhere in between that multi-fac-eted career, he managed to be a founder of LICH, after he and others saw the value of industry-wide group.

“I was a member of several local landscape professional organizations,” he recalled. “The Aloha Arborist Associa-tion, Hawaiian Landscape Association, Gardening Guild, Turfgrass Association … all were focused in their own areas of expertise.”

“But,” he points out, “they all had simi-lar concerns regarding state laws, insur-ance, specifications, labor and education to name a few.”

Yet before LICH, there was “little” com-munication between the various groups.

“The formation of LICH allowed for a stronger, unified voice to address the concerns to the State Legislature, agen-cies and the public, and show that the landscape industry is a vital section of the state economy, creating a high value to tourism.”

Nimz served as LICH president from 1985-1992 and is still active on the board, representing the Aloha Arborist Associa-tion.

He’s proud of his time in LICH, espe-cially when the group lobbied for and helped establish the Landscape Specialist position at the UH College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, ini-tially filled by Dr. David Hensley.

Nimz also considers an industry-wide survey that for the first time, established a dollar value to the Hawaii landscape industry as a significant part of his term. That ground breaking survey is some-thing that Chris Dacus, current LICH president, has made a priority to update.

Photo courtesy of Steve Nimz

When he’s not busy running businesses or serving on industry groups, Nimh

likes to travel – especially heading to Alaska for a fishing trip.crown.

GOINGGREEN

Arborist lives life grounded in paradise

Sc“The

in Amer

bofro

who has found succe

THE VOICE OF HAWAII’S GREEN INDUSTRY38 LANDSCAPE HAWAII AUGUST | SEPTEMBER 2011

See Nimz on page 43

BY CHRIS AGUINALDO

LANDSCAPEHAWAII.ORG 41THE VOICE OF HAWAII’S GREEN INDUSTRY40 LANDSCAPE HAWAII AUGUST | SEPTEMBER 2011

Susan OwenManager

Contact(808) 239-1280 Office(808) 239-2151 Fax

E-mailowens001@hawaii.rr.com48-373 G Kamehameha HwyKaneohe, Hawaii 96744

Susan OwenManager

Contact(808) 239-1280 Office(808) 239-2151 Fax

E-mailowens001@hawaii.rr.com48-373 G Kamehameha HwyKaneohe, Hawaii 96744

Symptoms include: rapid wilt-ing or collapse of plants or stems in combination with structural damage or carbonization (burning) of the internal stem tissues, premature mass dropping of green fruit, burns or strange scars on plants or organs, roots appear blackened or cooked, interior plant tissue blown out of the stem. Symptoms develop rapidly and coincide with recent thunderstorms.

Damage caused by: heat and shock waves

Symptoms can mimic other diseases and disorders

For more information about lightning injury, check out CTAHR’s Plant Disease Publication Lightning Injury to Plants at http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/PD-40.pdf

Carol Kwan is the President and Certified Arborist of Carol Kwan Consulting LLC.

Continued from page 34

Lightning:

Photos: Greg Severino

Monkeypod in McGrew Point Navy Housing next to the community center and overhanging a playground. Observable physical damage is limited to the bark displacement. No discernable cracks in the sapwood or heartwood.

Photos: Garrett Webb

LEFT TO RIGHT: Pith under crown orange markings; Heart misshapen, smelled bad; Compression shock wave within the stem blew out this hole at the base of the crown.

o other plant evokes the beauty and allure

of the tropics more than a palm tree. The

Coconut Palm is the quintessential image of

island life and yet it is only one of close to 3,000 species (and 280 or so genera) of palms found worldwide. In Hawaii, where we have an almost unlimited choice in palms we could grow, most of our com-mercial and residential landscapes consist of selections from a limited list of a dozen or so members of the Palm Family (Order: Principes; Family: Palmae). These articles will present information about Palms you may or may not be familiar with.

Euterpe oleraceaEuterpe, a genus of clumping and

solitary-trunked palms, come from Cen-tral and South America, growing in moist and swampy rainforests. These palms have dominant crownshafts and beautiful pinnate leaves. Some of these palms are not usually tolerant of drought and prefer rainforest conditions.

E. oleracea (Acai Palm)Height: up to 60 feetSize of Crown: 10-15 feet

Cultural requirements and other com-ments: This palm, native to regions of South America, is sometimes better known by its Portuguese name as the Acai (Ah-sah-ee), after the popular drink made from its fruits. This elegant palm has a smooth green-gray trunk as it matures, with a very clean, waxy crownshaft. Sometimes E. ol-eracea may be solitary until maturity, when

NEW PALMSFOR THEHAWAIIAN

LANDSCAPEBY GARRETT WEBB

o the

of tthan

Cocoquint

island life and yet it is o

it begins to clump. It is proving adaptable to even the coastal areas of Kona.

Dwarf Acai: Nurseries are also just beginning to grow a dwarf form of E. oleracea that grows to only 12 to 15 feet and bears fruit at an early age. The fruit, or acai berries, tend to be plump and juicier than the taller form, thus making

a perfect palm to produce Acai. This palm likes wet feet but can take sun exposure at an early age. It would provide excellent screening for residential properties.

Garrett Webb is a nurseryman growing palms in Kona and a past president of LICH.

LANDSCAPEHAWAII.ORG 41THE VOICE OF HAWAII’S GREEN INDUSTRY40 LANDSCAPE HAWAII AUGUST | SEPTEMBER 2011

Susan OwenManager

Contact(808) 239-1280 Office(808) 239-2151 Fax

E-mailowens001@hawaii.rr.com48-373 G Kamehameha HwyKaneohe, Hawaii 96744

Susan OwenManager

Contact(808) 239-1280 Office(808) 239-2151 Fax

E-mailowens001@hawaii.rr.com48-373 G Kamehameha HwyKaneohe, Hawaii 96744

Symptoms include: rapid wilt-ing or collapse of plants or stems in combination with structural damage or carbonization (burning) of the internal stem tissues, premature mass dropping of green fruit, burns or strange scars on plants or organs, roots appear blackened or cooked, interior plant tissue blown out of the stem. Symptoms develop rapidly and coincide with recent thunderstorms.

Damage caused by: heat and shock waves

Symptoms can mimic other diseases and disorders

For more information about lightning injury, check out CTAHR’s Plant Disease Publication Lightning Injury to Plants at http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/PD-40.pdf

Carol Kwan is the President and Certified Arborist of Carol Kwan Consulting LLC.

Continued from page 34

Lightning:

Photos: Greg Severino

Monkeypod in McGrew Point Navy Housing next to the community center and overhanging a playground. Observable physical damage is limited to the bark displacement. No discernable cracks in the sapwood or heartwood.

Photos: Garrett Webb

LEFT TO RIGHT: Pith under crown orange markings; Heart misshapen, smelled bad; Compression shock wave within the stem blew out this hole at the base of the crown.

o other plant evokes the beauty and allure

of the tropics more than a palm tree. The

Coconut Palm is the quintessential image of

island life and yet it is only one of close to 3,000 species (and 280 or so genera) of palms found worldwide. In Hawaii, where we have an almost unlimited choice in palms we could grow, most of our com-mercial and residential landscapes consist of selections from a limited list of a dozen or so members of the Palm Family (Order: Principes; Family: Palmae). These articles will present information about Palms you may or may not be familiar with.

Euterpe oleraceaEuterpe, a genus of clumping and

solitary-trunked palms, come from Cen-tral and South America, growing in moist and swampy rainforests. These palms have dominant crownshafts and beautiful pinnate leaves. Some of these palms are not usually tolerant of drought and prefer rainforest conditions.

E. oleracea (Acai Palm)Height: up to 60 feetSize of Crown: 10-15 feet

Cultural requirements and other com-ments: This palm, native to regions of South America, is sometimes better known by its Portuguese name as the Acai (Ah-sah-ee), after the popular drink made from its fruits. This elegant palm has a smooth green-gray trunk as it matures, with a very clean, waxy crownshaft. Sometimes E. ol-eracea may be solitary until maturity, when

NEW PALMSFOR THEHAWAIIAN

LANDSCAPEBY GARRETT WEBB

o the

of tthan

Cocoquint

island life and yet it is o

it begins to clump. It is proving adaptable to even the coastal areas of Kona.

Dwarf Acai: Nurseries are also just beginning to grow a dwarf form of E. oleracea that grows to only 12 to 15 feet and bears fruit at an early age. The fruit, or acai berries, tend to be plump and juicier than the taller form, thus making

a perfect palm to produce Acai. This palm likes wet feet but can take sun exposure at an early age. It would provide excellent screening for residential properties.

Garrett Webb is a nurseryman growing palms in Kona and a past president of LICH.

LANDSCAPEHAWAII.ORG 43THE VOICE OF HAWAII’S GREEN INDUSTRY42 LANDSCAPE HAWAII AUGUST | SEPTEMBER 2011

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Nimz is also glad that the annual conference and trade show, established during his term, has successfully been reestablished over last several years. Still, the industry has much to do ahead.

“We need to continue addressing many of the past issues that we thought were over but keep coming back,” he said. This includes improving the education of the importance of the landscape to the changing environment.

Through all those accomplishments and far ranging goals, he credits his wife

Olive “who keeps me in focus on reality.”Also, a love of travel (all over the South

Pacific, Asia, and the Mainland), fishing (deep sea and Alaskan salmon), and scuba diving ensure his life isn’t always up in the trees. But he still looks ahead.

“The future is wide open to us for our industry,” Nimz said. “We need to take back our title ‘Green Industry’ from the product manufacturing industry. ‘Go Green’ first is trees and landscape; second is water heaters and photovoltaic.”

Chris Aguinaldo is a writer and photog-rapher in Hawaii. He’s also a former editor of Hawaii Landscape. See http://twitter.com/ChrisAguinaldo.

Continued from page 39

Nimz:

ne evening, a featured story on the local news was a plant giveaway. The event was to

educate the public as to why trees and plants are

important to their commu-nity. To encourage the planting of more trees and plants, the participants were al-lowed to take a plant home. This was the highlight of the event. However, I noticed that there were Monkeypod seedlings being given away. My first thought was, “Where would the homeowner plant this tree?” I could visualize the Monkeypod trees at Moanalua Gardens and the amount of space needed for this tree to grow. It is impor-

tant to under-

stand the characteristics of plants and the amount of space needed for them to grow to maturity.

Whether planting trees, shrubs, or groundcover, how would you know how much space is needed? Knowing the plant species, their characteristics, and mature size, is a start. If feasible, hire a Landscape Architect who uses a variety of plants in their design. For most residen-tial, private, and government projects, the plant spacing guidelines are based on the Landscape Architect’s recommenda-tions.

As an alternative, there is a lot of litera-ture that provides information

on plant maturity and their

characteristics. But, the best way to research the type of trees or plants you’re interested in is to visit botanical gardens, hotels, businesses, etc. This will give you a first hand look at how they grow in the landscape. Every location you visit will be different.

After some inquiries, LICH wanted to offer an industry standard guide on plant spacing for the most frequently used trees and plants in Hawaii’s land-scapes. The information provided in the Landscape Industry Council of Hawaii Plant Spacing Guidelines is to be used as a recommendation only. There are many factors to consider when design-ing a landscape and you should use your professional judgment. Factors include budget, type and availability of plants,

clientele, location, etc. This guide is based upon the size of the

plant at maturity. The final guidelines

will be published in the fall of this

year. LICH needs

your input regarding the spacing of the most commonly used trees, palms, shrubs, groundcover, and grasses. To provide comments, please go to the LICH website, www.LandscapeHawaii.org to see and download a draft of the Landscape Industry Council of Ha-waii Plant Spacing Guidelines. Please send your comments to Brandon Au at au.brandon@rocketmail.com.

When making the plant list, some of the information was found in these books.

Rauch, F.D., and P.R. Weissich. (2000). Plants for Tropical Landscapes. Hono-lulu: University of Hawai‘i Press

Staples, G.W. and D.R. Herbst. (2005). A Tropical Garden Flora – Plants Cultivated in the Hawaiian Islands and Other Tropi-

cal Places. Honolulu: Bishop Museum Press

Stebbins, M.K. (1999). Flowering Trees of Florida. Sarasota: Pineapple Press, Inc.

Watkins, J.V., and T.J. Sheehan. (1975). Florida Landscape Plants – Native and Exotic. Florida: The University Presses of Florida

Little, E.L., Jr., and R.G. Skolmen. (1989). Common Forest Trees of Hawaii (Native and Introduced). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Handbook No. 679

Brandon Au is the head of the Nursery and Landscape Section for the City’s De-partment of Parks and Recreation, Division of Urban Forestry/

BY BRANDON AU

LICHPLANT SPACING GUIDELINES

nestwaTh

eduwhy

importa

Understanding plants need the proper amount of space to mature and thrive

LANDSCAPEHAWAII.ORG 43THE VOICE OF HAWAII’S GREEN INDUSTRY42 LANDSCAPE HAWAII AUGUST | SEPTEMBER 2011

DAYS OF SUMMER

SAVINGS EVENT

THE

The summer’s best prices on the industry’s best machines.Call or stop by Hawthorne Cat® today to take advantage of special summer prices on these machines and more!

Backhoe LoadersCompact Track Loaders

Compact Wheel LoadersMini Hydraulic Excavators

Multi Terrain Loaders

Skid Steer LoadersSmall Hydraulic ExcavatorsSmall Track-Type Tractors

Small Wheel Loaders

www.hawthornecat.com

808-677-9111

www.catrentalstore.com

/hawthorne-rent-it-service

A NEW WAY TO

RENT

*Offer good from June 1 to August 31, 2011 on select new models at Hawthorne Cat. Offer is available to customers in the USA and Canada only and cannot be combined with any other offers. Financing and published rate are subject to credit approval through Cat Financial. Additional terms and conditions may apply. Subject to change without prior notice.

©2011 Caterpillar All rights reserved. CAT, CATERPILLAR, their respective logos, “Cat-erpillar Yellow,” the “Power Edge” trade dress as well as corporate and product identity used herein, are trademarks of Caterpillar and may not be used without permission.

Nimz is also glad that the annual conference and trade show, established during his term, has successfully been reestablished over last several years. Still, the industry has much to do ahead.

“We need to continue addressing many of the past issues that we thought were over but keep coming back,” he said. This includes improving the education of the importance of the landscape to the changing environment.

Through all those accomplishments and far ranging goals, he credits his wife

Olive “who keeps me in focus on reality.”Also, a love of travel (all over the South

Pacific, Asia, and the Mainland), fishing (deep sea and Alaskan salmon), and scuba diving ensure his life isn’t always up in the trees. But he still looks ahead.

“The future is wide open to us for our industry,” Nimz said. “We need to take back our title ‘Green Industry’ from the product manufacturing industry. ‘Go Green’ first is trees and landscape; second is water heaters and photovoltaic.”

Chris Aguinaldo is a writer and photog-rapher in Hawaii. He’s also a former editor of Hawaii Landscape. See http://twitter.com/ChrisAguinaldo.

Continued from page 39

Nimz:

ne evening, a featured story on the local news was a plant giveaway. The event was to

educate the public as to why trees and plants are

important to their commu-nity. To encourage the planting of more trees and plants, the participants were al-lowed to take a plant home. This was the highlight of the event. However, I noticed that there were Monkeypod seedlings being given away. My first thought was, “Where would the homeowner plant this tree?” I could visualize the Monkeypod trees at Moanalua Gardens and the amount of space needed for this tree to grow. It is impor-

tant to under-

stand the characteristics of plants and the amount of space needed for them to grow to maturity.

Whether planting trees, shrubs, or groundcover, how would you know how much space is needed? Knowing the plant species, their characteristics, and mature size, is a start. If feasible, hire a Landscape Architect who uses a variety of plants in their design. For most residen-tial, private, and government projects, the plant spacing guidelines are based on the Landscape Architect’s recommenda-tions.

As an alternative, there is a lot of litera-ture that provides information

on plant maturity and their

characteristics. But, the best way to research the type of trees or plants you’re interested in is to visit botanical gardens, hotels, businesses, etc. This will give you a first hand look at how they grow in the landscape. Every location you visit will be different.

After some inquiries, LICH wanted to offer an industry standard guide on plant spacing for the most frequently used trees and plants in Hawaii’s land-scapes. The information provided in the Landscape Industry Council of Hawaii Plant Spacing Guidelines is to be used as a recommendation only. There are many factors to consider when design-ing a landscape and you should use your professional judgment. Factors include budget, type and availability of plants,

clientele, location, etc. This guide is based upon the size of the

plant at maturity. The final guidelines

will be published in the fall of this

year. LICH needs

your input regarding the spacing of the most commonly used trees, palms, shrubs, groundcover, and grasses. To provide comments, please go to the LICH website, www.LandscapeHawaii.org to see and download a draft of the Landscape Industry Council of Ha-waii Plant Spacing Guidelines. Please send your comments to Brandon Au at au.brandon@rocketmail.com.

When making the plant list, some of the information was found in these books.

Rauch, F.D., and P.R. Weissich. (2000). Plants for Tropical Landscapes. Hono-lulu: University of Hawai‘i Press

Staples, G.W. and D.R. Herbst. (2005). A Tropical Garden Flora – Plants Cultivated in the Hawaiian Islands and Other Tropi-

cal Places. Honolulu: Bishop Museum Press

Stebbins, M.K. (1999). Flowering Trees of Florida. Sarasota: Pineapple Press, Inc.

Watkins, J.V., and T.J. Sheehan. (1975). Florida Landscape Plants – Native and Exotic. Florida: The University Presses of Florida

Little, E.L., Jr., and R.G. Skolmen. (1989). Common Forest Trees of Hawaii (Native and Introduced). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Handbook No. 679

Brandon Au is the head of the Nursery and Landscape Section for the City’s De-partment of Parks and Recreation, Division of Urban Forestry/

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he Outdoor Circle’s archival documents in-

cluded in High Tea at Haleku-lani, Feminist Theory & American

Clubwomen written by Margit Misangi Watts (1993) references

the following: “Hired First Tree Trimmer. Mr. Olivera, with the electric and telephone companies utilizing his services by 1916. Also purchased first city tree-trimming saw for Mr. Olivera’s use.”

While Mr. Olivera was the lonely only back in the early 20th century, by the 1960s and 1970s, the tree care industry had more people but it was still the Wild

West. Before chippers, stump grinders and aerial lifts and before Aloha Arborist Association, there were a few men who stood tall as leaders of the infant industry.

“There was ‘The Mad Russian’, Petro-vich of Petrovich Tree Service, Fereti (a.k.a. Freddy) Toilolo of American Tree Service, Ed Alatini of Alatini Landscape, and Malcolm Smith of Smith Tree Ser-vice,” recalls Steve Nimz. “Also Neff Maa-wa – he was a famous wrestler of Maawa Tree Service. His slogan was ‘We’ll wrestle your tree problem.’ Trees of Hawaii was already around, with Frank Myers and Fred Flores. Fred was the first utility

arborist in the State of Hawaii. There was Warren Vignoto of Diamond Head Tree Expert Company. That’s the company that I took over and I changed the name to The Tree People. There was also Pierce B. Tree Service. Pierce B. Rillamas was a Filipino African American, an incredible man. He could climb and prune 100 coco-nut palms a day without breaking a sweat. There was Wilbur Dorothy of Sandwich Isles Tree Service (the company has since changed hands) and Sherwood Goo of Sherwood Tree Service too.”

“These guys did incredible work with muscle power. Their typical equipment

was flat beds, dump trucks, chain saws, and machetes. Loading was all done by hand,” con-tinued Steve. “They had a group called the Hawaii Tree Trimmers Association that used to meet regularly at the Wisteria Restaurant. The meetings would devolve into semi-drunken brawls, but by the next meeting every-one was friends again.”

In January 1976, Frank Myers (Trees of Hawaii) sent out an invitation to leaders of other interested tree care companies to attend a ‘gen-eral arborist “rap” meeting’ to address a concern that the repu-tation of the industry was being damaged greatly and to ‘further the status of arboriculture as a respected profession.’ Out of that meeting came

a new group, Aloha Arborist Association (AAA), established in March 1976. Frank Myers (Trees of Hawaii) was president of the new organization, while Fereti Toilolo (American Tree) and Malcolm Smith (Smith Tree Expert) were vice presidents and Steve Nimz (The Tree People) was secretary-treasurer. The first official meeting of the group was held on May 20, 1976, at the Wisteria Restaurant with agenda issues including workmen’s compensation insurance, safety, licens-ing, and noise regulation.

The new group was politically active, sending letters to congressmen protest-ing the proposed increase in the mini-mum wage from $2.30/hour to $2.65/hour. AAA’s archives include response let-ters signed by Senator Spark Mitsunaga and then Representative Daniel Akaka.

It wasn’t all serious topics and politics, though. By the late 1970s, AAA was

holding annual jamborees. These were fun competi-tions including tree

climbing, cross-cut sawing,

barefoot co-conut climb-ing, log swinging contests, and races for pick-ing up logs and putting them in wheelbar-rows. Any worker in the tree

care industry could compete,

ground crewmen as well as climbers. Doug Fox from the Big Island was the overall jamboree champion three or four times according to Steve.

Times have changed. The minimum wage is now $7.25/hour in Hawaii, safety regulations are much tighter, and there are far more licensed tree care compa-nies in the state. Still, some things never change. Daniel Akaka is still in Congress, we’re still fighting noise regulations that negatively impact our industry, and unlicensed contractors unfairly com-pete with those who play by the rules. Through it all, AAA’s mission of educat-ing the industry and the public about proper tree care continues to further the status of arboriculture as a respected profession.

Carol Kwan is the President and Certified Arborist of Carol Kwan Consulting LLC. Steve Nimz is the owner of Steve Nimz & Associates Consulting Arborist Services and the first president of LICH. Mary Steiner is the CEO of The Outdoor Circle.

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BY CAROL KWAN, STEVE NIMZ & MARY STEINER

OF TREE CARE IN HAWAIITHE WILD WEST

LEFT TO RIGHT: Wilbur Dorothy, Frank Myers, John Levine, Reno, Loren Johnson, Governor Waihee, Sono Hirose-Hulbert, Unknown, Ralph Barnard, and Steve Nimz

“These guys did incredible work with muscle power. Their typical equipment was flat beds, dump trucks, chain saws, and machetes. Loading was all done by hand”

44 LANDSCAPE HAWAII AUGUST | SEPTEMBER 2011 LANDSCAPEHAWAII.ORG 45THE VOICE OF HAWAII’S GREEN INDUSTRY

he Outdoor Circle’s archival documents in-

cluded in High Tea at Haleku-lani, Feminist Theory & American

Clubwomen written by Margit Misangi Watts (1993) references

the following: “Hired First Tree Trimmer. Mr. Olivera, with the electric and telephone companies utilizing his services by 1916. Also purchased first city tree-trimming saw for Mr. Olivera’s use.”

While Mr. Olivera was the lonely only back in the early 20th century, by the 1960s and 1970s, the tree care industry had more people but it was still the Wild

West. Before chippers, stump grinders and aerial lifts and before Aloha Arborist Association, there were a few men who stood tall as leaders of the infant industry.

“There was ‘The Mad Russian’, Petro-vich of Petrovich Tree Service, Fereti (a.k.a. Freddy) Toilolo of American Tree Service, Ed Alatini of Alatini Landscape, and Malcolm Smith of Smith Tree Ser-vice,” recalls Steve Nimz. “Also Neff Maa-wa – he was a famous wrestler of Maawa Tree Service. His slogan was ‘We’ll wrestle your tree problem.’ Trees of Hawaii was already around, with Frank Myers and Fred Flores. Fred was the first utility

arborist in the State of Hawaii. There was Warren Vignoto of Diamond Head Tree Expert Company. That’s the company that I took over and I changed the name to The Tree People. There was also Pierce B. Tree Service. Pierce B. Rillamas was a Filipino African American, an incredible man. He could climb and prune 100 coco-nut palms a day without breaking a sweat. There was Wilbur Dorothy of Sandwich Isles Tree Service (the company has since changed hands) and Sherwood Goo of Sherwood Tree Service too.”

“These guys did incredible work with muscle power. Their typical equipment

was flat beds, dump trucks, chain saws, and machetes. Loading was all done by hand,” con-tinued Steve. “They had a group called the Hawaii Tree Trimmers Association that used to meet regularly at the Wisteria Restaurant. The meetings would devolve into semi-drunken brawls, but by the next meeting every-one was friends again.”

In January 1976, Frank Myers (Trees of Hawaii) sent out an invitation to leaders of other interested tree care companies to attend a ‘gen-eral arborist “rap” meeting’ to address a concern that the repu-tation of the industry was being damaged greatly and to ‘further the status of arboriculture as a respected profession.’ Out of that meeting came

a new group, Aloha Arborist Association (AAA), established in March 1976. Frank Myers (Trees of Hawaii) was president of the new organization, while Fereti Toilolo (American Tree) and Malcolm Smith (Smith Tree Expert) were vice presidents and Steve Nimz (The Tree People) was secretary-treasurer. The first official meeting of the group was held on May 20, 1976, at the Wisteria Restaurant with agenda issues including workmen’s compensation insurance, safety, licens-ing, and noise regulation.

The new group was politically active, sending letters to congressmen protest-ing the proposed increase in the mini-mum wage from $2.30/hour to $2.65/hour. AAA’s archives include response let-ters signed by Senator Spark Mitsunaga and then Representative Daniel Akaka.

It wasn’t all serious topics and politics, though. By the late 1970s, AAA was

holding annual jamborees. These were fun competi-tions including tree

climbing, cross-cut sawing,

barefoot co-conut climb-ing, log swinging contests, and races for pick-ing up logs and putting them in wheelbar-rows. Any worker in the tree

care industry could compete,

ground crewmen as well as climbers. Doug Fox from the Big Island was the overall jamboree champion three or four times according to Steve.

Times have changed. The minimum wage is now $7.25/hour in Hawaii, safety regulations are much tighter, and there are far more licensed tree care compa-nies in the state. Still, some things never change. Daniel Akaka is still in Congress, we’re still fighting noise regulations that negatively impact our industry, and unlicensed contractors unfairly com-pete with those who play by the rules. Through it all, AAA’s mission of educat-ing the industry and the public about proper tree care continues to further the status of arboriculture as a respected profession.

Carol Kwan is the President and Certified Arborist of Carol Kwan Consulting LLC. Steve Nimz is the owner of Steve Nimz & Associates Consulting Arborist Services and the first president of LICH. Mary Steiner is the CEO of The Outdoor Circle.

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BY CAROL KWAN, STEVE NIMZ & MARY STEINER

OF TREE CARE IN HAWAIITHE WILD WEST

LEFT TO RIGHT: Wilbur Dorothy, Frank Myers, John Levine, Reno, Loren Johnson, Governor Waihee, Sono Hirose-Hulbert, Unknown, Ralph Barnard, and Steve Nimz

“These guys did incredible work with muscle power. Their typical equipment was flat beds, dump trucks, chain saws, and machetes. Loading was all done by hand”

LANDSCAPEHAWAII.ORG 47

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GOINGNATIVELICH native plant initiative seeks to

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RISK ASSESSMENT The Invasive Species Initiative is

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Governor Neil Abercrombie proclaims July

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Senate Bill 132 attempts to impose

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Adopting water-savvy habits will

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CounP. O. Box 22938

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awaii is the most isolated island chain in

the world and our issues are unique as the only tropical state in the na-

tion, our volcanic soils and our extreme environmental

conditions. Industry innovations from the mainland cannot be easily applied to solve our needs.

We are one of the most diverse indus-tries with a wide breadth of professionals including groundskeepers, landscape architects, nurseryman, conservation sci-entist, weed scientist, horticulturists, soil scientists, arborists, contractors, irriga-tion, interior plant technician, golf course superintendent, agriculture extension agent, entomologist, botanist, compost manufacture, fertilizer, mechanic, land-scape power equipment, retail garden center, erosion control specialist and many more professionals.

Our landscape industry is one of the fastest growing and largest segments of the green industry with an economic impact of over $520 million annually and full time employment of over 11,000 land-scape professionals. We are an important industry in terms of economics, labor and our built environment.

It’s understandably difficult for policy makers and research institutions to comprehend the breadth, importance and research needs of our industry. What’s

exciting is that Hawaii has a unique opportunity to be a worldwide leader in tropical sustainability.

Realizing that there’s no better time for our industry, our policy makers, our research institutions and our commu-nity, the Landscape Industry Council of Hawai‘i established the LICH Landscape Research Initiative with the goal to pro-duce an over arching succinct document for policy makers and research organiza-tions to prioritize their resources.

The Landscape Industry Council of Hawai‘i held its first Landscape Research Initiative meeting on June 16th. This initial meeting was attended by industry professionals and scientists; Carol Kwan, Carl Evensen, Rick Quinn, Jim Kinney, Orville Baldos, Joe DeFrank, Chris Dacus, Dudley Hulbert, and Ken Leonhardt.

The purpose of this first meeting was to begin to an effort to compile a list of research topics and needs of the green industry. The meeting was extremely productive identifying 15 broad research topics and 98 research needs. Topics include tropical sustainability practices, soil, water conservation and hydrology, air quality, material use, vegetation, na-tive species, invasive species, livability, industry economic and labor statistics, turf grass, landscape maintenance, plant improvement program, integrated pest management, and arboriculture.

Our next step is to gather more re-

search topics and needs, this is where you can play an important role in the future of your profession and your community. Talk to your colleagues, share ideas, talk story and let the committee know your research needs by visiting www.land-scapehawaii.org and submitting your ideas. There will also be an opportunity to provide research needs at the 2011 LICH Green Industry Conference & Trade Show. If you would like to be included in future research meetings or receive the meeting minutes please send an email to chris.dacus@gmail.com.

The list of topics and research needs will be compiled after the conference and prioritization for the final report sched-uled to be released in 2012.

As the only tropical state, it’s up to each of us to do our part and help communi-cate our important research needs for our industry and for our communities. Visit landscapehawaii.org today and let the committee know your ideas.

Carl Evensen, Associate Director of Exten-sion at the University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources and a member of the LICH Board of Direc-tors.

Chris Dacus is a Landscape Architect and Arborist for the State of Hawaii Department of Transportation and the President of LICH.

BY CARL EVENSEN AND CHRIS DACUS

LANDSCAPE RESEARCH INITIATIVELICH LAUNCHES

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RISK ASSESSMENT The Invasive Species Initiative is

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‘OHELONative Hawaiian plant is cherished,

nutririous and a horticultural challenge

Senate Bill 132 attempts to impose

time limitation on it’s usage

Adopting water-savvy habits will

reduce waste and save money

CounP. O. Box 22938

Honolulu HI 96823-2938

awaii is the most isolated island chain in

the world and our issues are unique as the only tropical state in the na-

tion, our volcanic soils and our extreme environmental

conditions. Industry innovations from the mainland cannot be easily applied to solve our needs.

We are one of the most diverse indus-tries with a wide breadth of professionals including groundskeepers, landscape architects, nurseryman, conservation sci-entist, weed scientist, horticulturists, soil scientists, arborists, contractors, irriga-tion, interior plant technician, golf course superintendent, agriculture extension agent, entomologist, botanist, compost manufacture, fertilizer, mechanic, land-scape power equipment, retail garden center, erosion control specialist and many more professionals.

Our landscape industry is one of the fastest growing and largest segments of the green industry with an economic impact of over $520 million annually and full time employment of over 11,000 land-scape professionals. We are an important industry in terms of economics, labor and our built environment.

It’s understandably difficult for policy makers and research institutions to comprehend the breadth, importance and research needs of our industry. What’s

exciting is that Hawaii has a unique opportunity to be a worldwide leader in tropical sustainability.

Realizing that there’s no better time for our industry, our policy makers, our research institutions and our commu-nity, the Landscape Industry Council of Hawai‘i established the LICH Landscape Research Initiative with the goal to pro-duce an over arching succinct document for policy makers and research organiza-tions to prioritize their resources.

The Landscape Industry Council of Hawai‘i held its first Landscape Research Initiative meeting on June 16th. This initial meeting was attended by industry professionals and scientists; Carol Kwan, Carl Evensen, Rick Quinn, Jim Kinney, Orville Baldos, Joe DeFrank, Chris Dacus, Dudley Hulbert, and Ken Leonhardt.

The purpose of this first meeting was to begin to an effort to compile a list of research topics and needs of the green industry. The meeting was extremely productive identifying 15 broad research topics and 98 research needs. Topics include tropical sustainability practices, soil, water conservation and hydrology, air quality, material use, vegetation, na-tive species, invasive species, livability, industry economic and labor statistics, turf grass, landscape maintenance, plant improvement program, integrated pest management, and arboriculture.

Our next step is to gather more re-

search topics and needs, this is where you can play an important role in the future of your profession and your community. Talk to your colleagues, share ideas, talk story and let the committee know your research needs by visiting www.land-scapehawaii.org and submitting your ideas. There will also be an opportunity to provide research needs at the 2011 LICH Green Industry Conference & Trade Show. If you would like to be included in future research meetings or receive the meeting minutes please send an email to chris.dacus@gmail.com.

The list of topics and research needs will be compiled after the conference and prioritization for the final report sched-uled to be released in 2012.

As the only tropical state, it’s up to each of us to do our part and help communi-cate our important research needs for our industry and for our communities. Visit landscapehawaii.org today and let the committee know your ideas.

Carl Evensen, Associate Director of Exten-sion at the University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources and a member of the LICH Board of Direc-tors.

Chris Dacus is a Landscape Architect and Arborist for the State of Hawaii Department of Transportation and the President of LICH.

BY CARL EVENSEN AND CHRIS DACUS

LANDSCAPE RESEARCH INITIATIVELICH LAUNCHES

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theare trop

tion, our ex

46 LANDSCAPE HAWAII AUGUST | SEPTEMBER 2011

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The magazine is an educational, profes-sional, four-color, bi-monthly magazine that reaches Hawai‘i’s landscape industry pro-fessionals with a circulation of over 6,000 copies mailed bi-monthly and a statewide readership of over 20,450. LANDSCAPE HAWAII readers represent Hawai‘i’s most active and influential landscape profes-sionals.

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Governor Neil Abercrombie proclaims July

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LICH Water Conservation Month

GAS POWERED

BLOWERS DOOMED?

OUTDOORWATERCONSERVATION

‘OHELONative Hawaiian plant is cherished,

nutririous and a horticultural challenge

Senate Bill 132 attempts to impose

time limitation on it’s usage

Adopting water-savvy habits will

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