Landscape Industry Council of Hawai’iP. O. Box 22938 Honolulu HI 96823-2938

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PERMIT NO. 1023

GREEN INDUSTRY CONFERENCE & TRADESHOW GUIDE

OCTOBER| NOVEMBER 2011

$3.95T h E V O i C E O f h A W A i i ’ S G R E E N i N D U S T R Y

TSUNAMIMAKE-OVERSix months after the tsunami Four Seasons Hualalai rebuilds

QUEEN KAPIOLANI GARDEN GOES NATIVEGarden renewal project converts to native Hawaiian plant theme to honor the Queen

SPONSORS

O c t O b e r 6 , 2 0 1 1 7 : 0 0 A M t O 5 : 3 0 P M | b l A i s d e l l e x h i b i t i O n h A l l

Green IndustrycOnference & trAde shOw

Presented by The Landscape Industry Council of Hawai‘i & Associate Member Organizations

2 LANDSCAPE HAWAII OCTOBER | NOVEMBER 2011THE VOICE OF HAWAII’S GREEN INDUSTRY

Mark your calendar for Thursday, October 6, 2011 for a one-day conference and trade show packed with four concurrent breakout presentations offering a wide variety of speakers and topics to choose from. Register today!!

n PLENARY SPEAKER – Featuring national industry leader, Jeffrey Morosky, Director of Landscape Architecture, Walt Disney Imagineering. Learn how the Imagineers at Disney create environments that fully engage the senses. Plus many, many more presenters. See attached schedule.

n FREE TRADE SHOW – Stop by the free trade show from 10:00AM to 5:30PM and check out the latest machines, tools and products to improve your landscape. Enter for a change to win fabulous door prizes including a stay at Starwood Hotels and Resorts!!

n EARN VALUABLE CE UNITS (CEU) FOR: • PLANET Certified Landscape Technicians (6 CEUs)

• HDOA Pest Applicators (4 CEUs)

• ISA Certified Arborists (5 CEUs)

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GOLd

SILver

conferencePLATInuM

S p o n S o r S S p o n S o r S

reGIstratIon, MeMbershIp, and fees:n Online www.lich.eventbrite.comn Or complete attached registration

For information contact Madeleine Shaw at 946-7055 or visit the LICH website at www.landscapehawaii.org.

WALT DISNEY ImAgINEERINg A WALT DISNEY PERSPECTIVE. PLENARY SPEAKER: JEFFREY mOROSKY, DIRECTOR OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

Walt Disney Imagineering’s landscape architects must completely immerse people in experiential transformation. That, after all, is what draws people to Disney theme parks and resorts worldwide. Hear

how Imagineers meet these unique challenges as they balance creativity, functionality, and sustainability and create endur-ing environments that fully engage the senses. Jeffrey Morosky, ASLA is Director of Landscape Architecture at Walt Disney Imagineering. For the past 14 years, he has been managing the area development team responsible for Disney theme parks and resorts worldwide. Mr. Morosky has 30 years of experience as a Landscape Architect for large scale international projects, and is currently directing the landscape design and development for Disney projects in Hawaii, California, Florida, and China.

ImPLEmENTINg THE mODERN AHUPUA’A: BRIDgINg HAWAIIAN RESOURCE mANAgEmENT WITH URBAN REDEVELOPmENTSean William Connelly, Creative Director-Design & Planning of KYA Sustainability Studio

This talk invites the audience to ponder the question: “What would a long-term strategic plan for urban redevelopment based on the ahupua‘a conceptually look like?” The goal is to share a unique perspective aimed to shift the trajectory of the modern-day built environment away from degradation and toward an inspirational, prosperous future for Hawai’i. Born and raised on O’ahu, Sean is passionate about revitalizing Hawaii’s urban environments to restore ecosystems and perpetuate vibrant communities for all life. After graduating valedictorian from Castle High School, he received a Bachelors of Arts in Environ-mental Urban Design, followed by a Doctorate of Architecture from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa School of Architecture, and now work for KYA Sustainability Studio, a local innovation firm in the ahupua‘a of Waikiki.

THE EVOLUTION OF CLImBER SAFETYSteve Connolly, Arborist for University of Hawaii’s Lyon Arboretum and President of Aloha Arborist Association.

Tree climbing equipment has evolved at a rapid pace in the past few decades. Here we will explore the functional changes in this equipment and how the use of modern gear permits climbers to experience a safer, more productive, and ergonomic career.

LICH BEST mANAgEmENT PRINCIPLES gUIDELINES FOR OUTDOOR WATER USAgEAllan Schildknecht, President and Certified Irrigation Designer of Irrigation Hawaii LTDLanky morrill, Forest Tech & Invasive Species for DLNR DOFAW Forestry

Over the past two years, the Landscape Industry Council of Hawaii has developed practical measures for irrigation water conservation. Learn how to reduce outdoor water usage by up-wards of 50% through the 26 design and maintenance measures. Mr. Schildknecht’s professional affiliations include being a member of the American Society of Landscape Architects (Ha-waii Chapter President in 2003/04), Professional Membership in the American Society of Irrigation Consultants where he sits on the education committee, is an Irrigation Association Certi-fied Designer, and the only EPA WaterSense Partner in Hawaii specializing in landscape irrigation design.

ENVIRONmENTALLY-FRIENDLY INTEgRATED PEST mANAgEmENT FOR TURF AND ORNAmENTAL mAINTENANCEChristopher mcCullough, Head Horticulturist for DFI Resources LLC and HILA Advisor, past HILA President and LICH Officer

Learn turf and ornamental maintenance strategies utilizing environmentally safe methods. Topics to include Integrated Pest Management and Environmental Impact Quotient, a method to measure the environmental impact of pesticides.

BUILDINg A DISNEY RESORT IN HAWAII Jeff morosky, Lead Project Designer of Walt Disney Imagineering Landscape ArchitectReed Kishinami & max Yarawamai, Owners of RMG Landscape ContractorsSteve Nimz, Arborist & Special Consultant for Specimen Tree Pruning & RelocationStan Duncan Landscape Architect of PBR Hawaii

This open forum/panel discussion will focus the various chal-lenges and oppor-tunities that the project design team encoun-tered over the past 4 years of planning, design & construction. This question & an-swer session will be moderated by Stan Duncan of PBR Hawaii.

featured speakers

MahalotO All Our Guest sPeAkers And sPeciAl Presenters

LANDSCAPEHAWAII.ORG 3

SPONSORS

O c t O b e r 6 , 2 0 1 1 7 : 0 0 A M t O 5 : 3 0 P M | b l A i s d e l l e x h i b i t i O n h A l l

Green IndustrycOnference & trAde shOw

Presented by The Landscape Industry Council of Hawai‘i & Associate Member Organizations

2 LANDSCAPE HAWAII OCTOBER | NOVEMBER 2011THE VOICE OF HAWAII’S GREEN INDUSTRY

Mark your calendar for Thursday, October 6, 2011 for a one-day conference and trade show packed with four concurrent breakout presentations offering a wide variety of speakers and topics to choose from. Register today!!

n PLENARY SPEAKER – Featuring national industry leader, Jeffrey Morosky, Director of Landscape Architecture, Walt Disney Imagineering. Learn how the Imagineers at Disney create environments that fully engage the senses. Plus many, many more presenters. See attached schedule.

n FREE TRADE SHOW – Stop by the free trade show from 10:00AM to 5:30PM and check out the latest machines, tools and products to improve your landscape. Enter for a change to win fabulous door prizes including a stay at Starwood Hotels and Resorts!!

n EARN VALUABLE CE UNITS (CEU) FOR: • PLANET Certified Landscape Technicians (6 CEUs)

• HDOA Pest Applicators (4 CEUs)

• ISA Certified Arborists (5 CEUs)

tradeshowPLATInuM

GOLd

SILver

conferencePLATInuM

S p o n S o r S S p o n S o r S

reGIstratIon, MeMbershIp, and fees:n Online www.lich.eventbrite.comn Or complete attached registration

For information contact Madeleine Shaw at 946-7055 or visit the LICH website at www.landscapehawaii.org.

WALT DISNEY ImAgINEERINg A WALT DISNEY PERSPECTIVE. PLENARY SPEAKER: JEFFREY mOROSKY, DIRECTOR OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

Walt Disney Imagineering’s landscape architects must completely immerse people in experiential transformation. That, after all, is what draws people to Disney theme parks and resorts worldwide. Hear

how Imagineers meet these unique challenges as they balance creativity, functionality, and sustainability and create endur-ing environments that fully engage the senses. Jeffrey Morosky, ASLA is Director of Landscape Architecture at Walt Disney Imagineering. For the past 14 years, he has been managing the area development team responsible for Disney theme parks and resorts worldwide. Mr. Morosky has 30 years of experience as a Landscape Architect for large scale international projects, and is currently directing the landscape design and development for Disney projects in Hawaii, California, Florida, and China.

ImPLEmENTINg THE mODERN AHUPUA’A: BRIDgINg HAWAIIAN RESOURCE mANAgEmENT WITH URBAN REDEVELOPmENTSean William Connelly, Creative Director-Design & Planning of KYA Sustainability Studio

This talk invites the audience to ponder the question: “What would a long-term strategic plan for urban redevelopment based on the ahupua‘a conceptually look like?” The goal is to share a unique perspective aimed to shift the trajectory of the modern-day built environment away from degradation and toward an inspirational, prosperous future for Hawai’i. Born and raised on O’ahu, Sean is passionate about revitalizing Hawaii’s urban environments to restore ecosystems and perpetuate vibrant communities for all life. After graduating valedictorian from Castle High School, he received a Bachelors of Arts in Environ-mental Urban Design, followed by a Doctorate of Architecture from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa School of Architecture, and now work for KYA Sustainability Studio, a local innovation firm in the ahupua‘a of Waikiki.

THE EVOLUTION OF CLImBER SAFETYSteve Connolly, Arborist for University of Hawaii’s Lyon Arboretum and President of Aloha Arborist Association.

Tree climbing equipment has evolved at a rapid pace in the past few decades. Here we will explore the functional changes in this equipment and how the use of modern gear permits climbers to experience a safer, more productive, and ergonomic career.

LICH BEST mANAgEmENT PRINCIPLES gUIDELINES FOR OUTDOOR WATER USAgEAllan Schildknecht, President and Certified Irrigation Designer of Irrigation Hawaii LTDLanky morrill, Forest Tech & Invasive Species for DLNR DOFAW Forestry

Over the past two years, the Landscape Industry Council of Hawaii has developed practical measures for irrigation water conservation. Learn how to reduce outdoor water usage by up-wards of 50% through the 26 design and maintenance measures. Mr. Schildknecht’s professional affiliations include being a member of the American Society of Landscape Architects (Ha-waii Chapter President in 2003/04), Professional Membership in the American Society of Irrigation Consultants where he sits on the education committee, is an Irrigation Association Certi-fied Designer, and the only EPA WaterSense Partner in Hawaii specializing in landscape irrigation design.

ENVIRONmENTALLY-FRIENDLY INTEgRATED PEST mANAgEmENT FOR TURF AND ORNAmENTAL mAINTENANCEChristopher mcCullough, Head Horticulturist for DFI Resources LLC and HILA Advisor, past HILA President and LICH Officer

Learn turf and ornamental maintenance strategies utilizing environmentally safe methods. Topics to include Integrated Pest Management and Environmental Impact Quotient, a method to measure the environmental impact of pesticides.

BUILDINg A DISNEY RESORT IN HAWAII Jeff morosky, Lead Project Designer of Walt Disney Imagineering Landscape ArchitectReed Kishinami & max Yarawamai, Owners of RMG Landscape ContractorsSteve Nimz, Arborist & Special Consultant for Specimen Tree Pruning & RelocationStan Duncan Landscape Architect of PBR Hawaii

This open forum/panel discussion will focus the various chal-lenges and oppor-tunities that the project design team encoun-tered over the past 4 years of planning, design & construction. This question & an-swer session will be moderated by Stan Duncan of PBR Hawaii.

featured speakers

MahalotO All Our Guest sPeAkers And sPeciAl Presenters

LANDSCAPEHAWAII.ORG 3

7:00 - 8:00 AM Registration

8:00 – 8:10 Welcome by LICH President, Chris Dacus

8:15 – 9:00 PLENARY ADDRESS Jeffrey Morosky, Director of Landscape Architecture Walt Disney Imagineering

n Immersive Entertainment Environments

n A Walt Disney Imagineering Perspective

n Story-telling Through Landscape Architecture

SESSION 1

9:00 – 10:00 Arborist THE EVOLUTION OF CLImBER SAFETY by Steve Connolly, Arborist, University of Hawaii’s Lyon Arboretum and President, Aloha Arborist Association

Pesticide WEED CONTROL CONSIDERATIONS DURINg THE RENOVATION OF THE AIEA HIgH SCHOOL BASEBALL IN-FIELD by Dr. Joe DeFrank, Weed Science Researcher, University of Hawaii

Sustainability LICH BEST mANAgEmENT PRINCIPLES gUIDELINE FOR OUTDOOR WATER USAgE by Allan Schildknecht, President and Certified Irrigation Designer, Irrigation Hawaii LTD and Lanky Morrill, DLNR DOFAW Forestry, Forest Tech, Invasive Species

Sustainability DECODINg NATURE: ECOLOgICAL STRATEgIES FOR SUSTAINABLE WATER RESOURCE mANAgEmENT by Lauren C. Roth Venu, Founder and President, Roth Ecological Design Int.

10:00 – 10:30 TRADE SHOW OPENS (until 5:30PM)

SESSION 2

10:30 – 11:30 Arborist KNOCK ON WOOD: URBAN FORESTRY PESTS IN HAWAII AND ON THE HORIzON by Darcy Oishi, Entomologist, Hawaii Dept. of Agriculture and Rob Hauff, Forest Health Coordinator, Hawaii Dept. of Land and Natural Resources

Pesticide SAFE, EFFICIENT, AND EFFECTIVE APPLICATION TECHNIqUES by Rey Ito, Owner Green Doctor of Hawaii

Sustainability COqUI FROg PREVENTION PROTOCOLS FOR NURSERIES IN THE CITY AND Pesticide COUNTY OF HONOLULU, mAUI COUNTY AND KAUA‘I COUNTY by Adam Radford, Operations Manager, Maui Invasive Species Committee

Sustainability PUNAHOU “gOINg gREEN.” NEW OmIDYAR K-1 NEIgHBORHOOD by Stan Duncan, Executive Vice President, PBR Hawaii

Sustainability NAVIgATINg THE CHANgINg WORLD OF LED FOR LANDSCAPE LIgHTINg by Rick Benedict, Owner, Beachside Lighting

THE VOICE OF HAWAII’S GREEN INDUSTRY4 LANDSCAPE HAWAII OCTOBER | NOVEMBER 2011

LUNCH 11:30 – 1:00 COmPLImENTARY LUNCH

SESSION 3

1:00 – 2:00 Arborist THE BASICS OF RIggINg by Greg Severino, Past President and current Board Member, Aloha Arborist Association

Pesticide ENVIRONmENTALLY – FRIENDLY IPm, TURF AND ORNAmENTAL mAINTENANCE by Christopher McCullough, Head Horticulturist, DFI Resources LLC and HILA Advisor, past HILA President and LICH Officer

Sustainability LICH NATIVE PLANT INITIATIVE by Richard Quinn, ASLA, LEED AP, Helber Hastert & Fee and Rick Barboza, General Partner, Hui Ku Maoli Ola

Pesticide LITTLE FIRE ANTS: DISTRIBUTION, ImPACTS AND CONTROL mETHODS by Cas Vanderwoude, Researcher, Hawaii Dept. of Agriculture

Sustainability LED LANDSCAPE LIgHTINg WORKSHOP by Stan Shibata, Focus Landscape LightingSESSION 4

2:00 – 3:00 Arborist THE REALITY OF TREE PROTECTION. THE gOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UgLY by Steve Nimz, Consulting Arborist, Steve Nimz & Associates

Pesticide BIOLOgICAL CONTROL OF ERYTHRINA gALL WASP AND PAPAYA mEALYBUg IN HAWAII by Dr. Mark G. Wright, Ph.D Associate Professor and Dr. Leyla V. Kaufman, Ph.D Plant & Environmental Protection Services, University of Hawaii Manoa

Sustainability WHY EVERY HOmE IN HAWAII SHOULD HAVE A RAIN gARDEN by Jolie Wanger

Sustainability ImPLEmENTINg THE mODERN AHUPUA‘A: BRIDgINg HAWAIIAN RESOURCE mANAgEmENT WITH URBAN REDEVELOPmENT by Sean William Connelly, Creative Director-Design & Planning KYA Sustainability Studio

SESSION 5

3:00 – 4:00 Panel BUILDINg A DISNEY RESORT IN HAWAII Jeff Morosky, Lead Project Designer of Walt Disney Imagineering Landscape Architect Reed Kishinami & Max Yarawamai, Owners of RMG Landscape Contractors Steve Nimz, Arborist & Special Consultant for Specimen Tree Pruning & Relocation Stan Duncan Landscape Architect of PBR Hawaii

4:00 - 5:30 TRADE SHOW OPEN UNTIL 5:30 p.M. Starwood Hotels & Resorts and Other Door Prize Drawings at 5:00 PM!!

LANDSCAPEHAWAII.ORG 5

Online Registration at www.lich.eventbrite.com Online Registration at www.lich.eventbrite.com

ConferenCe and Trade ShowLICH GREEN INDUSTRYthursdAy, OctOber 6, 2011 | 7:00AM – 5:30PM ConferenCe and Trade Show

LICH GREEN INDUSTRYthursdAy, OctOber 6, 2011 | 7:00AM – 5:30PM

7:00 - 8:00 AM Registration

8:00 – 8:10 Welcome by LICH President, Chris Dacus

8:15 – 9:00 PLENARY ADDRESS Jeffrey Morosky, Director of Landscape Architecture Walt Disney Imagineering

n Immersive Entertainment Environments

n A Walt Disney Imagineering Perspective

n Story-telling Through Landscape Architecture

SESSION 1

9:00 – 10:00 Arborist THE EVOLUTION OF CLImBER SAFETY by Steve Connolly, Arborist, University of Hawaii’s Lyon Arboretum and President, Aloha Arborist Association

Pesticide WEED CONTROL CONSIDERATIONS DURINg THE RENOVATION OF THE AIEA HIgH SCHOOL BASEBALL IN-FIELD by Dr. Joe DeFrank, Weed Science Researcher, University of Hawaii

Sustainability LICH BEST mANAgEmENT PRINCIPLES gUIDELINE FOR OUTDOOR WATER USAgE by Allan Schildknecht, President and Certified Irrigation Designer, Irrigation Hawaii LTD and Lanky Morrill, DLNR DOFAW Forestry, Forest Tech, Invasive Species

Sustainability DECODINg NATURE: ECOLOgICAL STRATEgIES FOR SUSTAINABLE WATER RESOURCE mANAgEmENT by Lauren C. Roth Venu, Founder and President, Roth Ecological Design Int.

10:00 – 10:30 TRADE SHOW OPENS (until 5:30PM)

SESSION 2

10:30 – 11:30 Arborist KNOCK ON WOOD: URBAN FORESTRY PESTS IN HAWAII AND ON THE HORIzON by Darcy Oishi, Entomologist, Hawaii Dept. of Agriculture and Rob Hauff, Forest Health Coordinator, Hawaii Dept. of Land and Natural Resources

Pesticide SAFE, EFFICIENT, AND EFFECTIVE APPLICATION TECHNIqUES by Rey Ito, Owner Green Doctor of Hawaii

Sustainability COqUI FROg PREVENTION PROTOCOLS FOR NURSERIES IN THE CITY AND Pesticide COUNTY OF HONOLULU, mAUI COUNTY AND KAUA‘I COUNTY by Adam Radford, Operations Manager, Maui Invasive Species Committee

Sustainability PUNAHOU “gOINg gREEN.” NEW OmIDYAR K-1 NEIgHBORHOOD by Stan Duncan, Executive Vice President, PBR Hawaii

Sustainability NAVIgATINg THE CHANgINg WORLD OF LED FOR LANDSCAPE LIgHTINg by Rick Benedict, Owner, Beachside Lighting

THE VOICE OF HAWAII’S GREEN INDUSTRY4 LANDSCAPE HAWAII OCTOBER | NOVEMBER 2011

LUNCH 11:30 – 1:00 COmPLImENTARY LUNCH

SESSION 3

1:00 – 2:00 Arborist THE BASICS OF RIggINg by Greg Severino, Past President and current Board Member, Aloha Arborist Association

Pesticide ENVIRONmENTALLY – FRIENDLY IPm, TURF AND ORNAmENTAL mAINTENANCE by Christopher McCullough, Head Horticulturist, DFI Resources LLC and HILA Advisor, past HILA President and LICH Officer

Sustainability LICH NATIVE PLANT INITIATIVE by Richard Quinn, ASLA, LEED AP, Helber Hastert & Fee and Rick Barboza, General Partner, Hui Ku Maoli Ola

Pesticide LITTLE FIRE ANTS: DISTRIBUTION, ImPACTS AND CONTROL mETHODS by Cas Vanderwoude, Researcher, Hawaii Dept. of Agriculture

Sustainability LED LANDSCAPE LIgHTINg WORKSHOP by Stan Shibata, Focus Landscape LightingSESSION 4

2:00 – 3:00 Arborist THE REALITY OF TREE PROTECTION. THE gOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UgLY by Steve Nimz, Consulting Arborist, Steve Nimz & Associates

Pesticide BIOLOgICAL CONTROL OF ERYTHRINA gALL WASP AND PAPAYA mEALYBUg IN HAWAII by Dr. Mark G. Wright, Ph.D Associate Professor and Dr. Leyla V. Kaufman, Ph.D Plant & Environmental Protection Services, University of Hawaii Manoa

Sustainability WHY EVERY HOmE IN HAWAII SHOULD HAVE A RAIN gARDEN by Jolie Wanger

Sustainability ImPLEmENTINg THE mODERN AHUPUA‘A: BRIDgINg HAWAIIAN RESOURCE mANAgEmENT WITH URBAN REDEVELOPmENT by Sean William Connelly, Creative Director-Design & Planning KYA Sustainability Studio

SESSION 5

3:00 – 4:00 Panel BUILDINg A DISNEY RESORT IN HAWAII Jeff Morosky, Lead Project Designer of Walt Disney Imagineering Landscape Architect Reed Kishinami & Max Yarawamai, Owners of RMG Landscape Contractors Steve Nimz, Arborist & Special Consultant for Specimen Tree Pruning & Relocation Stan Duncan Landscape Architect of PBR Hawaii

4:00 - 5:30 TRADE SHOW OPEN UNTIL 5:30 p.M. Starwood Hotels & Resorts and Other Door Prize Drawings at 5:00 PM!!

LANDSCAPEHAWAII.ORG 5

Online Registration at www.lich.eventbrite.com Online Registration at www.lich.eventbrite.com

ConferenCe and Trade ShowLICH GREEN INDUSTRYthursdAy, OctOber 6, 2011 | 7:00AM – 5:30PM ConferenCe and Trade Show

LICH GREEN INDUSTRYthursdAy, OctOber 6, 2011 | 7:00AM – 5:30PM

LANDSCAPEHAWAII.ORG 7THE VOICE OF HAWAII’S GREEN INDUSTRY6 LANDSCAPE HAWAII OCTOBER | NOVEMBER 2011

2011 LIch fIeLd trIpfriday, October 7, 2011 from 8:00 am to 3:30 pm

8:00 am - VAN PICK-UP IN WAIKIKI

9:00 am - AquaPono is a full service residential-sized aquaponic system designer and installer. We take all of the guess work and learning curve out of your search for a healthy way to grow food organically in your back yard.

10:30 am - The Green Machine is a tank based constructed wetland wastewater treatment facility located in beautiful Makiki Valley State Recreational area in Honolulu, Hawai‘i. It recycles wastewater from the Hawai‘i Nature Center for irrigation on site in nearby fields. Construct-ed wetland technology uses the biology of Native Hawaiian wetland plants and bacteria to purify water.

11:30 am - Snack

11:45 am - C-MORE Hale is a state-of-the-art, LEED platinum facility that supports comprehensive research on marine microbes, from mo-lecular biology to ecology. Total floor area: 26,997 ft2 including labora-tories, offices, conference center, and mechanical penthouse.

1:00 pm - Lunch

2:00 pm - The LEED Platinum certified buildings at the Punahou Omidyar K – 1 Neighborhood are equipped with photovoltaic cells, skylights, and are designed to optimize natural airflow. The entire site is designed around a bioswale, a rainwater catchment system that naturally collects and dissipates runoff so that as the water drains, it re-plenishes the site instead of channeling away to underground drainage.

3:30 pm - Drop Off Waikiki

hawaII asLa auLanI dIsney resort & spa toursaturday, October 8, 2011, 5:00PM-10:00PM

ASLA Hawaii Chapter invites you to experience the magic of Walt Disney Imagineering and landscape architecture at Aulani Disney Resort & Spa

5:30 pm - Special Presentation by Jeffrey Morosky, ASLA 6:30 pm - Aulani Resort Walking Tour

$25 ASLA members $35 allied professions $40 at the door

Includes dinner buffet and one cocktail

For more information and reservations visit www.hawaiiasla.org

Beachside Lighting

Dura Plastic Products

Farm Credit Services of Hawaii

Focus Landscape Lighting

Futura Stone and Concrete Products

geotech Solutions

Hawaiian Sunshine Nursery

HISCO/Hydroscapes

Hunter Industries

ONgA Oahu Nursery growers Association

Leilani Nursery

Lloyd & Associates

Kona Irrigation

Netafim

Pacific Pipe Company

Paige Electric

Rain Bird

Spec management group

Vetiver Systems

Steve Nimz & Associates

Hawaii Job Corps

Hawaiian Earth Products

REGISTRATION AND FEESOnline Registration and Membership: www.lich.eventbrite.com

october 6th LIch conference2011 Active LICH Members will receive a 15% discount. Provide your membership number below.Forgot your number? Go to www.landscapehawaii.org. $85 member/$100 non-member $ Amount

Name ____________________________________________________Member # ______________________________ ____________

Name ____________________________________________________Member # ______________________________ ____________

Name ____________________________________________________Member # ______________________________ ____________

october 7th LIch fIeLd trIpLICH Landscape Field Trip, Friday, October 7, 2011, 8:00AM – 3:30PM$20 per person fee includes transportation, lunch and snacks. Space is Limited to first 25. $ Amount

Name ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________

Name ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________

Name ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________

becoMe a LIch MeMber today! Consider the benefits of LICH: n Free subscription to Landscape Hawaii, the official Green Industry Publication n Member rate for any Certified Landscape Technician Test n 15% Discount on registration fees for the annual LICH Conference & Tradeshow n 15% LICH sponsored workshop or training class (including CLT training!) n Membership listing on the LICH website www.landscapehawaii.org

➤ New or Renewal Individual Membership $30 per year ➤ Company Membership (includes 1 individual) $30 per year ➤ Additional Employee Membership $15 per year $ Amount

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For more information contact Madeleine Shaw at 946-7055 or visit online at www.landscapehawaii.org.

Check payable to LICH and mail to:P.O. Box 22938, Honolulu, HI 96823-2938

By credit card (VISA or Master Card only):

Name on card __________________________________

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This information will be kept strictly private and shredded upon clearance.

trade show Vendors (as of print date)

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LANDSCAPEHAWAII.ORG 7THE VOICE OF HAWAII’S GREEN INDUSTRY6 LANDSCAPE HAWAII OCTOBER | NOVEMBER 2011

2011 LIch fIeLd trIpfriday, October 7, 2011 from 8:00 am to 3:30 pm

8:00 am - VAN PICK-UP IN WAIKIKI

9:00 am - AquaPono is a full service residential-sized aquaponic system designer and installer. We take all of the guess work and learning curve out of your search for a healthy way to grow food organically in your back yard.

10:30 am - The Green Machine is a tank based constructed wetland wastewater treatment facility located in beautiful Makiki Valley State Recreational area in Honolulu, Hawai‘i. It recycles wastewater from the Hawai‘i Nature Center for irrigation on site in nearby fields. Construct-ed wetland technology uses the biology of Native Hawaiian wetland plants and bacteria to purify water.

11:30 am - Snack

11:45 am - C-MORE Hale is a state-of-the-art, LEED platinum facility that supports comprehensive research on marine microbes, from mo-lecular biology to ecology. Total floor area: 26,997 ft2 including labora-tories, offices, conference center, and mechanical penthouse.

1:00 pm - Lunch

2:00 pm - The LEED Platinum certified buildings at the Punahou Omidyar K – 1 Neighborhood are equipped with photovoltaic cells, skylights, and are designed to optimize natural airflow. The entire site is designed around a bioswale, a rainwater catchment system that naturally collects and dissipates runoff so that as the water drains, it re-plenishes the site instead of channeling away to underground drainage.

3:30 pm - Drop Off Waikiki

hawaII asLa auLanI dIsney resort & spa toursaturday, October 8, 2011, 5:00PM-10:00PM

ASLA Hawaii Chapter invites you to experience the magic of Walt Disney Imagineering and landscape architecture at Aulani Disney Resort & Spa

5:30 pm - Special Presentation by Jeffrey Morosky, ASLA 6:30 pm - Aulani Resort Walking Tour

$25 ASLA members $35 allied professions $40 at the door

Includes dinner buffet and one cocktail

For more information and reservations visit www.hawaiiasla.org

Beachside Lighting

Dura Plastic Products

Farm Credit Services of Hawaii

Focus Landscape Lighting

Futura Stone and Concrete Products

geotech Solutions

Hawaiian Sunshine Nursery

HISCO/Hydroscapes

Hunter Industries

ONgA Oahu Nursery growers Association

Leilani Nursery

Lloyd & Associates

Kona Irrigation

Netafim

Pacific Pipe Company

Paige Electric

Rain Bird

Spec management group

Vetiver Systems

Steve Nimz & Associates

Hawaii Job Corps

Hawaiian Earth Products

REGISTRATION AND FEESOnline Registration and Membership: www.lich.eventbrite.com

october 6th LIch conference2011 Active LICH Members will receive a 15% discount. Provide your membership number below.Forgot your number? Go to www.landscapehawaii.org. $85 member/$100 non-member $ Amount

Name ____________________________________________________Member # ______________________________ ____________

Name ____________________________________________________Member # ______________________________ ____________

Name ____________________________________________________Member # ______________________________ ____________

october 7th LIch fIeLd trIpLICH Landscape Field Trip, Friday, October 7, 2011, 8:00AM – 3:30PM$20 per person fee includes transportation, lunch and snacks. Space is Limited to first 25. $ Amount

Name ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________

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The 9th Annual LICH Green Industry Conference & Trade Show is being held on October 6th at the Blaisdell Exhibition Hall. The format has been changed to a packed one day conference with five concurrent presentations in four sessions providing a wide diversity of topics from which to choose. It’s a great way to earn valuable CEUs includ-ing Certified Landscape Technician (6 CEUs), HDOA Pest Applicators (4 CEUs) and ISA Certified Arborists (5 CEUs).

This year we are excited to feature a national industry leader, Jeffrey Morosky, Director of Landscape Architecture at Walt Disney Imagineering. This promises to be a truly fascinating presentation of how 50 different design disciplines come together to create enduring stories through engaging landscapes. Other presentations include Implementing the Modern Ahupua’a, Organic Pest Man-agement, LICH Irrigation Conservation BMPs, Evolution of Tree Climber Safety, Ecological Strategies for Sustainable Water Resource Management, The Chang-ing World of LED Landscape Lighting, Urban Forestry Pests, Punahou New Omidyar K-1 LEED Platinum, LICH Native Plant Initiative, Tree Protection Zone, and many more. So many choices, it’s going to difficult to decide what to attend this year! Mahalo to all of our great speakers this year and mahalo to our confer-ence sponsors: Hawaiian Earth Products and Hagadone Printing Company.

The trade show this year is free! Stop by anytime from 10:00 am to 5:30 pm and check out the latest machines, tools, and products. It’s a great opportunity to network and talk story with local and national sales representatives to an-swer your questions. Plus we’re giving away some great prizes including a stay at a Starwood Hotels and Resorts in Hawaii at 5:00 pm. Big mahalo to our trade show sponsors: Rain Bird, HISCO and Hunter.

And that’s not all...this year we have two awesome post conference tours. On October 7th, join a full day landscape sustainability tour on O’ahu includ-ing guided tours of Aquapono, The Green Machine, C-MORE Hale and Punahou Omidyar K-1 Neighborhood. On October 8th, the Hawaii ASLA Chapter invites you to experience the magic of Disney at a tour and dinner at the Aulani Disney Resort & Spa.

This year’s conference promises to be pretty special thanks to great volun-teers on our conference planning committee that worked tirelessly to make this a reality. Mahalos to Steve Nimz, Jay Deputy, Martin and Carol Miyashiro, Rick Quinn, Lanky Morrill, Madeleine Shaw, Boyd Ready, Brandon Au, Matt Lyum and Karen Ostborg. They rock!

Register today, there’s something for everyone and registration has never been easier with online registration at www.lich.eventbrite.com. See you at the conference :)

Aloha,

Chris DacusLICH President

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DEPARTMENTS

9 PRESIDENT’S MEMO10 LICH NEWS27 NATIVE PLANT COLUMN28 TOOL TIP34 FEATURED PEST

FEATURES

12 FOUR SEASONS HUALALAI15 HTCC19 NEW PALMS20 IRRIGATION FLOW SENSORS22 PESTICIDE LABEL24 BUSINESS GYM27 ARCHITECTS RAISE AWARENESS30 ‘OHIA RUST34 KAWANANAKOA SCHOOL36 CLT CERTIFICATION EXAM38 CONTRACTOR’S LICENSE BOARD CHALLENGE40 RE-ENERGZING HAWAII’S NURSERY INDUSTRY43 RAIN GARDEN 43 PUBLICATION ARCHIVE

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12 FOUR SEASONS HUALALAI16 QUEEN KAPIOLANI GARDEN

Hawaii’s 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 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 Nursery-men, and the Hawaii Professional 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 PhotoName

Mahalo to landscape industry council of hawai‘i sponsor

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The 9th Annual LICH Green Industry Conference & Trade Show is being held on October 6th at the Blaisdell Exhibition Hall. The format has been changed to a packed one day conference with five concurrent presentations in four sessions providing a wide diversity of topics from which to choose. It’s a great way to earn valuable CEUs includ-ing Certified Landscape Technician (6 CEUs), HDOA Pest Applicators (4 CEUs) and ISA Certified Arborists (5 CEUs).

This year we are excited to feature a national industry leader, Jeffrey Morosky, Director of Landscape Architecture at Walt Disney Imagineering. This promises to be a truly fascinating presentation of how 50 different design disciplines come together to create enduring stories through engaging landscapes. Other presentations include Implementing the Modern Ahupua’a, Organic Pest Man-agement, LICH Irrigation Conservation BMPs, Evolution of Tree Climber Safety, Ecological Strategies for Sustainable Water Resource Management, The Chang-ing World of LED Landscape Lighting, Urban Forestry Pests, Punahou New Omidyar K-1 LEED Platinum, LICH Native Plant Initiative, Tree Protection Zone, and many more. So many choices, it’s going to difficult to decide what to attend this year! Mahalo to all of our great speakers this year and mahalo to our confer-ence sponsors: Hawaiian Earth Products and Hagadone Printing Company.

The trade show this year is free! Stop by anytime from 10:00 am to 5:30 pm and check out the latest machines, tools, and products. It’s a great opportunity to network and talk story with local and national sales representatives to an-swer your questions. Plus we’re giving away some great prizes including a stay at a Starwood Hotels and Resorts in Hawaii at 5:00 pm. Big mahalo to our trade show sponsors: Rain Bird, HISCO and Hunter.

And that’s not all...this year we have two awesome post conference tours. On October 7th, join a full day landscape sustainability tour on O’ahu includ-ing guided tours of Aquapono, The Green Machine, C-MORE Hale and Punahou Omidyar K-1 Neighborhood. On October 8th, the Hawaii ASLA Chapter invites you to experience the magic of Disney at a tour and dinner at the Aulani Disney Resort & Spa.

This year’s conference promises to be pretty special thanks to great volun-teers on our conference planning committee that worked tirelessly to make this a reality. Mahalos to Steve Nimz, Jay Deputy, Martin and Carol Miyashiro, Rick Quinn, Lanky Morrill, Madeleine Shaw, Boyd Ready, Brandon Au, Matt Lyum and Karen Ostborg. They rock!

Register today, there’s something for everyone and registration has never been easier with online registration at www.lich.eventbrite.com. See you at the conference :)

Aloha,

Chris DacusLICH President

MEMOpresident’s

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

phot

o: S

haun

Tok

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SPECIAL SECTION

2 CONFERENCE OVERVIEW 3 CONFERENCE FEATURED SPEAKERS 4 CONFERENCE SCHEDULE 6 CONFERENCE FIELD TRIP 7 CONFERENCE APPLICATION

DEPARTMENTS

9 PRESIDENT’S MEMO10 LICH NEWS27 NATIVE PLANT COLUMN28 TOOL TIP34 FEATURED PEST

FEATURES

12 FOUR SEASONS HUALALAI15 HTCC19 NEW PALMS20 IRRIGATION FLOW SENSORS22 PESTICIDE LABEL24 BUSINESS GYM27 ARCHITECTS RAISE AWARENESS30 ‘OHIA RUST34 KAWANANAKOA SCHOOL36 CLT CERTIFICATION EXAM38 CONTRACTOR’S LICENSE BOARD CHALLENGE40 RE-ENERGZING HAWAII’S NURSERY INDUSTRY43 RAIN GARDEN 43 PUBLICATION ARCHIVE

COVER STORIES

12 FOUR SEASONS HUALALAI16 QUEEN KAPIOLANI GARDEN

Hawaii’s 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 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 Nursery-men, and the Hawaii Professional 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 PhotoName

Mahalo to landscape industry council of hawai‘i sponsor

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Upcoming IssuesTell a great story! Email the editor at chris.dacus@gmail.com.

December 2011/ January 2012 IssueTheme: Arboriculture & Arbor DayStory Deadline: November 18th

February/March 2012 IssueTheme: LegislatureStory Deadline: January 20th

Send us your email address to chris.dacus@gmail.com if you wish to get a copy.

Reach one of the fastest growing and largest segments

of the green industry, the landscape industry with an

economic impact of over $520 million annually and full time employment of over 11,000 landscape professionals.

REACH HAWAII’S ENTIRE LANDSCAPE INDUSTRY TODAY

ADVERTISETODAY

Inquire with Jay Deputy at deputy@hawaii.edu.

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LICH is now accepting comments on the drafts of the LICH Research Initiative and the LICH Plant Spacing Guidelines. Visit www.landscape-hawaii.org and visit the forums to review and comment on these initia-tives. The landscape industry needs your comments.

Voice Your Opinion

October 1st to 2nd 2011 Hawaii Tree Climbing CompetitionDillingham Ranch, O‘ahu

October 6th2011 LICH Green Industry Conference & Trade ShowNeal Blaisdell Center, O‘ahu

LandscapeHawaii.org Calendar:(Check the website for full event details)

Stump the ChumpMaui Arborist Wins ISA Western Chapter Contest

By Steve NimzMany years ago the Stump the

Chump contest started off as a fun test of Arborist knowledge at the Annual Conference. Now it has grown into a major event, pitting the best arborists against each other to see whose knowledge of both the practical and the trivial is King or Queen.

This year in San Diego, Arborist Chris Baker of Island Plant Com-pany on Maui beat them all with a 100% score!

Chris received his initial train-ing in San Diego at Green Leaf Tree Care with Ted Huffman. In 2004, Chris then moved to Maui and is working with Thom Foster,

Manager of Island Plant Com-

pany. Chris is a Certified Arborist and currently is Superintendent for the Arbor Care Division that maintains palms and trees on more than 200 acres of resort landscapes on Maui. Chris and his wife have a one-year old climber named Levi.

Congratulations to Chris and his family! He has received a free reg-istration to the next annual confer-ence (worth over $400 monetary value).

Steve Nimz is the owner of Steve Nimz & Associates Consult-ing Arborist Services and a past president of LICH.

PBR HAWAII’s Grant Murakami promoted to VP

October 8thHawaii ASLA Aulani Disney Resort TourKo‘olina, O‘ahu

November 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, O‘ahu

November 5th AAA Trees Underground Work-shop for the Public Locations at the Urban Garden CenterPearl City, O‘ahu

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

AULANI DISNEY RESORT

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Grant Murakami, AICP, LEED AP BD+C has been promoted to the position of Vice President at PBR HAWAII & Associates, Inc. (PBR HAWAII), a land planning, environ-mental planning, and landscape architectur-al firm. Mr. Murakami has been responsible for organizing and leading PBR HAWAII’s “Green Team,” advancing the firm’s sus-tainability efforts both in the office and in professional practice. He is currently the Sustainable Land Use Committee Chair for the Urban Land Institute, is a member of the US Green Building Council Hawaii Chapter, and is a Past President of the American Plan-ning Association Hawaii Chapter.

LANDSCAPEHAWAII.ORG 11THE VOICE OF HAWAII’S GREEN INDUSTRY

Upcoming IssuesTell a great story! Email the editor at chris.dacus@gmail.com.

December 2011/ January 2012 IssueTheme: Arboriculture & Arbor DayStory Deadline: November 18th

February/March 2012 IssueTheme: LegislatureStory Deadline: January 20th

Send us your email address to chris.dacus@gmail.com if you wish to get a copy.

Reach one of the fastest growing and largest segments

of the green industry, the landscape industry with an

economic impact of over $520 million annually and full time employment of over 11,000 landscape professionals.

REACH HAWAII’S ENTIRE LANDSCAPE INDUSTRY TODAY

ADVERTISETODAY

Inquire with Jay Deputy at deputy@hawaii.edu.

NEW

SNEWSLICH

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

LICH is now accepting comments on the drafts of the LICH Research Initiative and the LICH Plant Spacing Guidelines. Visit www.landscape-hawaii.org and visit the forums to review and comment on these initia-tives. The landscape industry needs your comments.

Voice Your Opinion

October 1st to 2nd 2011 Hawaii Tree Climbing CompetitionDillingham Ranch, O‘ahu

October 6th2011 LICH Green Industry Conference & Trade ShowNeal Blaisdell Center, O‘ahu

LandscapeHawaii.org Calendar:(Check the website for full event details)

Stump the ChumpMaui Arborist Wins ISA Western Chapter Contest

By Steve NimzMany years ago the Stump the

Chump contest started off as a fun test of Arborist knowledge at the Annual Conference. Now it has grown into a major event, pitting the best arborists against each other to see whose knowledge of both the practical and the trivial is King or Queen.

This year in San Diego, Arborist Chris Baker of Island Plant Com-pany on Maui beat them all with a 100% score!

Chris received his initial train-ing in San Diego at Green Leaf Tree Care with Ted Huffman. In 2004, Chris then moved to Maui and is working with Thom Foster,

Manager of Island Plant Com-

pany. Chris is a Certified Arborist and currently is Superintendent for the Arbor Care Division that maintains palms and trees on more than 200 acres of resort landscapes on Maui. Chris and his wife have a one-year old climber named Levi.

Congratulations to Chris and his family! He has received a free reg-istration to the next annual confer-ence (worth over $400 monetary value).

Steve Nimz is the owner of Steve Nimz & Associates Consult-ing Arborist Services and a past president of LICH.

PBR HAWAII’s Grant Murakami promoted to VP

October 8thHawaii ASLA Aulani Disney Resort TourKo‘olina, O‘ahu

November 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, O‘ahu

November 5th AAA Trees Underground Work-shop for the Public Locations at the Urban Garden CenterPearl City, O‘ahu

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

AULANI DISNEY RESORT

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Grant Murakami, AICP, LEED AP BD+C has been promoted to the position of Vice President at PBR HAWAII & Associates, Inc. (PBR HAWAII), a land planning, environ-mental planning, and landscape architectur-al firm. Mr. Murakami has been responsible for organizing and leading PBR HAWAII’s “Green Team,” advancing the firm’s sus-tainability efforts both in the office and in professional practice. He is currently the Sustainable Land Use Committee Chair for the Urban Land Institute, is a member of the US Green Building Council Hawaii Chapter, and is a Past President of the American Plan-ning Association Hawaii Chapter.

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ven now, I can still see the TV image of a black

wall of water sweeping across the coastline of Ja-pan as buses, cars, bridges

and buildings were swept away. Unreal; there was no other word to describe it. As dawn broke the morning of March 11th, I had the opportunity to see firsthand how the tsunami altered our resort coastline. The Four Season Hotel at Hualalai sits nestled into the shoreline at Ka’upulehu. This Five Diamond, Five Star Resort is the gem of the resort and is world-renown for its luxurious service standards and unparalleled beauty. Even though we did not sustain anything close to the level of Japan’s catastrophe, I was unprepared for what I saw that morning.

At 7:30 a.m. the waves were still surging and swirling with uncommon force high onto the shore. Beach and restaurant furniture had been swept into pools and deposited onto lawns several hundred yards in shore. Naupaka was wrapped around tiki torches and floating in pools and rocks and sand were everywhere. The surface of one of our signature salt-water pools looked like a root beer float with brown froth. Our ocean pathway was undermined, ocean front rooms and restaurants suffered structural and water-damage but from a landscaper’s point of view I was awed by Mother Nature’s pristine new shoreline.

What happened in the following 49 days was nothing short of a miracle. Our hotel guests were relocated to other prop-

erties and the hotel closed for immediate assessment, recovery and cleanup. All of my 72 department employees and golf course staff assisted in some capacity with the immediate clean up of tsunami debris and the landscape renovation. Ad-ditionally, all hotel employees were kept working during the closure to assist with every necessity from bucket-brigading sand from under the ocean front suites to power-washing decks and teak furniture. Resort ownership brought in ValleyCrest Landscape with their design and installa-tion team from California to assume the lead role in restoring all of the tsunami-inundated areas. Goodfellow Bros., Ledcor, Belfor, Alii Builders, Big Island Mechanical, P.A. Harris, and Kai Pono Builders were instrumental in not only re-

building, but improving the hotel so that we could re-open for business on May 1st.

The tsunami caused damage to gas lines, sewer, electrical components and resort structures on the makai side of the hotel footprint. Salt water inundated the majority of the Bermuda turf and planters approximately 150 yards inland. A key decision was made to replace the Bermuda with seashore Paspalum. This decision was based upon several factors: 1. An insufficient supply of ready- to-install Bermuda grass (Cynodon species) 2. A bet-ter appearance and known performance of Seashore Paspalum (Paspalum vagi-natum) at locations similar to the Four Seasons Hualalai. Because our two resort golf courses are Tifway 2 and TifEagle Bermuda, Seashore Paspalum was always

considered an unwelcome contaminant species. There was much discussion about quarantine procedures for installation and contamination prevention with on-going maintenance. In the end, Paspalum won, and it is allowed in the hotel and resort amenity footprint only. It is still a prohibited turf species in the residential areas which surround the golf courses.

ValleyCrest’s on-site landscape archi-tects, Jim Hiatt and Roland Crighton, designed new landscape visions and con-cepts for each distinct “crescent” of hotel bungalows. They had a team in place for procurement and within a week, a plant list was sent out to every nursery on the Big Island and some nurseries on Oahu. The plants needed numbered nearly a hundred thousand: Pohinahina (Vitex ro-

A Landscape Overview of A Post Tsunami Make-Over at the Four Seasons Hualalai

STORY AND PHOTOS: Erin Lee

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REVITALIzEDALOHA

SPIRITWITH THE

The aftermath of the tsunami left an undermined beach path.

The devastating effects of the tsunami the morning after are shockingly visable at King’s Pond.

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Mon. - Fri. 7:30-5 / Sat. 7:30-4WEB: www.kauainursery.comMAIL: knl@kauanursery.com

Toll Free: 888-345-7747 Fax: 808-245-9289

3-1550 Kaumualii HwyLihue, KauaiHI 96766CERTIFIED EXPORT NURSERY

INTERISLAND SHIPPING

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE& DESIGN/BUILD

RESORT, COMMERCIAL& RESIDENTIAL

IINSTALLATION / MAINTENANCE

CERTIFIED LANDSCAPE TECHNICIANSARBORISTS

IRRIGATION DESIGNINSTALLATION/REPAIR

60,000 SF Greenhouses 150 Acres of Plants & MaterialLARGEST NURSERY SELECTION ON KAUAI

ven now, I can still see the TV image of a black

wall of water sweeping across the coastline of Ja-pan as buses, cars, bridges

and buildings were swept away. Unreal; there was no other word to describe it. As dawn broke the morning of March 11th, I had the opportunity to see firsthand how the tsunami altered our resort coastline. The Four Season Hotel at Hualalai sits nestled into the shoreline at Ka’upulehu. This Five Diamond, Five Star Resort is the gem of the resort and is world-renown for its luxurious service standards and unparalleled beauty. Even though we did not sustain anything close to the level of Japan’s catastrophe, I was unprepared for what I saw that morning.

At 7:30 a.m. the waves were still surging and swirling with uncommon force high onto the shore. Beach and restaurant furniture had been swept into pools and deposited onto lawns several hundred yards in shore. Naupaka was wrapped around tiki torches and floating in pools and rocks and sand were everywhere. The surface of one of our signature salt-water pools looked like a root beer float with brown froth. Our ocean pathway was undermined, ocean front rooms and restaurants suffered structural and water-damage but from a landscaper’s point of view I was awed by Mother Nature’s pristine new shoreline.

What happened in the following 49 days was nothing short of a miracle. Our hotel guests were relocated to other prop-

erties and the hotel closed for immediate assessment, recovery and cleanup. All of my 72 department employees and golf course staff assisted in some capacity with the immediate clean up of tsunami debris and the landscape renovation. Ad-ditionally, all hotel employees were kept working during the closure to assist with every necessity from bucket-brigading sand from under the ocean front suites to power-washing decks and teak furniture. Resort ownership brought in ValleyCrest Landscape with their design and installa-tion team from California to assume the lead role in restoring all of the tsunami-inundated areas. Goodfellow Bros., Ledcor, Belfor, Alii Builders, Big Island Mechanical, P.A. Harris, and Kai Pono Builders were instrumental in not only re-

building, but improving the hotel so that we could re-open for business on May 1st.

The tsunami caused damage to gas lines, sewer, electrical components and resort structures on the makai side of the hotel footprint. Salt water inundated the majority of the Bermuda turf and planters approximately 150 yards inland. A key decision was made to replace the Bermuda with seashore Paspalum. This decision was based upon several factors: 1. An insufficient supply of ready- to-install Bermuda grass (Cynodon species) 2. A bet-ter appearance and known performance of Seashore Paspalum (Paspalum vagi-natum) at locations similar to the Four Seasons Hualalai. Because our two resort golf courses are Tifway 2 and TifEagle Bermuda, Seashore Paspalum was always

considered an unwelcome contaminant species. There was much discussion about quarantine procedures for installation and contamination prevention with on-going maintenance. In the end, Paspalum won, and it is allowed in the hotel and resort amenity footprint only. It is still a prohibited turf species in the residential areas which surround the golf courses.

ValleyCrest’s on-site landscape archi-tects, Jim Hiatt and Roland Crighton, designed new landscape visions and con-cepts for each distinct “crescent” of hotel bungalows. They had a team in place for procurement and within a week, a plant list was sent out to every nursery on the Big Island and some nurseries on Oahu. The plants needed numbered nearly a hundred thousand: Pohinahina (Vitex ro-

A Landscape Overview of A Post Tsunami Make-Over at the Four Seasons Hualalai

STORY AND PHOTOS: Erin Lee

12 LANDSCAPE HAWAII OCTOBER | NOVEMBER 2011 LANDSCAPEHAWAII.ORG 13THE VOICE OF HAWAII’S GREEN INDUSTRY

REVITALIzEDALOHA

SPIRITWITH THE

The aftermath of the tsunami left an undermined beach path.

The devastating effects of the tsunami the morning after are shockingly visable at King’s Pond.

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tundifolia), Akia (Wikstroemia uva-ursi), Hibiscus, Croton, Spiderlilies, Hala (Pan-danus tectorius), Coconut palms (Cocos nucifera), dwarf Hau (Hibiscus tiliaceus), Carissa varieties, Plumeria, Laua’e (Phy-matosorus grossus), dwarf Laua’e, to name just a few. Thousands of cubic yards of soil and turf had been contaminated by salt water and were hauled away as spoils. One truckload after another of Macnut com-post/soil mix were delivered to replace ev-erything that was removed. Irrigation was redesigned by VC’s team as it had to tie into 15 year old systems. This allowed us to simultaneously update our systems and install shut-offs and new manifolds. Golf Superintendent, Tim Snelling of Mauna Lani Resort provided us with most of the seashore Paspalum needed to replace a total of 3 acres of Bermuda turf.

With such a constricted timeline for renovating the entire landscape prior to May 1st, plant material from all over the island began arriving non-stop. During initial coordination meetings, the land-scaping department voiced a concern about coqui frog prevention. VC respond-ed by quickly erecting a ½ acre quarantine station on a remote empty lot at the resort and protocols were developed to treat and hold all incoming plant material from the east side of the island where coqui frogs are established. The quarantine site and new plantings were monitored and treated as necessary by trained person-nel and will continue to be monitored as needed to prevent the establishment of coqui frogs on the property.

We’re coming up on 6 months from the day the tsunami occurred and the landscaping looks better than ever. The turf is vibrant green and tight, Singapore Plumeria trees (Plumeria Obtusa Singa-pore) are in full foliage and blooming, and Hula Girl Hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis ‘Hula Girl’) are showing off their golden blooms amidst stalks of multi colored Ti (Cordyline fruticosa). There are new paver paths connecting the guest lanais to the lawns and there are more lawn areas to enjoy close to the ocean. A new pool graces the Palm Grove crescent. The plant palette is mostly tropical with indigenous and endemic plants used liberally along the shoreline. Salt grass (Distichlis spicata),

Naupaka (Scaevola taccada) and Pohuehue (Ipomoea pes-caprae subsp. brasiliensis) have been replanted along the sandy berms. The landscaping has healed and been revitalized. Even with all the dam-age and destruction, the tsunami brought many positives in the way of a wonderful face-lift, an economic stimulus for many companies and their extended Ohana, and proof that the aloha spirit is alive in the co-operation that put the Four Seasons back together again…even better than before.

Erin Lee is the Director of Landscape at Hualalai Resort and the Treasurer of the Hawaii Island Landscape Association.

The new lawn at Palm Grove.

he 2011 Hawaii Tree Climbing Competition

(HTCC) is being held on Octo-ber 1st and 2nd at the Dilling-

ham Ranch on the North Shore of Oahu. This year’s competition

will feature the state’s top tree climbers competing in five main events and a mas-ter’s challenge. The event is open to any and all spectators and registration is still open for climbers. The Aloha Arborist As-sociation is currently seeking volunteers for the day, for those interested in more information please feel free to contact me at oahuarborist@gmail.com.

Steve Connolly is the arborist for the Universityo f Hawaii Lyon’s Arboretum and President of Aloha Arborist Association.

STORY: Steve ConnollyOUT ONA LIMB

ISA Certified Arborist # WE-0314AMISA PNW Risk Assessor # 419

Steve Nimz & Associates Inc.

2010 Hawaii Tree Climbing Competition Master’s Challenge winner Ash Aquila at last year’s event.

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tundifolia), Akia (Wikstroemia uva-ursi), Hibiscus, Croton, Spiderlilies, Hala (Pan-danus tectorius), Coconut palms (Cocos nucifera), dwarf Hau (Hibiscus tiliaceus), Carissa varieties, Plumeria, Laua’e (Phy-matosorus grossus), dwarf Laua’e, to name just a few. Thousands of cubic yards of soil and turf had been contaminated by salt water and were hauled away as spoils. One truckload after another of Macnut com-post/soil mix were delivered to replace ev-erything that was removed. Irrigation was redesigned by VC’s team as it had to tie into 15 year old systems. This allowed us to simultaneously update our systems and install shut-offs and new manifolds. Golf Superintendent, Tim Snelling of Mauna Lani Resort provided us with most of the seashore Paspalum needed to replace a total of 3 acres of Bermuda turf.

With such a constricted timeline for renovating the entire landscape prior to May 1st, plant material from all over the island began arriving non-stop. During initial coordination meetings, the land-scaping department voiced a concern about coqui frog prevention. VC respond-ed by quickly erecting a ½ acre quarantine station on a remote empty lot at the resort and protocols were developed to treat and hold all incoming plant material from the east side of the island where coqui frogs are established. The quarantine site and new plantings were monitored and treated as necessary by trained person-nel and will continue to be monitored as needed to prevent the establishment of coqui frogs on the property.

We’re coming up on 6 months from the day the tsunami occurred and the landscaping looks better than ever. The turf is vibrant green and tight, Singapore Plumeria trees (Plumeria Obtusa Singa-pore) are in full foliage and blooming, and Hula Girl Hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis ‘Hula Girl’) are showing off their golden blooms amidst stalks of multi colored Ti (Cordyline fruticosa). There are new paver paths connecting the guest lanais to the lawns and there are more lawn areas to enjoy close to the ocean. A new pool graces the Palm Grove crescent. The plant palette is mostly tropical with indigenous and endemic plants used liberally along the shoreline. Salt grass (Distichlis spicata),

Naupaka (Scaevola taccada) and Pohuehue (Ipomoea pes-caprae subsp. brasiliensis) have been replanted along the sandy berms. The landscaping has healed and been revitalized. Even with all the dam-age and destruction, the tsunami brought many positives in the way of a wonderful face-lift, an economic stimulus for many companies and their extended Ohana, and proof that the aloha spirit is alive in the co-operation that put the Four Seasons back together again…even better than before.

Erin Lee is the Director of Landscape at Hualalai Resort and the Treasurer of the Hawaii Island Landscape Association.

The new lawn at Palm Grove.

he 2011 Hawaii Tree Climbing Competition

(HTCC) is being held on Octo-ber 1st and 2nd at the Dilling-

ham Ranch on the North Shore of Oahu. This year’s competition

will feature the state’s top tree climbers competing in five main events and a mas-ter’s challenge. The event is open to any and all spectators and registration is still open for climbers. The Aloha Arborist As-sociation is currently seeking volunteers for the day, for those interested in more information please feel free to contact me at oahuarborist@gmail.com.

Steve Connolly is the arborist for the Universityo f Hawaii Lyon’s Arboretum and President of Aloha Arborist Association.

STORY: Steve ConnollyOUT ONA LIMB

ISA Certified Arborist # WE-0314AMISA PNW Risk Assessor # 419

Steve Nimz & Associates Inc.

2010 Hawaii Tree Climbing Competition Master’s Challenge winner Ash Aquila at last year’s event.

trator, knew the garden had potential

but also knew maintenance was a concern. Stan explained, “I don’t want to build something we can’t maintain. So, we had to plan the project in phas-es. After each phase we paused to gauge the maintenance level needed. When we reach our limits, we need to stop and focus on doing a good job there. That is why the partner-ships are important. They allow us to do more than we can do alone. Also, we want the public involved, particularly to maximize the educa-

tional potential.”Several other key partners contributed their time. Rick Barboza of Hui Kū Maoli Ola has been essential in assisting with plant selection and educating volun-teers each work day on the species being planted. Niu Middle School 8th graders, under the wings of The Sierra Club and science teacher Clyde Kobashigawa, have energized work days while earning their Environmental Service Project credits. Botanically-based cosmetics company Aveda, Inc. held a national service project day and installed the Monsaratt Avenue planting. The Design - A Transforma-

tion in Phases Dave Kumasaka, DUF Landscape Architect created the design. One challenge was the aging infrastruc-ture. Each phase required a complete renovation. Dave redesigned the irriga-tion, topography, bed design, and visitor circulation. The old rectangular beds were lined with unattractive cement cylinders. The cylinders were reused at a City community garden and moss rock took their place. The new free form beds have paths inviting you to slow down, get close, and notice each unique plant. Rick Barboza assisted with the plant themes and palette. Dave has done an impressive

STORY AND PHOTOS: Joshlyn Sand

GARDENRENEWAL

he Queen Kapi‘olani Garden is nestled in Kapi‘olani Regional

Park on the corner of Monsaratt and Paki Avenues and can be overlooked in this bustling recre-

ational green space. This small garden offers a peaceful escape and if you haven’t stopped by recently, you will be surprised by the recent transformation. Like all gar-dens, this one has changed over time. In the early 70’s it was a rose garden. Roses gave way to hibiscus. Various ornamen-tals began to supplement, particularly once the hibiscus erineum mite made its debut. And while the garden was always

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colorful and high interest, it lacked a unifying theme.

Public and Pri-vate Partnerships Inspire Possibili-ties

The garden is maintained by the City & County of Honolulu’s Division of Urban Forestry (DUF). In 2009, a partnership with DUF and the Hawai‘i Chapter of the Sierra Club provided the catalyst for an exciting conversion to a native Hawaiian plant theme. Stan Oka, DUF Adminis-

With the help of partnerships

garden converts to a native Hawaiian

plant theme which honors

Queen Kapi‘olani

Brandon Au, head of the DUF Nursery and Landscape Section and a LICH board member, assists students in planting Munroidendron racemosum and Brighamia insignis (‘ōlulu)

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trator, knew the garden had potential

but also knew maintenance was a concern. Stan explained, “I don’t want to build something we can’t maintain. So, we had to plan the project in phas-es. After each phase we paused to gauge the maintenance level needed. When we reach our limits, we need to stop and focus on doing a good job there. That is why the partner-ships are important. They allow us to do more than we can do alone. Also, we want the public involved, particularly to maximize the educa-

tional potential.”Several other key partners contributed their time. Rick Barboza of Hui Kū Maoli Ola has been essential in assisting with plant selection and educating volun-teers each work day on the species being planted. Niu Middle School 8th graders, under the wings of The Sierra Club and science teacher Clyde Kobashigawa, have energized work days while earning their Environmental Service Project credits. Botanically-based cosmetics company Aveda, Inc. held a national service project day and installed the Monsaratt Avenue planting. The Design - A Transforma-

tion in Phases Dave Kumasaka, DUF Landscape Architect created the design. One challenge was the aging infrastruc-ture. Each phase required a complete renovation. Dave redesigned the irriga-tion, topography, bed design, and visitor circulation. The old rectangular beds were lined with unattractive cement cylinders. The cylinders were reused at a City community garden and moss rock took their place. The new free form beds have paths inviting you to slow down, get close, and notice each unique plant. Rick Barboza assisted with the plant themes and palette. Dave has done an impressive

STORY AND PHOTOS: Joshlyn Sand

GARDENRENEWAL

he Queen Kapi‘olani Garden is nestled in Kapi‘olani Regional

Park on the corner of Monsaratt and Paki Avenues and can be overlooked in this bustling recre-

ational green space. This small garden offers a peaceful escape and if you haven’t stopped by recently, you will be surprised by the recent transformation. Like all gar-dens, this one has changed over time. In the early 70’s it was a rose garden. Roses gave way to hibiscus. Various ornamen-tals began to supplement, particularly once the hibiscus erineum mite made its debut. And while the garden was always

16 LANDSCAPE HAWAII OCTOBER | NOVEMBER 2011

colorful and high interest, it lacked a unifying theme.

Public and Pri-vate Partnerships Inspire Possibili-ties

The garden is maintained by the City & County of Honolulu’s Division of Urban Forestry (DUF). In 2009, a partnership with DUF and the Hawai‘i Chapter of the Sierra Club provided the catalyst for an exciting conversion to a native Hawaiian plant theme. Stan Oka, DUF Adminis-

With the help of partnerships

garden converts to a native Hawaiian

plant theme which honors

Queen Kapi‘olani

Brandon Au, head of the DUF Nursery and Landscape Section and a LICH board member, assists students in planting Munroidendron racemosum and Brighamia insignis (‘ōlulu)

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have paths inviting you to slow down, get close, and notice each unique plant. Rick Barboza assisted with the plant themes and palette. Dave has done an impressive job contrasting textures and harmonizing an abundant number of species in a small space without overwhelming the eye. Some existing natives were grandfathered in, particularly in Phase II, though they did not fit geographically. And, the many existing Loulu palms provide a mature element for this young garden.

Phases 1-3 are complete and Phase 4 is scheduled for October. The phases and themes are as follows: Phase 1 - Coastal and Mesic Plants (2 beds) Phase 2 - Kauai, O‘ahu, Maui Nui (Maui, Ko‘ohalawe, Molokai) (3 beds) Phase 3 - Big Island Plants (1 bed) Phase 4 – Ka Māla (1 bed with 4 islands - food, medicinal, kapa and utilitarian plants) Learning As We Go I had the pleasure of chatting with June Harada, DUF Parks Ground Improvement Supervisor whose duties span the island. The garden is a small part of her job as a member of a team that plants and main-tains all new City trees and maintains two tree farms and three nurseries. However, she is inspired by this project and is doing a great job balancing priorities. June said

that DUF wanted to raise awareness: “We wanted to do our part and be leaders in the movement. We knew we could do a good job and we wanted to showcase the possibilities. We are learning as we go. We will store and apply that knowledge and share it with the public and the industry.”

June emphasized, “We do need to spray, prune, and make things look cared for. We want a natural form, but it has to be controlled in a small garden. It is not a matter of planting and letting it go. This is quite different than a restoration project.”

How about insects and disease? June said, “We have our share, particularly mealy bugs and scales. I get concerned when articles suggest natives are easier to grow in a landscape. We find they face many of the same pests other plants do. And, new insects are coming in at such an alarming rate - we are so vulnerable!” She explained how the Kapi‘olani Park area was one of the first locations on O‘ahu to report the papaya mealy bug. They were already spraying for pink hibiscus mealy bug, but the products where not effective on this new insect. They lost some plants before they realized they were dealing with a new invader.

What are some of her favorite plants? June exclaimed, “Oh, the fragrant ‘ohai! I had no idea the foliage could smell so good. And, I always love kulu‘ī and ‘ūlei.” As for plants that haven’t worked? She admits, “The ‘aki‘aki grass was a chal-lenge. The weeds got in and they were so hard to remove. It was very difficult to work with!” The educational aspect is important to June: “We want to reach the kids. We want them to take what they learn, share it with their families, and carry it with them so it just becomes a part of who they are. And, maybe this awareness of what trees and plants mean to us will be passed down to their chil-dren.”

I asked her about public response and she said it has been very positive. She notices visitors take their time and snap a lot of pictures. They have received letters of support, some published in newspa-pers. So, if you are nearby the garden please visit and see the changes. I think Queen Kapi‘olani would approve.

Joshlyn Sand is a horticulturist and arbor-ist for the Honolulu Botanical Gardens and president of HSUFP.

Niu Middle School 8th grade students work and learn at the garden while

earning their Environmental Service Project credits for school.

18 LANDSCAPE HAWAII OCTOBER | NOVEMBER 2011

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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.

Garrett Webb is a nurseryman growing palms in Kona.

Allagoptera arenariaThe genus Allagoptera is comprised of a

group of small palms with plumose leaves and subterranean trunks. Allagoptera palms come from eastern South America. Because the trunks often bifurcate, they can appear to be clustering.

A. arenaria (Seashore Palm)Height: 8 feetSize of Crown: 15 feet

Cultural requirements and other com-ments: This small palm has great poten-tial for the landscape. The undersides of the twisted and densely packed leaves are silvery in color giving the palm a lovely shimmering appearance in the wind. A. arenaria is extremely salt tolerant. It grows on the seashore of Brazil and can even tolerate direct contact with ocean water. It could be planted in the sand as an aid in beach erosion control. The or-ange seeds of the fruit are delicious to eat especially in the early stages of ripening.

NEW PALMS fOR THE HAWAIIAN LANDScAPESTORY: Garrett Webb

A. arenaria (Seashore Palm)

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have paths inviting you to slow down, get close, and notice each unique plant. Rick Barboza assisted with the plant themes and palette. Dave has done an impressive job contrasting textures and harmonizing an abundant number of species in a small space without overwhelming the eye. Some existing natives were grandfathered in, particularly in Phase II, though they did not fit geographically. And, the many existing Loulu palms provide a mature element for this young garden.

Phases 1-3 are complete and Phase 4 is scheduled for October. The phases and themes are as follows: Phase 1 - Coastal and Mesic Plants (2 beds) Phase 2 - Kauai, O‘ahu, Maui Nui (Maui, Ko‘ohalawe, Molokai) (3 beds) Phase 3 - Big Island Plants (1 bed) Phase 4 – Ka Māla (1 bed with 4 islands - food, medicinal, kapa and utilitarian plants) Learning As We Go I had the pleasure of chatting with June Harada, DUF Parks Ground Improvement Supervisor whose duties span the island. The garden is a small part of her job as a member of a team that plants and main-tains all new City trees and maintains two tree farms and three nurseries. However, she is inspired by this project and is doing a great job balancing priorities. June said

that DUF wanted to raise awareness: “We wanted to do our part and be leaders in the movement. We knew we could do a good job and we wanted to showcase the possibilities. We are learning as we go. We will store and apply that knowledge and share it with the public and the industry.”

June emphasized, “We do need to spray, prune, and make things look cared for. We want a natural form, but it has to be controlled in a small garden. It is not a matter of planting and letting it go. This is quite different than a restoration project.”

How about insects and disease? June said, “We have our share, particularly mealy bugs and scales. I get concerned when articles suggest natives are easier to grow in a landscape. We find they face many of the same pests other plants do. And, new insects are coming in at such an alarming rate - we are so vulnerable!” She explained how the Kapi‘olani Park area was one of the first locations on O‘ahu to report the papaya mealy bug. They were already spraying for pink hibiscus mealy bug, but the products where not effective on this new insect. They lost some plants before they realized they were dealing with a new invader.

What are some of her favorite plants? June exclaimed, “Oh, the fragrant ‘ohai! I had no idea the foliage could smell so good. And, I always love kulu‘ī and ‘ūlei.” As for plants that haven’t worked? She admits, “The ‘aki‘aki grass was a chal-lenge. The weeds got in and they were so hard to remove. It was very difficult to work with!” The educational aspect is important to June: “We want to reach the kids. We want them to take what they learn, share it with their families, and carry it with them so it just becomes a part of who they are. And, maybe this awareness of what trees and plants mean to us will be passed down to their chil-dren.”

I asked her about public response and she said it has been very positive. She notices visitors take their time and snap a lot of pictures. They have received letters of support, some published in newspa-pers. So, if you are nearby the garden please visit and see the changes. I think Queen Kapi‘olani would approve.

Joshlyn Sand is a horticulturist and arbor-ist for the Honolulu Botanical Gardens and president of HSUFP.

Niu Middle School 8th grade students work and learn at the garden while

earning their Environmental Service Project credits for school.

18 LANDSCAPE HAWAII OCTOBER | NOVEMBER 2011

Largest selection of certified grass varieties in the Island

Delivery Available

232-2277 email: hawaii@southernturfhawaii.com

www.southernturfhawaii.com

MAKING HAWAI`I GREEN FOR OVER 20 YEARS

Buy Direct From the Farm

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.

Garrett Webb is a nurseryman growing palms in Kona.

Allagoptera arenariaThe genus Allagoptera is comprised of a

group of small palms with plumose leaves and subterranean trunks. Allagoptera palms come from eastern South America. Because the trunks often bifurcate, they can appear to be clustering.

A. arenaria (Seashore Palm)Height: 8 feetSize of Crown: 15 feet

Cultural requirements and other com-ments: This small palm has great poten-tial for the landscape. The undersides of the twisted and densely packed leaves are silvery in color giving the palm a lovely shimmering appearance in the wind. A. arenaria is extremely salt tolerant. It grows on the seashore of Brazil and can even tolerate direct contact with ocean water. It could be planted in the sand as an aid in beach erosion control. The or-ange seeds of the fruit are delicious to eat especially in the early stages of ripening.

NEW PALMS fOR THE HAWAIIAN LANDScAPESTORY: Garrett Webb

A. arenaria (Seashore Palm)

2. Communication path from Flow Sensor to Irrigation Controller or Interface

New installations or retrofits that can pull wire should use the cable recommended by the sen-sor’s manufacturer. Generally this is an 18gauge 2 wire shielded cable and it should be run inside PVC conduit. Always use quality waterproof splices to prevent future problems and observe polarity.

Retrofit sites where running new cable is not feasible can now enjoy the insur-ance of flow monitoring with the advent of wireless flow sensing. This cutting edge technology uses frequency hopping, spread-spectrum digital radio to reliably mimic wires without the need for FCC licensing.

3. Master Valve A master valve is required to protect

against mainline overflow. Choose a valve that is higher quality than the station valves and is slow closing. Check to see if the flow-sensing controller requires a normally closed or normally open master valve; some will work with both. A nor-mally closed master valve works the same as the station valves and during normal operation, it is energized and opens each time a station valve comes on. A normally open master valve, on the other hand, is always on until a high flow event causes the flow sensing controller to energize and shut off the master valve. Because a normally open master valve is (hopefully) operated so rarely, it is a good idea to “ex-ercise” the diaphragm by energizing it oc-casionally. This should be part of a regular irrigation system maintenance routine. If the controller has enough programs, you can program in a regular “exercise” routine. Always go with a normally open master valve if given a choice to minimize hydraulic stress on the system.

4. Flow Sensing Controller or Interface

This is the “brains” of the team. They range from interface devices such as Hunter Industries “Flow-Clik”, which works with virtually any controller and lists at $350 to software driven “Central Control” systems, like RainBird Maxi-

com or Hunter IMMS which can control multiple sites and hundreds of controllers and can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. In between are stand alone controllers such as Toro’s TMC-42E, Hunter’s I-Core and RainBird’s ESPLXMEF that list for under $500 for 12 station and are flow ready and fit into most light commercial or high end resi-dential budgets.

Initial setup for all these controllers requires that they “learn” each station’s normal flow rate to establish a baseline. Each zone should be checked for leaks, missing or mismatched nozzles, broken heads, etc. before this step is performed. Station flow can be relearned if condi-tions change, such as leaks are discovered or modifications to flow are made. This is very common with traditional high flow spray systems being retrofitted to drip or low gallonage spray or rotors.

The user will determine high and low flow thresholds for each station and when the limits are exceeded, the controller will shut off that part of the system and give some type of alarm, such as a red LED. Some of the more sophisticated flow sensing controllers, such as Hydro-Point Data System’s WeatherTrak ET Pro2, which retails for $2274 for a 12 station, will send you a text or e-mail detailing valve and time of overflow.

The bottom line is that the technol-ogy to help prevent the waste of precious water and damage to our reefs is afford-able and available right now. Please take the time to familiarize yourself with these products and include them in your next project.

Jim Kinney is the Outside Salesman for HISCO, Inc. Honolulu, HI and has been in the irrigation industry since 1982.

20 LANDSCAPE HAWAII OCTOBER | NOVEMBER 2011

ave you ever driven down one of Honolulu’s streets late at night and

witnessed a 20’ geyser from a broken sprinkler?

I hope you took the time to call the Board of Water Supply’s Water Waste Hotline at 748-5041.

If you and others ignored it, literally thousands of gallons of water could po-tentially be wasted before it’s discovered, carrying silt and other pollutants through our storm drains and onto our reefs.

What if the irrigation system was smart enough to know there was a broken head on the line and it reacted by shutting that valve down? Taking it a step further, what if the irrigation system made note of the problem and then sent a detailed e-mail or text to the person responsible for fixing that sprinkler head?

Flow monitoring technology has been in use for years in the industrial fluids field, as well as municipal waste & water, golf course irrigation and municipal landscape irrigation projects. Advances in technology as well as a competitive mar-ket, have led major irrigation manufac-turers to come up with flow monitoring solutions which are affordable for light commercial and even residential use.

Here are the basic components that make up a flow monitoring system for landscape irrigation:

1. Flow SensorA device that is put in line in a tee or

saddle generally at the systems point-of connection just downstream of the backflow device. The sensor uses a paddle wheel and a magnet & reed switch combi-nation to send a pulse signal to a control-ler that is flow read ready or to an inter-face device that converts the pulses to flow. Flow sensor/tee combinations range in size from 1” with a flow range from 2 gpm to 40 gpm to 4” with a 40 gpm to 500 gpm. Choose a flow sensor, which can measure the flow range between the systems minimum and maximum flow rate, even if this means using a sensor that is one or two sizes smaller than the main pipeline size. Very important: When installing the flow sensor, be sure to maintain a straight path of pipe with no valves, reducers or elbows used for at least 10 pipe diameters on the inlet side of the sensor and at least 5 pipe diameters on the outlet side. For example, a 3” line would need 30” of straight, uninterrupted run on the inlet and 15” on the outlet.

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STORY : Jim ‘JK’ Kinney

SILENTSENTRIES

Irrigation flow sensors help save water and the environment

2. Communication path from Flow Sensor to Irrigation Controller or Interface

New installations or retrofits that can pull wire should use the cable recommended by the sen-sor’s manufacturer. Generally this is an 18gauge 2 wire shielded cable and it should be run inside PVC conduit. Always use quality waterproof splices to prevent future problems and observe polarity.

Retrofit sites where running new cable is not feasible can now enjoy the insur-ance of flow monitoring with the advent of wireless flow sensing. This cutting edge technology uses frequency hopping, spread-spectrum digital radio to reliably mimic wires without the need for FCC licensing.

3. Master Valve A master valve is required to protect

against mainline overflow. Choose a valve that is higher quality than the station valves and is slow closing. Check to see if the flow-sensing controller requires a normally closed or normally open master valve; some will work with both. A nor-mally closed master valve works the same as the station valves and during normal operation, it is energized and opens each time a station valve comes on. A normally open master valve, on the other hand, is always on until a high flow event causes the flow sensing controller to energize and shut off the master valve. Because a normally open master valve is (hopefully) operated so rarely, it is a good idea to “ex-ercise” the diaphragm by energizing it oc-casionally. This should be part of a regular irrigation system maintenance routine. If the controller has enough programs, you can program in a regular “exercise” routine. Always go with a normally open master valve if given a choice to minimize hydraulic stress on the system.

4. Flow Sensing Controller or Interface

This is the “brains” of the team. They range from interface devices such as Hunter Industries “Flow-Clik”, which works with virtually any controller and lists at $350 to software driven “Central Control” systems, like RainBird Maxi-

com or Hunter IMMS which can control multiple sites and hundreds of controllers and can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. In between are stand alone controllers such as Toro’s TMC-42E, Hunter’s I-Core and RainBird’s ESPLXMEF that list for under $500 for 12 station and are flow ready and fit into most light commercial or high end resi-dential budgets.

Initial setup for all these controllers requires that they “learn” each station’s normal flow rate to establish a baseline. Each zone should be checked for leaks, missing or mismatched nozzles, broken heads, etc. before this step is performed. Station flow can be relearned if condi-tions change, such as leaks are discovered or modifications to flow are made. This is very common with traditional high flow spray systems being retrofitted to drip or low gallonage spray or rotors.

The user will determine high and low flow thresholds for each station and when the limits are exceeded, the controller will shut off that part of the system and give some type of alarm, such as a red LED. Some of the more sophisticated flow sensing controllers, such as Hydro-Point Data System’s WeatherTrak ET Pro2, which retails for $2274 for a 12 station, will send you a text or e-mail detailing valve and time of overflow.

The bottom line is that the technol-ogy to help prevent the waste of precious water and damage to our reefs is afford-able and available right now. Please take the time to familiarize yourself with these products and include them in your next project.

Jim Kinney is the Outside Salesman for HISCO, Inc. Honolulu, HI and has been in the irrigation industry since 1982.

20 LANDSCAPE HAWAII OCTOBER | NOVEMBER 2011

ave you ever driven down one of Honolulu’s streets late at night and

witnessed a 20’ geyser from a broken sprinkler?

I hope you took the time to call the Board of Water Supply’s Water Waste Hotline at 748-5041.

If you and others ignored it, literally thousands of gallons of water could po-tentially be wasted before it’s discovered, carrying silt and other pollutants through our storm drains and onto our reefs.

What if the irrigation system was smart enough to know there was a broken head on the line and it reacted by shutting that valve down? Taking it a step further, what if the irrigation system made note of the problem and then sent a detailed e-mail or text to the person responsible for fixing that sprinkler head?

Flow monitoring technology has been in use for years in the industrial fluids field, as well as municipal waste & water, golf course irrigation and municipal landscape irrigation projects. Advances in technology as well as a competitive mar-ket, have led major irrigation manufac-turers to come up with flow monitoring solutions which are affordable for light commercial and even residential use.

Here are the basic components that make up a flow monitoring system for landscape irrigation:

1. Flow SensorA device that is put in line in a tee or

saddle generally at the systems point-of connection just downstream of the backflow device. The sensor uses a paddle wheel and a magnet & reed switch combi-nation to send a pulse signal to a control-ler that is flow read ready or to an inter-face device that converts the pulses to flow. Flow sensor/tee combinations range in size from 1” with a flow range from 2 gpm to 40 gpm to 4” with a 40 gpm to 500 gpm. Choose a flow sensor, which can measure the flow range between the systems minimum and maximum flow rate, even if this means using a sensor that is one or two sizes smaller than the main pipeline size. Very important: When installing the flow sensor, be sure to maintain a straight path of pipe with no valves, reducers or elbows used for at least 10 pipe diameters on the inlet side of the sensor and at least 5 pipe diameters on the outlet side. For example, a 3” line would need 30” of straight, uninterrupted run on the inlet and 15” on the outlet.

LANDSCAPEHAWAII.ORG 21THE VOICE OF HAWAII’S GREEN INDUSTRY

STORY : Jim ‘JK’ Kinney

SILENTSENTRIES

Irrigation flow sensors help save water and the environment

22 LANDSCAPE HAWAII OCTOBER | NOVEMBER 2011 LANDSCAPEHAWAII.ORG 23THE VOICE OF HAWAII’S GREEN INDUSTRY

emperature extremes in the pes-ticide storage facility pose several

problems. The normal temperature range recommended for storing liquid

pesticides is usually 40 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit, although some pesticide

labels state a specific temperature range for maintaining optimal shelf life. The purpose of this guide is to provide a quick reference for specific storage information and temperature requirements, if relevant, for many commonly used greenhouse, ornamental and turf pesticides (see table on follow-ing page).

Temperature extremes in storage can reduce the effectiveness of pesticides. Freezing of liquid pesti-cides can result in the active ingredients separating from the solvents or emulsifiers, which may lead to crystallization or coagulation of the pesticide. Some pesticides may be thawed and reused after being frozen by rolling, shaking or otherwise agitating the container to resuspend its contents. Call the manu-facturer for advice on reusing specific pesticides that have frozen. Also note that the freezing point of many pesticides is lower than 32°F due to the hydrocarbon solvents and inert ingredients present. At the other extreme, excessive heat can cause pes-ticides to volatilize and drift away from the storage site. Some pesticides are flammable. Temperature extremes can also damage the integrity of the pes-ticide container. Freezing temperatures can cause glass, metal and plastic containers to break. High temperatures can cause plastic containers to melt and glass containers to explode.

As a rule, wettable powders and granules are not affected by low temperatures. Moisture is the greatest factor affecting their storage as it can cause caking that may reduce the effectiveness of the pes-

ticide. Products formulated in water-soluble packets have a high affinity for moisture and become brittle when frozen. Brittle packets may break open when handled, so store these products in a warm, dry area.

Before storing pesticides, read the “storage and disposal” section of the pesticide label. Many pesticide labels provide specific storage informa-tion. The following precautions should be used in the storage of all pesticides:

• Do not contaminate other pesticides, fertilizer, water, food or feed by storage.

• Keep containers tightly closed, dry and at a mod-erate temperature in a locked, well-ventilated place that is out of the reach of children.

• Store products in original containers only. If storage in-formation cannot be found on the label, contact the manufac-turer of the pesticide. The follow-ing infor-mation was taken from

the “storage and disposal” section of the respective pesticide labels.

• Do not store near heat, sparks or open flame.

The above item was extracted from an article of the same name written by Fred Fishel, Dept. of Agronomy, University of Missouri-Columbia. It appeared in the Bulletin IPM1012, March 2002 and is

available at: http://www.muextension.missouri.edu/xplor/

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.

HERBICIDES HERBICIDES

Product Do Not Store Product Do Not Store

Acclaim Extra above 100 F/below 10 F Manage above 120 F or under moist conditions Atrazine 4L below 0 F Millenium Ultra below 32 F Basagran T/O do not allow to freeze Momentum Premium above 28 F, agitate before using Basamid Granular above 95F Outrider above 120 F or under moist conditions Chaser below 10 F Pendulum 2G above 120 F Chaser 2 Amine below 10 F Pendulum 3.3 EC below 40 F Confront below 28 F Pendulum WDG above 120 F Dimension below 32 F Pre-M 3.3 EC below 40 F Eliminate Liquid below 32 F Prograss below 34 F Four Power Plus below 35 F Tri-Power Selective below 32 F Goal 2XL below 32 F Trimec Classic keep from freezing Horsepower below 32 F Trimec Plus keep from freezing Illoxan 3EC below 20 F Triplet below 32 F Image 1.5 LC below 32 F Turflon Ester below 28 F Image Consumer Conc. below 32 F Vantage below 32 F/above 100 F Kerb WSP below 32 F

INSECTICIDES INSECTICIDES

Product Do Not Store Product Do Not Store

Astro below 40 F Gnatrol between 59 & 86 F Azatin XL above 100 F/below -20F Scimitar GC protect from freezing Conserve SC avoid freezing Scimitar WP below 32 F DeltaGard T&O 5SC avoid extreme temps. Sevin SL above 100 F for extended periodsDursban 50W above 122 F Triac 70 below 40 F Dursban Pro above 122 F/below 32 F for extended periods

FUNGICIDES FUNGICIDES

Product Do Not Store Product Do Not Store

Basamid Granules above 95 F Fungo 50 WSB above 122 F, moisture, overheating Bayleton 50 below 32 F Systemic Fungicide below 32 F Camelot above 32 F Systhane WSP below 40 F Dithane (T/O, Rainshield) avoid heat, moisture Triact 70 below 40 F Flowable Mancozeb below 32 F TwoSome Flowable avoid freezing

the following table is based on the article by fred fishel (above), but is restricted to pesticides registered for use in hawaii. it is not a complete list. Always check the pesticide label for storage recommendations.

The Pesticide

Label

PESTICIDE SAFETYAND EDUCATION

KEY TO

IDEALTEMPS

Temperature effects on storage of grehouse, ornamental and turf pesticides

22 LANDSCAPE HAWAII OCTOBER | NOVEMBER 2011 LANDSCAPEHAWAII.ORG 23THE VOICE OF HAWAII’S GREEN INDUSTRY

emperature extremes in the pes-ticide storage facility pose several

problems. The normal temperature range recommended for storing liquid

pesticides is usually 40 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit, although some pesticide

labels state a specific temperature range for maintaining optimal shelf life. The purpose of this guide is to provide a quick reference for specific storage information and temperature requirements, if relevant, for many commonly used greenhouse, ornamental and turf pesticides (see table on follow-ing page).

Temperature extremes in storage can reduce the effectiveness of pesticides. Freezing of liquid pesti-cides can result in the active ingredients separating from the solvents or emulsifiers, which may lead to crystallization or coagulation of the pesticide. Some pesticides may be thawed and reused after being frozen by rolling, shaking or otherwise agitating the container to resuspend its contents. Call the manu-facturer for advice on reusing specific pesticides that have frozen. Also note that the freezing point of many pesticides is lower than 32°F due to the hydrocarbon solvents and inert ingredients present. At the other extreme, excessive heat can cause pes-ticides to volatilize and drift away from the storage site. Some pesticides are flammable. Temperature extremes can also damage the integrity of the pes-ticide container. Freezing temperatures can cause glass, metal and plastic containers to break. High temperatures can cause plastic containers to melt and glass containers to explode.

As a rule, wettable powders and granules are not affected by low temperatures. Moisture is the greatest factor affecting their storage as it can cause caking that may reduce the effectiveness of the pes-

ticide. Products formulated in water-soluble packets have a high affinity for moisture and become brittle when frozen. Brittle packets may break open when handled, so store these products in a warm, dry area.

Before storing pesticides, read the “storage and disposal” section of the pesticide label. Many pesticide labels provide specific storage informa-tion. The following precautions should be used in the storage of all pesticides:

• Do not contaminate other pesticides, fertilizer, water, food or feed by storage.

• Keep containers tightly closed, dry and at a mod-erate temperature in a locked, well-ventilated place that is out of the reach of children.

• Store products in original containers only. If storage in-formation cannot be found on the label, contact the manufac-turer of the pesticide. The follow-ing infor-mation was taken from

the “storage and disposal” section of the respective pesticide labels.

• Do not store near heat, sparks or open flame.

The above item was extracted from an article of the same name written by Fred Fishel, Dept. of Agronomy, University of Missouri-Columbia. It appeared in the Bulletin IPM1012, March 2002 and is

available at: http://www.muextension.missouri.edu/xplor/

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.

HERBICIDES HERBICIDES

Product Do Not Store Product Do Not Store

Acclaim Extra above 100 F/below 10 F Manage above 120 F or under moist conditions Atrazine 4L below 0 F Millenium Ultra below 32 F Basagran T/O do not allow to freeze Momentum Premium above 28 F, agitate before using Basamid Granular above 95F Outrider above 120 F or under moist conditions Chaser below 10 F Pendulum 2G above 120 F Chaser 2 Amine below 10 F Pendulum 3.3 EC below 40 F Confront below 28 F Pendulum WDG above 120 F Dimension below 32 F Pre-M 3.3 EC below 40 F Eliminate Liquid below 32 F Prograss below 34 F Four Power Plus below 35 F Tri-Power Selective below 32 F Goal 2XL below 32 F Trimec Classic keep from freezing Horsepower below 32 F Trimec Plus keep from freezing Illoxan 3EC below 20 F Triplet below 32 F Image 1.5 LC below 32 F Turflon Ester below 28 F Image Consumer Conc. below 32 F Vantage below 32 F/above 100 F Kerb WSP below 32 F

INSECTICIDES INSECTICIDES

Product Do Not Store Product Do Not Store

Astro below 40 F Gnatrol between 59 & 86 F Azatin XL above 100 F/below -20F Scimitar GC protect from freezing Conserve SC avoid freezing Scimitar WP below 32 F DeltaGard T&O 5SC avoid extreme temps. Sevin SL above 100 F for extended periodsDursban 50W above 122 F Triac 70 below 40 F Dursban Pro above 122 F/below 32 F for extended periods

FUNGICIDES FUNGICIDES

Product Do Not Store Product Do Not Store

Basamid Granules above 95 F Fungo 50 WSB above 122 F, moisture, overheating Bayleton 50 below 32 F Systemic Fungicide below 32 F Camelot above 32 F Systhane WSP below 40 F Dithane (T/O, Rainshield) avoid heat, moisture Triact 70 below 40 F Flowable Mancozeb below 32 F TwoSome Flowable avoid freezing

the following table is based on the article by fred fishel (above), but is restricted to pesticides registered for use in hawaii. it is not a complete list. Always check the pesticide label for storage recommendations.

The Pesticide

Label

PESTICIDE SAFETYAND EDUCATION

KEY TO

IDEALTEMPS

Temperature effects on storage of grehouse, ornamental and turf pesticides

LANDSCAPEHAWAII.ORG 25THE VOICE OF HAWAII’S GREEN INDUSTRY

Lic #C23741 1082 SAND ISLAND PARKWAY 841-7433 WWW.FUTURASTONEHAWAII.COM INFO@FUTURASTONEHAWAII.COM

Interlocking Concrete Pavers

Aesthetic value, minimum 30 yr life, 8000 psi

Paving Slabs

Variety of sizes, colors and textures

Fiberglass Pergolas

Will not rust, corrode, pit or sag. Can span

longer distances than wood or vinyl. Long life.

Brazilian Quartzite

Smooth surface, non heating, long lasting

Aquapave Permeable Pavers

Earn up to 12 LEED points, Complies with NPDES

Infiltrates up to 354 inches water/hr

Easy to Install Garden Walls

Easy to create curves or straight lines

oday, growth in business most often happens when

enterprises figure out that busi-ness is more about cooperation

than competition. This concept can be a bit hard to understand

as pesky weeds constantly pop up to steal your light of day, but the best way to maintain your place in the sun is to divert your attention from the low-level muck and reach for the skies above.

If you can get your head up to cruising altitude, you’ll also likely find that many

of those you thought were crowding your space might actually be an

important part of an eco-system that supports

your enter-prise.

So before you start implementing the tra-ditional weed-killing business strategies of decades past, consider how you might cultivate a more varied and intertwined business environment.

Bottom line: being a lone-stander on a scorched earth isn’t cool anymore and savvy enterprises are succeeding with more of a Garden of Eden mentality. So what’s the difference between scorched earth and a Garden of Eden? Giving.

Giving to Sell

Giving has always been a key marketing principle. There’s an old marketing adage that says, “you have to give something away to sell something.” Giving has been THE way to acquire new customers and is becoming increasingly necessary to maintain pace with contemporary mar-

GIVING CASE STUDYLemonade Alley: A Win-Win-Win

Lemonade Ally is a lemonade stand contest for Hawai‘i kids K-12 being staged during the upcoming APEC Conference by a number of local businesses and organizations. It’s a business lit-eracy competition in which teams of 2-5 kids will create 1-page business plans, build actual lem-onade stands on ‘Iolani School’s baseball field November 12, 2011 and make and sell lemonade for charity. A 90 booth vendor craft fair wraps the event to include event sponsors and local busi-nesses. Everyone is giving and everyone is winning:

n Kids Win by gaining business

and financial literacy skills, the chance to win cash prizes and a possible bottling contract.

n Local Businesses Win by hav-ing the chance to sell products and gain visiting APEC world press attention.

n Non-Profit Beneficiaries Win (Boys & Girls Club and Boy Scouts of Hawai‘i) by gaining community visibility and receiv-ing net proceeds from the event. And there’s more! Lemonade

Alley will be the first truly “green” business plan competition as it’s being administered through a new paperless online contest management system. That means Hawai‘i wins too with a unique and uplifting business story. There’s a lot of winning angles to this project and everyone is welcome to participate, especially additional sponsors and vendors, so get with the program and join the biggest block party Oahu’s ever seen.

For more information, see LemonadeAlley.com

STORY : Steve Sue

GIVE TOTHRIVEThe Eco-System of business allows more ways to success by partnering up instead of going head-to-head

24 LANDSCAPE HAWAII OCTOBER | NOVEMBER 2011

keting. You see it all the time at places like Costco and Starbucks in the form of free samples and tastings. You also see it at fast food places that offer “loss leader” 99 cent hamburgers just to get you into their stores. And then there’s loyalty programs that give mileage, free rooms and other in-kind awards and discount. Giving to land and retain customers is more impor-tant than ever.

Giving Space to “Competitors”

One of the benefits of living in a com-plex business eco-system is that there are more ways to succeed. It also means however that a single player shouldn’t dominate or pillage the landscape. So rather than go to head-to-head with a would-be competitor, look at your respective differences and find a way to coexist by adjusting your market space to allow room for new partners. Partnering rather than competing is a better use of resources and yields a more positive and productive economy for everyone.

Giving Back

Supporting causes and connecting with community are more important than ever in today’s business eco-systems. Aside from causes being the “right” thing to do, from a purely selfish perspective, you’ll connect with new customers on a personal level and you can get all kinds of marketing exposure. All of which leads to more customers and more sales.

Ready to get giving? Checkout the Case Study and get your giving groove on.

Steve Sue is the founder of BizGym.com, the free online success system.

LANDSCAPEHAWAII.ORG 25THE VOICE OF HAWAII’S GREEN INDUSTRY

Lic #C23741 1082 SAND ISLAND PARKWAY 841-7433 WWW.FUTURASTONEHAWAII.COM INFO@FUTURASTONEHAWAII.COM

Interlocking Concrete Pavers

Aesthetic value, minimum 30 yr life, 8000 psi

Paving Slabs

Variety of sizes, colors and textures

Fiberglass Pergolas

Will not rust, corrode, pit or sag. Can span

longer distances than wood or vinyl. Long life.

Brazilian Quartzite

Smooth surface, non heating, long lasting

Aquapave Permeable Pavers

Earn up to 12 LEED points, Complies with NPDES

Infiltrates up to 354 inches water/hr

Easy to Install Garden Walls

Easy to create curves or straight lines

oday, growth in business most often happens when

enterprises figure out that busi-ness is more about cooperation

than competition. This concept can be a bit hard to understand

as pesky weeds constantly pop up to steal your light of day, but the best way to maintain your place in the sun is to divert your attention from the low-level muck and reach for the skies above.

If you can get your head up to cruising altitude, you’ll also likely find that many

of those you thought were crowding your space might actually be an

important part of an eco-system that supports

your enter-prise.

So before you start implementing the tra-ditional weed-killing business strategies of decades past, consider how you might cultivate a more varied and intertwined business environment.

Bottom line: being a lone-stander on a scorched earth isn’t cool anymore and savvy enterprises are succeeding with more of a Garden of Eden mentality. So what’s the difference between scorched earth and a Garden of Eden? Giving.

Giving to Sell

Giving has always been a key marketing principle. There’s an old marketing adage that says, “you have to give something away to sell something.” Giving has been THE way to acquire new customers and is becoming increasingly necessary to maintain pace with contemporary mar-

GIVING CASE STUDYLemonade Alley: A Win-Win-Win

Lemonade Ally is a lemonade stand contest for Hawai‘i kids K-12 being staged during the upcoming APEC Conference by a number of local businesses and organizations. It’s a business lit-eracy competition in which teams of 2-5 kids will create 1-page business plans, build actual lem-onade stands on ‘Iolani School’s baseball field November 12, 2011 and make and sell lemonade for charity. A 90 booth vendor craft fair wraps the event to include event sponsors and local busi-nesses. Everyone is giving and everyone is winning:

n Kids Win by gaining business

and financial literacy skills, the chance to win cash prizes and a possible bottling contract.

n Local Businesses Win by hav-ing the chance to sell products and gain visiting APEC world press attention.

n Non-Profit Beneficiaries Win (Boys & Girls Club and Boy Scouts of Hawai‘i) by gaining community visibility and receiv-ing net proceeds from the event. And there’s more! Lemonade

Alley will be the first truly “green” business plan competition as it’s being administered through a new paperless online contest management system. That means Hawai‘i wins too with a unique and uplifting business story. There’s a lot of winning angles to this project and everyone is welcome to participate, especially additional sponsors and vendors, so get with the program and join the biggest block party Oahu’s ever seen.

For more information, see LemonadeAlley.com

STORY : Steve Sue

GIVE TOTHRIVEThe Eco-System of business allows more ways to success by partnering up instead of going head-to-head

24 LANDSCAPE HAWAII OCTOBER | NOVEMBER 2011

keting. You see it all the time at places like Costco and Starbucks in the form of free samples and tastings. You also see it at fast food places that offer “loss leader” 99 cent hamburgers just to get you into their stores. And then there’s loyalty programs that give mileage, free rooms and other in-kind awards and discount. Giving to land and retain customers is more impor-tant than ever.

Giving Space to “Competitors”

One of the benefits of living in a com-plex business eco-system is that there are more ways to succeed. It also means however that a single player shouldn’t dominate or pillage the landscape. So rather than go to head-to-head with a would-be competitor, look at your respective differences and find a way to coexist by adjusting your market space to allow room for new partners. Partnering rather than competing is a better use of resources and yields a more positive and productive economy for everyone.

Giving Back

Supporting causes and connecting with community are more important than ever in today’s business eco-systems. Aside from causes being the “right” thing to do, from a purely selfish perspective, you’ll connect with new customers on a personal level and you can get all kinds of marketing exposure. All of which leads to more customers and more sales.

Ready to get giving? Checkout the Case Study and get your giving groove on.

Steve Sue is the founder of BizGym.com, the free online success system.

LANDSCAPEHAWAII.ORG 27THE VOICE OF HAWAII’S GREEN INDUSTRY

EKO Compost is made in Hawaii . It ’s an integral part of theislands ’ ecosystem. It ’s also one of the Founding Members of the

U.S. Composting Council ’s Seal of Testing Assurance Program.

You can find EKO Compost at :Maui EKO ’s Plant

Central Maui Landfill - Pulehu Rd . Puunene8 0 8 - 5 7 2 - 8 8 4 4

Hawaii Grower ProductsMaui , Lanai & Molokai : 8 0 8 - 8 7 7 - 6 6 3 6

Big Island : 8 0 8 - 3 2 6 - 7 5 5 5

Pacific Agricultural Sales & ServiceOahu & Kauai : 8 0 8 - 6 8 2 - 5 1 1 3

MadeOnMaui

C O M P O S T I N GC O U N C I LUS

Seal of Testing Assurance rubens.mauieko@gmail.comPuunene, Maui

n Wednesday, August 18th, 2011, a team of landscape architects

descended upon Down-town Honolulu’s Tamarind

Park (Bishop Square) to educate Hawaii’s public on the profession of landscape architecture.

The American Society of Landscape Ar-chitects (ASLA) is undertaking an unprec-edented effort to raise public awareness for the profession of landscape architec-ture. From Alaska to Hawaii, California to Florida, and everywhere in between, land-scape architects across the country held over 130 simultaneous events to educate the public that landscape architecture is your environment, designed.

LANDScAPE ARcHITEcTS RAISE PUBLIc AWARENESS

OSTEOMELES ANTHYLIDIfOLIA‘ULEI

Landscape Architects raising public awareness (left to right) Vivian Arita, Lorenda Lo, Brad Tanimura, Kyle Sasaki, Brian Wolf, Scott Murakami.

STORY AND PHOTO: Brian WolfPHOTOS: forest & Kim Starr

Indigenous: All of Hawai’i except Ni’ihau and Kaho’olawe

Description: Amazing shrubs with dark, glossy, pinnate leaves and very fragrant white flower clusters. These are one of my most favorite smelling native flowers. The flowers develop into white fleshy, fruit that ripen purple and contain up to four seeds inside. Generally this is a low crawling plant usually under four feet tall but some specimens on Maui and Hawai’i are well over twenty feet!

Distribution: This indigenous plant is commonly found in a wide range of habitats from near the ocean on cliffs all the way up through the lowland dry forest and mesic forests on all of the main islands except Ni’ihau and Kaho’olawe.

Cultural Uses: The hard wood of the larger specimens were made into ‘o’o, fishing spears, and the musical instrument ‘ukeke. The branches were bent into fishnet hoops as well as fashioned into arrow shafts. The leaves, flowers and fruit were also woven into lei and sometimes the fruit was eaten. Its no blueberry or strawberry but it tastes pretty good when eaten on the trail and you’ve been hiking for six hours and have absolutely nothing else to eat.

Landscape Uses and Care: This a great addition to any garden from a specimen plant, to a low hedge or a mass planting on a slope, it all looks good. It can even be shaped into a perfectly round ball about five feet in diameter. Few pests bother this one and its

shiny leaves and beautiful flower clusters are awesome features. Once its established in the ground you don’t even have to worry about watering.

Extra Info: Other names for this plant in-clude u’ulei or on Moloka’i its called eluehe. ‘Ulei is one of four native plants in the Rose family along with ‘ohelo papa our native strawberry (Fragaria chiloensis), and two species of ‘akala (Rubus hawaiensis and R. macraei) our native raspberries. Now those buggahs are ono, better to use the ‘ulei fruit in lei instead.

Also its very important to pronounce ‘ulei correctly emphasizing the ‘i’ at the end (oolayee) otherwise in Hawaiian it will sound like a particular part of the male anatomy. Trust me, I can’t hold back the tears of laughter when people are describing their ‘ulei plant but are lazy in the correct pronunciation saying things like “my ‘ulei is so bushy”, or my ‘ulei looks so sick” or my favorite “people can smell my ‘ulei from twenty feet away!” Actually my most favorite mispronunciation of ‘ulei is when people come to purchase it from my nursery and upon seeing it remark “Wow Rick, you have the nicest ‘ulei I’ve ever seen!”

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.‘ULE

I PLANTnative

b y R i c k B a r b o z a

26 LANDSCAPE HAWAII OCTOBER | NOVEMBER 2011

See Public Awareness on page 46

LANDSCAPEHAWAII.ORG 27THE VOICE OF HAWAII’S GREEN INDUSTRY

EKO Compost is made in Hawaii . It ’s an integral part of theislands ’ ecosystem. It ’s also one of the Founding Members of the

U.S. Composting Council ’s Seal of Testing Assurance Program.

You can find EKO Compost at :Maui EKO ’s Plant

Central Maui Landfill - Pulehu Rd . Puunene8 0 8 - 5 7 2 - 8 8 4 4

Hawaii Grower ProductsMaui , Lanai & Molokai : 8 0 8 - 8 7 7 - 6 6 3 6

Big Island : 8 0 8 - 3 2 6 - 7 5 5 5

Pacific Agricultural Sales & ServiceOahu & Kauai : 8 0 8 - 6 8 2 - 5 1 1 3

MadeOnMaui

C O M P O S T I N GC O U N C I LUS

Seal of Testing Assurance rubens.mauieko@gmail.comPuunene, Maui

n Wednesday, August 18th, 2011, a team of landscape architects

descended upon Down-town Honolulu’s Tamarind

Park (Bishop Square) to educate Hawaii’s public on the profession of landscape architecture.

The American Society of Landscape Ar-chitects (ASLA) is undertaking an unprec-edented effort to raise public awareness for the profession of landscape architec-ture. From Alaska to Hawaii, California to Florida, and everywhere in between, land-scape architects across the country held over 130 simultaneous events to educate the public that landscape architecture is your environment, designed.

LANDScAPE ARcHITEcTS RAISE PUBLIc AWARENESS

OSTEOMELES ANTHYLIDIfOLIA‘ULEI

Landscape Architects raising public awareness (left to right) Vivian Arita, Lorenda Lo, Brad Tanimura, Kyle Sasaki, Brian Wolf, Scott Murakami.

STORY AND PHOTO: Brian WolfPHOTOS: forest & Kim Starr

Indigenous: All of Hawai’i except Ni’ihau and Kaho’olawe

Description: Amazing shrubs with dark, glossy, pinnate leaves and very fragrant white flower clusters. These are one of my most favorite smelling native flowers. The flowers develop into white fleshy, fruit that ripen purple and contain up to four seeds inside. Generally this is a low crawling plant usually under four feet tall but some specimens on Maui and Hawai’i are well over twenty feet!

Distribution: This indigenous plant is commonly found in a wide range of habitats from near the ocean on cliffs all the way up through the lowland dry forest and mesic forests on all of the main islands except Ni’ihau and Kaho’olawe.

Cultural Uses: The hard wood of the larger specimens were made into ‘o’o, fishing spears, and the musical instrument ‘ukeke. The branches were bent into fishnet hoops as well as fashioned into arrow shafts. The leaves, flowers and fruit were also woven into lei and sometimes the fruit was eaten. Its no blueberry or strawberry but it tastes pretty good when eaten on the trail and you’ve been hiking for six hours and have absolutely nothing else to eat.

Landscape Uses and Care: This a great addition to any garden from a specimen plant, to a low hedge or a mass planting on a slope, it all looks good. It can even be shaped into a perfectly round ball about five feet in diameter. Few pests bother this one and its

shiny leaves and beautiful flower clusters are awesome features. Once its established in the ground you don’t even have to worry about watering.

Extra Info: Other names for this plant in-clude u’ulei or on Moloka’i its called eluehe. ‘Ulei is one of four native plants in the Rose family along with ‘ohelo papa our native strawberry (Fragaria chiloensis), and two species of ‘akala (Rubus hawaiensis and R. macraei) our native raspberries. Now those buggahs are ono, better to use the ‘ulei fruit in lei instead.

Also its very important to pronounce ‘ulei correctly emphasizing the ‘i’ at the end (oolayee) otherwise in Hawaiian it will sound like a particular part of the male anatomy. Trust me, I can’t hold back the tears of laughter when people are describing their ‘ulei plant but are lazy in the correct pronunciation saying things like “my ‘ulei is so bushy”, or my ‘ulei looks so sick” or my favorite “people can smell my ‘ulei from twenty feet away!” Actually my most favorite mispronunciation of ‘ulei is when people come to purchase it from my nursery and upon seeing it remark “Wow Rick, you have the nicest ‘ulei I’ve ever seen!”

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.‘U

LEI PLANT

native

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his section of the magazine is called Tool Tips. Let’s review

what we have discussed so far. We reviewed some general guidelines

on how to keep your equipment running. Next we discussed what to look for when your equipment breaks down on the job, and as the boss, what questions to ask. In the last issue we discussed how to evaluate whether to repair or replace a piece of equipment. So far we have been talking about mechanical tools and avoided discussing the one critical factor in your equipments’ operation—THE OPERATOR. (Yes, I know, no one wants to discuss this one because there is no one solution, which works in every situation.

THE OPERATOR is like a tool—you expect it to work as instructed, without creating any problems for you. Has this been your experience?? If this has been your experience, read no further and consider yourself lucky. If this has not been your experience, then we will try to provide some suggestions to help you resolve the dilemma of manpower.

As THE BOSS/SUPERVISOR you are keenly aware that time (job completion) equals money. When equipment breaks, that is a loss of time, and/ or a dissatisfied customer. Let’s be honest, there are situ-ations when we know that it was NOT “all the machines fault”. What part did the operator play in averting a breakdown or did he ignore the signs that there was, or could be, a problem – the machine was sputtering; it was hard to start; it stopped and was hard to restart; it was not driving as fast as it did before; there is a tree root or soda can in the path that the operator could not avoid.

Before we blame the opera-tor, here are some key ques-tions to ask yourself.

1. Does your operator know how the machine is supposed to work? Has he been instructed on proper starting proce-dures? Does he know how it is supposed

to sound? Does he follow the operating instructions when he uses the machine? (Have you no-ticed that certain operators always have problems with the same pieces of equipment?)

2. Does the operator know when to use which piece of equip-ment? I often see operators using equipment inappro-priately—a mower to cut wedelia (please); a 12” chain saw to cut a tree 18” in diameter; a handheld blower to blow a “football field” size area. We would all agree that there are better choices.

3. When new equip-ment is purchased, does someone review with the operator how the new machine differs from the old? Does the operator understand the difference, or can he legitimately say “no one told me”.

4. With 2 cycle equipment, does the operator understand the im-portance of the fuel?

Wrong fuel will most certainly result in mechanical problems/failure sooner or later. Bosses, supervisors, and even me-chanics, frequently minimize this factor and deny “bad” fuel could have caused mechanical damage. “Eye-balling” when mixing fuel is not OK.

5. When the operator notices a prob-lem, does he feel willing and/or able tell the BOSS/SUPERVISOR or does he wait until the machine has completely stopped running before making THE CALL—it just broke? I didn’t do it.”

6. Does the operator abuse or mistreat the equipment? Does he

throw the blower on the golf cart; does

he run the mower into

the tree; does he

leave the

line trimmer hanging off the cart.

The “wrong” an-swers to these ques-tions can be costly for the company, thus creating a prob-lem for you, BOSS/SU-PERVISOR. The “right” answer can make everyone’s life less stressful. BOSS, have you done your part: does your employee feel like (and behave like), he has a stake in keeping the equipment run-ning? Each company handles this differ-ently, but unquestionably, it is a situation that needs to be addressed. Or the other choice is to avoid it until the situation becomes so problematic that there is no good, workable solution.

THE VOICE OF HAWAII’S GREEN INDUSTRY

THE NEcESSARY

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experiences (good or bad) have

you had with the operator? This might

make for an interesting round table discussion.

As always, we welcome feedback and look forward to your comments and ques-tions.

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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his section of the magazine is called Tool Tips. Let’s review

what we have discussed so far. We reviewed some general guidelines

on how to keep your equipment running. Next we discussed what to look for when your equipment breaks down on the job, and as the boss, what questions to ask. In the last issue we discussed how to evaluate whether to repair or replace a piece of equipment. So far we have been talking about mechanical tools and avoided discussing the one critical factor in your equipments’ operation—THE OPERATOR. (Yes, I know, no one wants to discuss this one because there is no one solution, which works in every situation.

THE OPERATOR is like a tool—you expect it to work as instructed, without creating any problems for you. Has this been your experience?? If this has been your experience, read no further and consider yourself lucky. If this has not been your experience, then we will try to provide some suggestions to help you resolve the dilemma of manpower.

As THE BOSS/SUPERVISOR you are keenly aware that time (job completion) equals money. When equipment breaks, that is a loss of time, and/ or a dissatisfied customer. Let’s be honest, there are situ-ations when we know that it was NOT “all the machines fault”. What part did the operator play in averting a breakdown or did he ignore the signs that there was, or could be, a problem – the machine was sputtering; it was hard to start; it stopped and was hard to restart; it was not driving as fast as it did before; there is a tree root or soda can in the path that the operator could not avoid.

Before we blame the opera-tor, here are some key ques-tions to ask yourself.

1. Does your operator know how the machine is supposed to work? Has he been instructed on proper starting proce-dures? Does he know how it is supposed

to sound? Does he follow the operating instructions when he uses the machine? (Have you no-ticed that certain operators always have problems with the same pieces of equipment?)

2. Does the operator know when to use which piece of equip-ment? I often see operators using equipment inappro-priately—a mower to cut wedelia (please); a 12” chain saw to cut a tree 18” in diameter; a handheld blower to blow a “football field” size area. We would all agree that there are better choices.

3. When new equip-ment is purchased, does someone review with the operator how the new machine differs from the old? Does the operator understand the difference, or can he legitimately say “no one told me”.

4. With 2 cycle equipment, does the operator understand the im-portance of the fuel?

Wrong fuel will most certainly result in mechanical problems/failure sooner or later. Bosses, supervisors, and even me-chanics, frequently minimize this factor and deny “bad” fuel could have caused mechanical damage. “Eye-balling” when mixing fuel is not OK.

5. When the operator notices a prob-lem, does he feel willing and/or able tell the BOSS/SUPERVISOR or does he wait until the machine has completely stopped running before making THE CALL—it just broke? I didn’t do it.”

6. Does the operator abuse or mistreat the equipment? Does he

throw the blower on the golf cart; does

he run the mower into

the tree; does he

leave the

line trimmer hanging off the cart.

The “wrong” an-swers to these ques-tions can be costly for the company, thus creating a prob-lem for you, BOSS/SU-PERVISOR. The “right” answer can make everyone’s life less stressful. BOSS, have you done your part: does your employee feel like (and behave like), he has a stake in keeping the equipment run-ning? Each company handles this differ-ently, but unquestionably, it is a situation that needs to be addressed. Or the other choice is to avoid it until the situation becomes so problematic that there is no good, workable solution.

THE VOICE OF HAWAII’S GREEN INDUSTRY

THE NEcESSARY

TOOLWhat

experiences (good or bad) have

you had with the operator? This might

make for an interesting round table discussion.

As always, we welcome feedback and look forward to your comments and ques-tions.

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.

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

Distributor:

Phone: (808) 677-1580

Email: info@geotechsolutions.com

94-155C Leowaena Street,

Waipahu, Hawaii 96797.

On-sitetraining & support

High quality engineered products& installation tools

Fast & easyinstallation

A proven track record of over 25yrs

Security & stability for the trees

Technical support & specificationguidance

Affordable solutions

andscape and nursery profes-sionals battle invasive pests and

plant diseases daily, dealing with everything from sap-suck-ing insects to powdery

mildews to boring beetles. However, sometimes a new pest comes along and there is no effective control tool to manage its spread or impact, and serious action is warranted, if possible, to limit potential for even more severe damage. For example, in 2005 a nursery owner found a new disease infecting and killing ‘ōhi‘a seedlings in the nurs-ery. State officials quickly confirmed the presence of a new disease in Hawai‘i, not just on ‘ōhi‘a, but on many myrtle family plants in natural areas statewide. The rapid spread of Puccinia psidii, commonly called guava rust or ‘ōhi‘a rust, was a seri-

ous wake-up call. Resource managers and scientists could do little but watch as this disease infected new leaves and shoots of rose apple, eventually killing large swaths of these trees. Over the course of 2006, you could almost hear the collective sigh of relief as ‘ōhi‘a trees in forests were lightly infected, but not severely damaged or killed.

Since then, ‘ōhi‘a rust has spread to Japan, Australia, and other places, and has been the subject of a lot of research and discussion in Hawai‘i and across the world. Through cooperative work with the Universidade de Viçosa in Brazil, re-searchers have found that there are multi-ple genetic strains of this rust fungus (like there are multiple strains of influenza viruses), and that Hawai‘i has just one of the many strains. Research has also

found that each strain of the rust affects different myrtle family plants to varying degrees. That is, one strain of the rust may damage rose apple, while another strain may damage eucalyptus. The next obvious study was to send ‘ōhi‘a plants collected from across the state to Brazil to see if there are strains of Puccinia psidii that would severely damage or kill ‘ōhi‘a. The answer, just reported last month at a recent international conference of plant disease experts, is YES. Another part of the research over the next year will look specifically at the genetics of ‘ōhi‘a across the state to determine why some “variet-ies” of nursery-reared ‘ōhi‘a appears to be more susceptible than others and perhaps why nursery-reared ohia is in general more susceptible than ‘ōhi‘a in natural areas.

It is clear that any additional arrivals of this rust pose a very real threat to the sur-vival of ‘ōhi‘a trees, which comprise 80% of Hawaii’s native forest (400,000 ha). Although it is unknown how this strain of ‘ōhi‘a rust first arrived in Hawai‘i, HDOA-PQ inspectors have intercepted it on common myrtle in imported flower bouquets. Any live plant material in the myrtle family (including eucalyptus, Leptospermum spp., allspice plants, Surinam cherry, bottle brush, etc.), could also bring in the rust, which is not always visible to inspectors.

Therefore, HDOA-PQ will be going through the formal rulemaking process to restrict the importation of all myrtle family plants, produce, and cut flowers into Hawai‘i. Limited importation may be considered for small amounts through tissue culture, or plants would need to be in one-year quarantine.

The proposed timeline for rulemaking will include a public comment period, which will be announced in the Office of Environmental Quality Control newslet-ter and website, with the restriction tak-ing effect as early as December, 2011.

In an effort to mitigate potential impacts of the Myrtaceae restriction, a project is underway to increase the amount of locally grown floral variety eucalyptus plants available in the islands in lieu of importation. The propagation and distribution of eucalyptus varieties already present is a pilot project, the first in what is hoped to be a series of import replacements to bolster local production and supply of the highest-risk imported commodities. Project participants include the Coordinating Group on Alien Pest Species (CGAPS), HDOA-PQ, Hawai‘i Agricultural Foundation (HAF), Hawai‘i Agriculture Research Center (HARC), and Hawai‘i Floriculture & Nursery As-sociation (HFNA), with funding from Hau‘oli Mau Loa Foundation through CGAPS. For more information, contact John Gordines of HFNA at (808) 651-9711 or Christy Martin of CGAPS at (808) 722-0995.

Dr. Janice Uchida is an Associate Plant Pathologist and PEPS Undergraduate Ad-visor for the University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Re-sources Department of Plant and Environ-mental Protection Sciences and Robert D. Hauff is the Forest Health Coordinator for the State of Hawaii Department of Land & Natural Resources Division of Forestry and Wildlife.

SERIOUS AcTIONfOR A SERIOUSOHI‘A THREAT

STORY: Janice Uchida and Robert D. hauff • PHOTO: forest & Kim Starr

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

Distributor:

Phone: (808) 677-1580

Email: info@geotechsolutions.com

94-155C Leowaena Street,

Waipahu, Hawaii 96797.

On-sitetraining & support

High quality engineered products& installation tools

Fast & easyinstallation

A proven track record of over 25yrs

Security & stability for the trees

Technical support & specificationguidance

Affordable solutions

andscape and nursery profes-sionals battle invasive pests and

plant diseases daily, dealing with everything from sap-suck-ing insects to powdery

mildews to boring beetles. However, sometimes a new pest comes along and there is no effective control tool to manage its spread or impact, and serious action is warranted, if possible, to limit potential for even more severe damage. For example, in 2005 a nursery owner found a new disease infecting and killing ‘ōhi‘a seedlings in the nurs-ery. State officials quickly confirmed the presence of a new disease in Hawai‘i, not just on ‘ōhi‘a, but on many myrtle family plants in natural areas statewide. The rapid spread of Puccinia psidii, commonly called guava rust or ‘ōhi‘a rust, was a seri-

ous wake-up call. Resource managers and scientists could do little but watch as this disease infected new leaves and shoots of rose apple, eventually killing large swaths of these trees. Over the course of 2006, you could almost hear the collective sigh of relief as ‘ōhi‘a trees in forests were lightly infected, but not severely damaged or killed.

Since then, ‘ōhi‘a rust has spread to Japan, Australia, and other places, and has been the subject of a lot of research and discussion in Hawai‘i and across the world. Through cooperative work with the Universidade de Viçosa in Brazil, re-searchers have found that there are multi-ple genetic strains of this rust fungus (like there are multiple strains of influenza viruses), and that Hawai‘i has just one of the many strains. Research has also

found that each strain of the rust affects different myrtle family plants to varying degrees. That is, one strain of the rust may damage rose apple, while another strain may damage eucalyptus. The next obvious study was to send ‘ōhi‘a plants collected from across the state to Brazil to see if there are strains of Puccinia psidii that would severely damage or kill ‘ōhi‘a. The answer, just reported last month at a recent international conference of plant disease experts, is YES. Another part of the research over the next year will look specifically at the genetics of ‘ōhi‘a across the state to determine why some “variet-ies” of nursery-reared ‘ōhi‘a appears to be more susceptible than others and perhaps why nursery-reared ohia is in general more susceptible than ‘ōhi‘a in natural areas.

It is clear that any additional arrivals of this rust pose a very real threat to the sur-vival of ‘ōhi‘a trees, which comprise 80% of Hawaii’s native forest (400,000 ha). Although it is unknown how this strain of ‘ōhi‘a rust first arrived in Hawai‘i, HDOA-PQ inspectors have intercepted it on common myrtle in imported flower bouquets. Any live plant material in the myrtle family (including eucalyptus, Leptospermum spp., allspice plants, Surinam cherry, bottle brush, etc.), could also bring in the rust, which is not always visible to inspectors.

Therefore, HDOA-PQ will be going through the formal rulemaking process to restrict the importation of all myrtle family plants, produce, and cut flowers into Hawai‘i. Limited importation may be considered for small amounts through tissue culture, or plants would need to be in one-year quarantine.

The proposed timeline for rulemaking will include a public comment period, which will be announced in the Office of Environmental Quality Control newslet-ter and website, with the restriction tak-ing effect as early as December, 2011.

In an effort to mitigate potential impacts of the Myrtaceae restriction, a project is underway to increase the amount of locally grown floral variety eucalyptus plants available in the islands in lieu of importation. The propagation and distribution of eucalyptus varieties already present is a pilot project, the first in what is hoped to be a series of import replacements to bolster local production and supply of the highest-risk imported commodities. Project participants include the Coordinating Group on Alien Pest Species (CGAPS), HDOA-PQ, Hawai‘i Agricultural Foundation (HAF), Hawai‘i Agriculture Research Center (HARC), and Hawai‘i Floriculture & Nursery As-sociation (HFNA), with funding from Hau‘oli Mau Loa Foundation through CGAPS. For more information, contact John Gordines of HFNA at (808) 651-9711 or Christy Martin of CGAPS at (808) 722-0995.

Dr. Janice Uchida is an Associate Plant Pathologist and PEPS Undergraduate Ad-visor for the University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Re-sources Department of Plant and Environ-mental Protection Sciences and Robert D. Hauff is the Forest Health Coordinator for the State of Hawaii Department of Land & Natural Resources Division of Forestry and Wildlife.

SERIOUS AcTIONfOR A SERIOUSOHI‘A THREAT

STORY: Janice Uchida and Robert D. hauff • PHOTO: forest & Kim Starr

LANDSCAPEHAWAII.ORG 33THE VOICE OF HAWAII’S GREEN INDUSTRY32 LANDSCAPE HAWAII OCTOBER | NOVEMBER 2011

Purchase open land, build a dwelling, operating loans, line of credit, equipment purchase, truck or automobile purchase, refi nance a mortgage or agree-ment of sale, etc.

Both the Federal Land Bank Association of Hawaii, FLCA and Hawaii Production Credit Association can custom design a

loan to meet your needs.

We offer: Long term loans, short term loans, competitive interest rate programs, fl exible repayment schedules, excellent loan servicing options, etc. We also have programs for Young, Beginning, Small and Minority Farmers.

C A L L O N E O F O U R LOA N O F F I C E R S AT :

Oahu Offi ce 2850 Pa‘a Street, Suite 100 Honolulu, HI 96819 Phone: 808-836-8009 Fax: 808-836-8610 www.hawaiifarmcredit.com

Hilo Offi ce 988 Kinoole Street Hilo, HI 96720 Phone: 808-961-3708 Fax: 808-961-5494

From the Neighbor Islands Call Toll Free 1-800-894-4996

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.

Both the Federal Land Bank Association of Hawaii, FLCA and Hawaii Production Credit Association can custom design a

Purchase open land, build a dwelling, operating loans, line of credit, equipment purchase, truck or automobile purchase, refi nance a mortgage or agree-

Purchase open land, build a dwelling, operating loans, line of credit, equipment purchase, truck or automobile purchase, refi nance a mortgage or agree-

LOAN?LOAN?AGRICULTURALAGRICULTURALNEED ANNEED AN

Federal Land Bank Association of Hawaii, FLCAHawaii Production Credit Association

FARM CREDIT SERVICES OF HAWAII, ACA

loans, line of credit, equipment purchase, truck or automobile purchase, refi nance a mortgage or agree-ment of sale, etc.

and Hawaii Production Credit Association can custom design a

FARM CREDIT

he Aloha Arborist As-sociation (AAA) and

Western Chapter Interna-tional Society of Arboriculture

(WCISA) held a Plant Doctoring: Science vs. Snake Oil workshop

on August 24, 2011, at McCoy Pavilion in Honolulu. Dr. Jim Downer of the University of California Davis Coop-erative Extension Ventura County was

entertaining and informative as the lead speaker, while Dr. Scot Nelson of CTAHR provided extensive information on local pests and Steve Nimz discussed abiotic disorders and showcased his tools of the trade.

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

Dr. Jim Downer pointed out that arborists should make overall observations while approaching the tree followed by detailed observations up close. The conks on the trunk of this Ficus sp. are a sign of internal decay that may or may not be extensive. He also dug up roots from the mulch area and the bare soil area and showed how much healthier roots are growing in mulched soil.

DOcTORING:PLANT

ScIENcE VS. SNAKE OIL WORKSHOPSTORY: Carol Kwan

Steve Nimz probed for soil com-paction under a bo tree. Compacted soils can stress a tree. He also pointed out the importance of knowing the species. Defoliation can be a sign of serious problems, but in this instance, the tree is go-ing through a leaf change and no treatment is necessary.

Dr. Scot Nelson challenged participants to identify and analyze problems with two Ficus spp., trees, including discussions on the best course of action for each tree. For one of the trees, the consensus was that removal was the best option because tree health becomes a secondary issue when there are serious structural defects.

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Purchase open land, build a dwelling, operating loans, line of credit, equipment purchase, truck or automobile purchase, refi nance a mortgage or agree-ment of sale, etc.

Both the Federal Land Bank Association of Hawaii, FLCA and Hawaii Production Credit Association can custom design a

loan to meet your needs.

We offer: Long term loans, short term loans, competitive interest rate programs, fl exible repayment schedules, excellent loan servicing options, etc. We also have programs for Young, Beginning, Small and Minority Farmers.

C A L L O N E O F O U R LOA N O F F I C E R S AT :

Oahu Offi ce 2850 Pa‘a Street, Suite 100 Honolulu, HI 96819 Phone: 808-836-8009 Fax: 808-836-8610 www.hawaiifarmcredit.com

Hilo Offi ce 988 Kinoole Street Hilo, HI 96720 Phone: 808-961-3708 Fax: 808-961-5494

From the Neighbor Islands Call Toll Free 1-800-894-4996

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.

Both the Federal Land Bank Association of Hawaii, FLCA and Hawaii Production Credit Association can custom design a

Purchase open land, build a dwelling, operating loans, line of credit, equipment purchase, truck or automobile purchase, refi nance a mortgage or agree-

Purchase open land, build a dwelling, operating loans, line of credit, equipment purchase, truck or automobile purchase, refi nance a mortgage or agree-

LOAN?LOAN?AGRICULTURALAGRICULTURALNEED ANNEED AN

Federal Land Bank Association of Hawaii, FLCAHawaii Production Credit Association

FARM CREDIT SERVICES OF HAWAII, ACA

loans, line of credit, equipment purchase, truck or automobile purchase, refi nance a mortgage or agree-ment of sale, etc.

and Hawaii Production Credit Association can custom design a

FARM CREDIT

he Aloha Arborist As-sociation (AAA) and

Western Chapter Interna-tional Society of Arboriculture

(WCISA) held a Plant Doctoring: Science vs. Snake Oil workshop

on August 24, 2011, at McCoy Pavilion in Honolulu. Dr. Jim Downer of the University of California Davis Coop-erative Extension Ventura County was

entertaining and informative as the lead speaker, while Dr. Scot Nelson of CTAHR provided extensive information on local pests and Steve Nimz discussed abiotic disorders and showcased his tools of the trade.

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

Dr. Jim Downer pointed out that arborists should make overall observations while approaching the tree followed by detailed observations up close. The conks on the trunk of this Ficus sp. are a sign of internal decay that may or may not be extensive. He also dug up roots from the mulch area and the bare soil area and showed how much healthier roots are growing in mulched soil.

DOcTORING:PLANT

ScIENcE VS. SNAKE OIL WORKSHOPSTORY: Carol Kwan

Steve Nimz probed for soil com-paction under a bo tree. Compacted soils can stress a tree. He also pointed out the importance of knowing the species. Defoliation can be a sign of serious problems, but in this instance, the tree is go-ing through a leaf change and no treatment is necessary.

Dr. Scot Nelson challenged participants to identify and analyze problems with two Ficus spp., trees, including discussions on the best course of action for each tree. For one of the trees, the consensus was that removal was the best option because tree health becomes a secondary issue when there are serious structural defects.

34 LANDSCAPE HAWAII OCTOBER | NOVEMBER 2011 THE VOICE OF HAWAII’S GREEN INDUSTRY

PEST

PESTfeatured

by Linda Burnham Larish

magine Hawaii with only a few palm trees left standing.

This could be a reality if the Red Palm Weevil, which has not been

detected in the Hawaiian Islands, establishes itself here. Around the

world, this weevil has destroyed palms in the urban landscape and impacted the date industry causing a loss of $5.18 to 25.92 million USD annually in the gulf region of the Middle East alone.

The Red Palm Weevil (RPW) has been recorded on forty-two species of palms worldwide and two non-palm species: the century plant (Agave americana) and sug-ar cane (Saccharum officinarum). The Red Palm Weevil is native to Southeast Asia but has rapidly spread during the 1980s to nearly fifty countries in the world. It is now present in all of Asia, parts of Africa, the Middle East, Europe, the Caribbean, and other countries in the Pacific such as Australia, Papua New Guinea, Samoa and the Solomon Islands. The rapid spread of the Red Palm Weevil has been attributed to the movement of palms and palm propagation material within and between countries. Its first appearance in the United States occurred in August of 2010, when the Red Palm Weevil was discovered in Laguna Beach, California. Now, the State of California is on high alert, using pheromone baited traps to detect new populations of this menace to its landscape and date industry.

Red Palm Weevil adults are large in-sects, averaging 1.5 inches in length. Their larvae are even larger, reaching 2 inches in length. Adult weevils come in two main color forms; those which were found in Laguna Beach California are thought to be from the Malaysia/Asia region and

are dark with a red stripe extending back from the head dorsally, while the adult Red Palm Weevils infesting palms in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the Mediterra-nean area are a light orange and red color. When palms are attacked by Red Palm Weevils, the first indication is notching and tunneling damage of newly emerged fronds. Dead fronds pulled off of an in-fested palm will look like shredded wheat where the weevils have been feeding at the junction of the leaf petiole and trunk. Often, weevil presence in a palm tree will result in chewed plant fibers, sawdust and pupal coverings scattered at the plant’s base. Adult weevils and their larvae living inside the trunk of a palm may be heard gnawing and the infested palm gives off a putrid odor. After a palm is destroyed by Red Palm Weevils, the top often falls off, leaving a circular skirt of dying fronds.

At the present time, palms are being monitored in Hawaii both visually and using pheromone baited traps. Hopefully, this destructive alien will not be found. However, if the Red Palm Weevil is sus-pected or detected by anyone in connec-tion with the decline or death of a palm, it should be reported to the Hawaii Depart-ment of Agriculture by calling 973-9525 on Oahu, 274-3072 on Kauai, 974-4146 on Hawaii and 872-3848 on Maui. You can also report the RPW online at the Hawaii Early Detection Network’s www.repor-tapest.org.

Systemic insecticides and organophos-phates have been used against the RPW once a palm is infested. There are also a host of biological control agents which have been useful in the control of the Red Palm Weevil. However, if the infesta-tion is advanced and the palm cannot be

saved, the usual practice is to either grind-up or bury the palm on site to stop and destroy the weevils’ spread.

Linda Burnham Larish is a Survey Ento-mologist for the Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit, Department of Forestry and Wildlife and Department of Agriculture.

References:Faleiro, J.R., Presentation, “Biol-

ogy and Management of the Red Palm Weevil: India.” Retrieved May 2, 2011 from HYPERLINK “http://cisr.ucr.edu/red_palm_wee-

vil.html” http://cisr.ucr.edu/red_palm_weevil.html.

“Quarantine Pest Alert, Not Pres-ent In Hawaii, Red Palm Weevil” (November 9, 2010), Retrieved March 14, 2011 from HYPERLINK “http://hawaii.gov/hdoa/pi/ppc/” http://hawaii.gov/hdoa/pi/ppc/

“Red Palm Weevil, Rhychophorus ferrugineus, Technical Working Group Recommendations” (Janu-ary 1, 2011). Retrieved May 9, 2011 from HYPERLINK “http://www.aphis.usda.gov/.../palmweevil/.../

RPW-TWGRecommendations.pdf” www.aphis.usda.gov/.../palmwee-vil/.../RPW-TWGRecommendations.pdf

Kabashima, John., Presentation, “What You Can Do To Help”. UC Cooperative Extension. Retrieved August 9, 2011 from https://ucanr.org/filevault

Red Palm Weevil Adults and Larvae Barraco, Luigi, courtesy of http://pbin.nbii.org/reportapest/pestlist/rhyfer.htm.

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THREATPALMSTORY: Linda Burnham Larish

The Red Palm Weevil isn’t in Hawaii but now is a global threat to Palms

34 LANDSCAPE HAWAII OCTOBER | NOVEMBER 2011 THE VOICE OF HAWAII’S GREEN INDUSTRY

PEST

PESTfeatured

by Linda Burnham Larish

magine Hawaii with only a few palm trees left standing.

This could be a reality if the Red Palm Weevil, which has not been

detected in the Hawaiian Islands, establishes itself here. Around the

world, this weevil has destroyed palms in the urban landscape and impacted the date industry causing a loss of $5.18 to 25.92 million USD annually in the gulf region of the Middle East alone.

The Red Palm Weevil (RPW) has been recorded on forty-two species of palms worldwide and two non-palm species: the century plant (Agave americana) and sug-ar cane (Saccharum officinarum). The Red Palm Weevil is native to Southeast Asia but has rapidly spread during the 1980s to nearly fifty countries in the world. It is now present in all of Asia, parts of Africa, the Middle East, Europe, the Caribbean, and other countries in the Pacific such as Australia, Papua New Guinea, Samoa and the Solomon Islands. The rapid spread of the Red Palm Weevil has been attributed to the movement of palms and palm propagation material within and between countries. Its first appearance in the United States occurred in August of 2010, when the Red Palm Weevil was discovered in Laguna Beach, California. Now, the State of California is on high alert, using pheromone baited traps to detect new populations of this menace to its landscape and date industry.

Red Palm Weevil adults are large in-sects, averaging 1.5 inches in length. Their larvae are even larger, reaching 2 inches in length. Adult weevils come in two main color forms; those which were found in Laguna Beach California are thought to be from the Malaysia/Asia region and

are dark with a red stripe extending back from the head dorsally, while the adult Red Palm Weevils infesting palms in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the Mediterra-nean area are a light orange and red color. When palms are attacked by Red Palm Weevils, the first indication is notching and tunneling damage of newly emerged fronds. Dead fronds pulled off of an in-fested palm will look like shredded wheat where the weevils have been feeding at the junction of the leaf petiole and trunk. Often, weevil presence in a palm tree will result in chewed plant fibers, sawdust and pupal coverings scattered at the plant’s base. Adult weevils and their larvae living inside the trunk of a palm may be heard gnawing and the infested palm gives off a putrid odor. After a palm is destroyed by Red Palm Weevils, the top often falls off, leaving a circular skirt of dying fronds.

At the present time, palms are being monitored in Hawaii both visually and using pheromone baited traps. Hopefully, this destructive alien will not be found. However, if the Red Palm Weevil is sus-pected or detected by anyone in connec-tion with the decline or death of a palm, it should be reported to the Hawaii Depart-ment of Agriculture by calling 973-9525 on Oahu, 274-3072 on Kauai, 974-4146 on Hawaii and 872-3848 on Maui. You can also report the RPW online at the Hawaii Early Detection Network’s www.repor-tapest.org.

Systemic insecticides and organophos-phates have been used against the RPW once a palm is infested. There are also a host of biological control agents which have been useful in the control of the Red Palm Weevil. However, if the infesta-tion is advanced and the palm cannot be

saved, the usual practice is to either grind-up or bury the palm on site to stop and destroy the weevils’ spread.

Linda Burnham Larish is a Survey Ento-mologist for the Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit, Department of Forestry and Wildlife and Department of Agriculture.

References:Faleiro, J.R., Presentation, “Biol-

ogy and Management of the Red Palm Weevil: India.” Retrieved May 2, 2011 from HYPERLINK “http://cisr.ucr.edu/red_palm_wee-

vil.html” http://cisr.ucr.edu/red_palm_weevil.html.

“Quarantine Pest Alert, Not Pres-ent In Hawaii, Red Palm Weevil” (November 9, 2010), Retrieved March 14, 2011 from HYPERLINK “http://hawaii.gov/hdoa/pi/ppc/” http://hawaii.gov/hdoa/pi/ppc/

“Red Palm Weevil, Rhychophorus ferrugineus, Technical Working Group Recommendations” (Janu-ary 1, 2011). Retrieved May 9, 2011 from HYPERLINK “http://www.aphis.usda.gov/.../palmweevil/.../

RPW-TWGRecommendations.pdf” www.aphis.usda.gov/.../palmwee-vil/.../RPW-TWGRecommendations.pdf

Kabashima, John., Presentation, “What You Can Do To Help”. UC Cooperative Extension. Retrieved August 9, 2011 from https://ucanr.org/filevault

Red Palm Weevil Adults and Larvae Barraco, Luigi, courtesy of http://pbin.nbii.org/reportapest/pestlist/rhyfer.htm.

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THREATPALMSTORY: Linda Burnham Larish

The Red Palm Weevil isn’t in Hawaii but now is a global threat to Palms

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he 12th annual Oahu Landscape Certification Exam was held at the University of Hawaii

Experiment Station farm in Waimanalo on August 20. The exam was the only Certification exam con-

ducted in Hawaii this year and was a very productive event. The Oahu certification team conducted testing

on Turf Maintenance, Ornamental Maintenance, and Irriga-tion, involving 43 first time candidates and 5 re-takers. In order to become certified, candidates must score 70% or higher in all four written tests and nine hands-on field problems. The 2011 exam produced 11 CLTs in Turf Maintenance, 8 in Ornamental Maintenance, and one in Irrigation.

This year’s exam was of particular importance because it was under close scrutiny by a mainland observer and the credentials committee of the National parent organization PLANET. The results of their report will determine whether Hawaii retains full testing accreditation for the next five years.

A special thanks goes out to Pat Singlehurst and the guys from Hawthorne Rental who once again brought out their traveling BBQ and served up a terrific steak lunch to almost 100 candidates, judges and other happy people in attendance.

A list of all new CLTs, judges and sponsors follows here. A complete list of all CLTs in Hawaii with individual certifica-tions listed for each by Island location can be found on the LICH website www.landscapehawaii.org

LANDSCAPE iNDUSTRY CERTifiCATiON iN 2011

TuRF MainTenance Sean Fong Hawaiian Turfgrass David Marks Mark’s Lawn Service Easton Martin Hawaiian Sunshine Nursery Seamas Mercado Self Employed Lauro Nilo LPN Landscaping Sheena Nuuanu Ko‘Olina Golf Club Rodney Young Starwood Hotels Taylor Kim Landscape Care & Enhancement Sunsiree Nauka KN Lawn Service Mark Magarifuji Cardinal Maintenance Services, Inc

ORnaMenTal MainTenance Darryl Barbadillo Landscape Hawaii, Inc Ronald DeSilva Landscape Hawaii, Inc Daniel Marsh Landscape Hawaii, Inc David Ohai Landscape Hawaii, Inc. Steve Ebisuya Doris Duke Foundation Lake Gibby Imua Landscaping Co., Inc. Edgar Maglay Ultimate Innovations, Inc. Keana Mossman Kula’s Landscaping

iRRiGaTiOn Lauro Nilo LPN Landscaping

The National Landscape Industry Cer-tification Exam is conducted up to three times in Hawaii. All exams are adminis-tered , set up, and judged by local land-scape professionals and vendors who vol-unteer their time, equipment ,& supplies to help raise the bar for the level of quality

and training of Hawaii landscapers .The Landscape Industry Certification

exam depends entirely on volunteer partic-ipation of its CLTs and local vendors who serve as judges and other in other adminis-trative capacities. In great appreciation, we list the administrators, judges and vendors.

adMiniSTRaTiOn Matt Lyum, CLP Performance Landscape State ChairMike Johnson, CLT Landscape Hawaii, Inc. Oahu ChairMarge Chikamoto, Pacific Agriculture Time keeper

iRRiGaTiOn JudGeSBrandon Au, CLT C&C Honolulu Section ChairCarlton Luka, CLT C&C Honolulu JTAKen Combs, CLT Superior Sweepers JTAMatt Ellis Kona Irrigation JudgeJohn Singlehurst, CLT Self Employed JudgeNorman Allen, CLT Kona Irrigation JudgeKula Mossman Kula’s Landscaping JudgeRey Ito Self Employed JudgeRandy Liu, CLT Starwood Hotels JudgeJim Kinney HISCO JudgeMJ Forarty HISCO JudgeBenny Abrigado, CLT Performance Landscape JudgeKanela Mossman Kula’s Landscaping JudgeBobby Mann, CLT Royal Contracting JudgeDarryl Cazinha MWR Perks & Rec JudgeAndrew Kendall, CLT Kendall Landscaping JudgeMark Leon, CLT Sunshine Landscaping Judge

cERTIfIcATION AT OAHU EXAM20NEW cLT’S EARN

STORY: Jay Deputy

Candidates (l to r in Candidate T shirts) Romulo Bangloy, Benjamin Sahagun, Mariko Ziv & Easton Martin, with judge Benny Abrigado and State CLT Chair Matt Lyum (far right).

See Certification on page 46

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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.

LANDSCAPEHAWAII.ORG 37

he 12th annual Oahu Landscape Certification Exam was held at the University of Hawaii

Experiment Station farm in Waimanalo on August 20. The exam was the only Certification exam con-

ducted in Hawaii this year and was a very productive event. The Oahu certification team conducted testing

on Turf Maintenance, Ornamental Maintenance, and Irriga-tion, involving 43 first time candidates and 5 re-takers. In order to become certified, candidates must score 70% or higher in all four written tests and nine hands-on field problems. The 2011 exam produced 11 CLTs in Turf Maintenance, 8 in Ornamental Maintenance, and one in Irrigation.

This year’s exam was of particular importance because it was under close scrutiny by a mainland observer and the credentials committee of the National parent organization PLANET. The results of their report will determine whether Hawaii retains full testing accreditation for the next five years.

A special thanks goes out to Pat Singlehurst and the guys from Hawthorne Rental who once again brought out their traveling BBQ and served up a terrific steak lunch to almost 100 candidates, judges and other happy people in attendance.

A list of all new CLTs, judges and sponsors follows here. A complete list of all CLTs in Hawaii with individual certifica-tions listed for each by Island location can be found on the LICH website www.landscapehawaii.org

LANDSCAPE iNDUSTRY CERTifiCATiON iN 2011

TuRF MainTenance Sean Fong Hawaiian Turfgrass David Marks Mark’s Lawn Service Easton Martin Hawaiian Sunshine Nursery Seamas Mercado Self Employed Lauro Nilo LPN Landscaping Sheena Nuuanu Ko‘Olina Golf Club Rodney Young Starwood Hotels Taylor Kim Landscape Care & Enhancement Sunsiree Nauka KN Lawn Service Mark Magarifuji Cardinal Maintenance Services, Inc

ORnaMenTal MainTenance Darryl Barbadillo Landscape Hawaii, Inc Ronald DeSilva Landscape Hawaii, Inc Daniel Marsh Landscape Hawaii, Inc David Ohai Landscape Hawaii, Inc. Steve Ebisuya Doris Duke Foundation Lake Gibby Imua Landscaping Co., Inc. Edgar Maglay Ultimate Innovations, Inc. Keana Mossman Kula’s Landscaping

iRRiGaTiOn Lauro Nilo LPN Landscaping

The National Landscape Industry Cer-tification Exam is conducted up to three times in Hawaii. All exams are adminis-tered , set up, and judged by local land-scape professionals and vendors who vol-unteer their time, equipment ,& supplies to help raise the bar for the level of quality

and training of Hawaii landscapers .The Landscape Industry Certification

exam depends entirely on volunteer partic-ipation of its CLTs and local vendors who serve as judges and other in other adminis-trative capacities. In great appreciation, we list the administrators, judges and vendors.

adMiniSTRaTiOn Matt Lyum, CLP Performance Landscape State ChairMike Johnson, CLT Landscape Hawaii, Inc. Oahu ChairMarge Chikamoto, Pacific Agriculture Time keeper

iRRiGaTiOn JudGeSBrandon Au, CLT C&C Honolulu Section ChairCarlton Luka, CLT C&C Honolulu JTAKen Combs, CLT Superior Sweepers JTAMatt Ellis Kona Irrigation JudgeJohn Singlehurst, CLT Self Employed JudgeNorman Allen, CLT Kona Irrigation JudgeKula Mossman Kula’s Landscaping JudgeRey Ito Self Employed JudgeRandy Liu, CLT Starwood Hotels JudgeJim Kinney HISCO JudgeMJ Forarty HISCO JudgeBenny Abrigado, CLT Performance Landscape JudgeKanela Mossman Kula’s Landscaping JudgeBobby Mann, CLT Royal Contracting JudgeDarryl Cazinha MWR Perks & Rec JudgeAndrew Kendall, CLT Kendall Landscaping JudgeMark Leon, CLT Sunshine Landscaping Judge

cERTIfIcATION AT OAHU EXAM20NEW cLT’S EARN

STORY: Jay Deputy

Candidates (l to r in Candidate T shirts) Romulo Bangloy, Benjamin Sahagun, Mariko Ziv & Easton Martin, with judge Benny Abrigado and State CLT Chair Matt Lyum (far right).

See Certification on page 46

THE VOICE OF HAWAII’S GREEN INDUSTRY

recent announce-ment to contractors generally, but espe-cially concerning to C-27 landscape con-tractors, was issued

without a cover letter but with the return address of the Department of Commerce and Consumer affairs. It has caused a bit of consternation and confusion. It states unequivocally that any electrical work, including low voltage wiring, and any plumb-ing work within 5 feet of a building, requires a licensed electrician or

plumber respectively. Yet this is work that has always been in the scope of the C-27 landscape contractor! What of night lighting, what of irrigation solenoid controls, what of sprinkler heads near a building?

I called the Executive Secretary for the Contractors License Board and found she did not know about the letter, supposed it was from the Elec-tricians and Plumbers’ Board, and surmised it was due to that Board’s concern over the practice of some electrical contractors to continue to perform electrical work even without

an individual licensed electrician on the job, and to the numerous security alarm companies ignoring the re-quirement for using licensed electri-cians for their installations. She said she would forward a LICH letter of inquiry to the appropriate Board.

After 5 weeks we got a reply. To the question “is this a new law, or a new interpretation of existing law?” we got the laconic reply “No.” They graciously left out the implied “which part of ‘no’ do you not understand, the ‘n’ or the ‘o?’ always one of my favorite quips! To our question who

decided this and were we consulted we got the reply that the notice was dis-cussed at two prior Board meetings for the Electricians and Plumbers, and one of the Contractors License Board, which are public. Ok, but what does it all mean?

I then fired off an e-mail with a list of 10 detailed questions on how to interpret this if, in fact, we are all going to have to change 60 years of industry practice and beat the bushes for electricians and plumbers. The Executive Secretary of the Electricians and Plumbers’ Board graciously discussed it with me, said she could only state what the Board itself has said, that they hadn’t made any state-ments as to most of our questions, and advised that we reconsider what we re-ally wanted to know. There is a category of journeyman electrician that deals with under 50 volt systems. Once the Board has ruled on something: that is it, you have to follow it. Perhaps I was assum-ing too much, and we all know that “assume” makes an “ass” out of “u” and “me.” Maybe this whole announcement has created a tempest in a teacup?

So today I got deeper inside the “Hawaii Administrative Rules” of the Board of Electri-cians and Plumbers, and I have good news for all C-27 contractors.

We already know that irrigation and night lighting systems are within our scope, and that incidental and minor elements of a job involv-ing other trades can be contracted for so long as that trades’ rules are followed. So the question is not, can C-27 contractors engage to do electrical work, they can, when it is a minor element in landscape job. But in HAR16-80 Electricians and Plumbers, there is an exemption for low voltage (<30 volts). Equipment is “any wire, appliance, fixture, ap-paratus or machinery installed on, in or about any structure for mak-ing use of electrical energy for light, heat and power except when …. used exclusively for telephone, call bells, signals, or other purposes in connec-tion with which electromotive force

does not exceed thirty volts.”

And as the field wir-ing for irrigation work is

used for sig-nals and operates

at less than 30 volts, it is not an electrical equipment instal-lation. Low voltage night lighting is a purpose using less

than 30 volts as well, so it is not electrical

equipment for the purposes of the Board’s rules. So let’s not get our undergarments in a twist, as they say.

Well what about the licensed plumber requirement within 5 feet of a building? What if our sprinkler heads are close to a building or the main line/connection is near the build-ing? If we look carefully at the definitions there is a concern. Plumbing work has to do with “the installation, maintenance, extension and alteration of all piping, fixtures, appliances and appurtenances in connection with … potable water-supply systems … within or adjacent to

GETTINGAMPED UP

STORY: Boyd Ready

any building …” So do we need a licensed plumber when putting sprinklers within 5 feet of a building? It has not been landscape industry practice to do so, and is not generally something any of us has ever heard is enforced. Look at it this way: sprinklers are fixtures in connection with potable water-supply systems, but their purpose is not to supply drinking water. That is why, given that backflow prevention is followed, it is not a safety and health issue. Hose bibs around the building are often used for drinking, and are generally installed by plumbers, but sprinkler heads are not. So I say, as this is a grey area, continue with our practices of installing irrigation systems as before, but if you are putting hose bibs up on a building, make sure you have at least a journeyman plumber on hand to do that part of the work. If you are attach-ing your system to a point of connection provided by others, and it happens to be within 5 feet of the building, see that the site civil or mechanical contractor locates the point of connection 5+ feet from the building, and run your main line 5+ feet away from the building!

As we all know, the functions of gov-ernment are manifold and, when engag-ing with the citizenry, often mandatory. But given the minimal staffing of DCCA Regulated Industry Complaint Offices, the general practice of complaint-driven enforcement, the need to prioritize, and the general lack of official urgency in the absence of complaints, these issues are likely to come up for an individual contractor extremely infrequently. And as there are reasonable interpretations of the Board’s own administrative rules favoring our continuing traditional practices, I believe our C-27 contractors’ concerns can be considered allayed for now.

Should the industry make an issue of this? Call me if you want to be on a committee, research this further, and come up with a recommendation to the Council to take any official position at the January 2012 meeting. I’ll be at the Landscape Conference in October for informal discussions on this, look me up between sessions or at the trade show! In the meantime, don’t panic, take it easy!

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

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Low Voltage work challenged by Contractor’s License Board

And as there are reasonable interpretations of the Board’s own administrative rules favoring our continuing traditional practices, I believe our C-27 contractors’ concerns can be considered allayed for now.

THE VOICE OF HAWAII’S GREEN INDUSTRY

recent announce-ment to contractors generally, but espe-cially concerning to C-27 landscape con-tractors, was issued

without a cover letter but with the return address of the Department of Commerce and Consumer affairs. It has caused a bit of consternation and confusion. It states unequivocally that any electrical work, including low voltage wiring, and any plumb-ing work within 5 feet of a building, requires a licensed electrician or

plumber respectively. Yet this is work that has always been in the scope of the C-27 landscape contractor! What of night lighting, what of irrigation solenoid controls, what of sprinkler heads near a building?

I called the Executive Secretary for the Contractors License Board and found she did not know about the letter, supposed it was from the Elec-tricians and Plumbers’ Board, and surmised it was due to that Board’s concern over the practice of some electrical contractors to continue to perform electrical work even without

an individual licensed electrician on the job, and to the numerous security alarm companies ignoring the re-quirement for using licensed electri-cians for their installations. She said she would forward a LICH letter of inquiry to the appropriate Board.

After 5 weeks we got a reply. To the question “is this a new law, or a new interpretation of existing law?” we got the laconic reply “No.” They graciously left out the implied “which part of ‘no’ do you not understand, the ‘n’ or the ‘o?’ always one of my favorite quips! To our question who

decided this and were we consulted we got the reply that the notice was dis-cussed at two prior Board meetings for the Electricians and Plumbers, and one of the Contractors License Board, which are public. Ok, but what does it all mean?

I then fired off an e-mail with a list of 10 detailed questions on how to interpret this if, in fact, we are all going to have to change 60 years of industry practice and beat the bushes for electricians and plumbers. The Executive Secretary of the Electricians and Plumbers’ Board graciously discussed it with me, said she could only state what the Board itself has said, that they hadn’t made any state-ments as to most of our questions, and advised that we reconsider what we re-ally wanted to know. There is a category of journeyman electrician that deals with under 50 volt systems. Once the Board has ruled on something: that is it, you have to follow it. Perhaps I was assum-ing too much, and we all know that “assume” makes an “ass” out of “u” and “me.” Maybe this whole announcement has created a tempest in a teacup?

So today I got deeper inside the “Hawaii Administrative Rules” of the Board of Electri-cians and Plumbers, and I have good news for all C-27 contractors.

We already know that irrigation and night lighting systems are within our scope, and that incidental and minor elements of a job involv-ing other trades can be contracted for so long as that trades’ rules are followed. So the question is not, can C-27 contractors engage to do electrical work, they can, when it is a minor element in landscape job. But in HAR16-80 Electricians and Plumbers, there is an exemption for low voltage (<30 volts). Equipment is “any wire, appliance, fixture, ap-paratus or machinery installed on, in or about any structure for mak-ing use of electrical energy for light, heat and power except when …. used exclusively for telephone, call bells, signals, or other purposes in connec-tion with which electromotive force

does not exceed thirty volts.”

And as the field wir-ing for irrigation work is

used for sig-nals and operates

at less than 30 volts, it is not an electrical equipment instal-lation. Low voltage night lighting is a purpose using less

than 30 volts as well, so it is not electrical

equipment for the purposes of the Board’s rules. So let’s not get our undergarments in a twist, as they say.

Well what about the licensed plumber requirement within 5 feet of a building? What if our sprinkler heads are close to a building or the main line/connection is near the build-ing? If we look carefully at the definitions there is a concern. Plumbing work has to do with “the installation, maintenance, extension and alteration of all piping, fixtures, appliances and appurtenances in connection with … potable water-supply systems … within or adjacent to

GETTINGAMPED UP

STORY: Boyd Ready

any building …” So do we need a licensed plumber when putting sprinklers within 5 feet of a building? It has not been landscape industry practice to do so, and is not generally something any of us has ever heard is enforced. Look at it this way: sprinklers are fixtures in connection with potable water-supply systems, but their purpose is not to supply drinking water. That is why, given that backflow prevention is followed, it is not a safety and health issue. Hose bibs around the building are often used for drinking, and are generally installed by plumbers, but sprinkler heads are not. So I say, as this is a grey area, continue with our practices of installing irrigation systems as before, but if you are putting hose bibs up on a building, make sure you have at least a journeyman plumber on hand to do that part of the work. If you are attach-ing your system to a point of connection provided by others, and it happens to be within 5 feet of the building, see that the site civil or mechanical contractor locates the point of connection 5+ feet from the building, and run your main line 5+ feet away from the building!

As we all know, the functions of gov-ernment are manifold and, when engag-ing with the citizenry, often mandatory. But given the minimal staffing of DCCA Regulated Industry Complaint Offices, the general practice of complaint-driven enforcement, the need to prioritize, and the general lack of official urgency in the absence of complaints, these issues are likely to come up for an individual contractor extremely infrequently. And as there are reasonable interpretations of the Board’s own administrative rules favoring our continuing traditional practices, I believe our C-27 contractors’ concerns can be considered allayed for now.

Should the industry make an issue of this? Call me if you want to be on a committee, research this further, and come up with a recommendation to the Council to take any official position at the January 2012 meeting. I’ll be at the Landscape Conference in October for informal discussions on this, look me up between sessions or at the trade show! In the meantime, don’t panic, take it easy!

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

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And as there are reasonable interpretations of the Board’s own administrative rules favoring our continuing traditional practices, I believe our C-27 contractors’ concerns can be considered allayed for now.

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Over the last three years exten-sion initiatives have emerged in the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources at the University of Hawaii, Manoa, dedicated to the revitalization of the floriculture and nursery industry in Hawaii. Dr. Kheng T. Cheah with the support of exten-sion agents Andrew Kawabata in the island of Hawaii, Roy Yamakawa in Kawaii, and Anne Gachui and Norman Nagata in Maui have developed a New Plant Distribution Center (NPDC), and carried out extensive interviews with over 40 nursery owners across the state. Dr. Cheah has traveled three times to the main floriculture and nursery production areas in China to open markets, promote, and liaison on behalf of Hawaii’s nursery industry, and has started an International Tissue Culture Network (ITCN) as a resource for Hawaii’s growers.

Dr Cheah has been focusing on developing initiatives and strategies to increase the global competitiveness of Hawaii’s nursery products through in-novation and entrepreneurship. Given the distance to major markets, Hawaii must export high-value high-quality products that can support increas-ing shipping costs. Vision, strategic decision making, financial planning, and proper marketing are now more important than ever to carve a niche in the global markets.

New Plant Distribution Center (NPDC)

New plants set the pace in the foliage and cut flower markets, creating profits to the growers that supply the largest numbers of such new plants. Two areas that would improve Hawaii’s floriculture and nursery exports are increased access to global mar-kets and improvements in the supply chain of high-value new plants. NPDC supports the nursery industry by focusing efforts on developing micropropagation technol-ogy to reduce production costs, to increase the availability and accessibility of starting materials, to facilitate a constant flow of

high-value new varieties, and to refocus competition towards the global markets by promoting and branding Hawaii’s high-value new ornamentals. Protocols for micropropagation of dracaena ‘Janet Craig’ and bamboo ‘Buddha Belly” have already been developed. Tissue culture clones of five new varieties of dracaena are being distributed to Hawaii growers.

Promoting Hawaii’s Nursery Products in China

International marketing and sales of Hawaii’s new plants is also one of the aims of the NPDC. Although China is about double the distance from Hawaii to California, the latter has a highly compet-itive and developed market over 30 times larger in sales of floriculture and nursery products. The demand of nursery prod-ucts is associated with disposable income, and China has one of the fastest growing ornamental industries in the world over the last decade, about 20% per year. The provinces of Guangzhou and Kunming are the main flower and foliage producers.

Three trips have totaled about 40 days in site visits to over 30 Chinese growers, research institutions, nursery companies,

STORY: Dr. Kheng T. Cheah

CTAHR aims to re-energize Hawaii’s

nursery industry

Floriculture and nursery industry value of sales. The largest contributor includes bedding/garden plants, plant rentals, landscape plants, propagation materials, sod, trees, and any other nursery products not elsewhere classified (NASS, various issues).

GLOBALGROWTH

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he landscape industry is over five times larger than the floriculture

and nursery industry. It is clear that the landscape industry in Hawaii has been eco-

nomically resilient and a leader during the last decade. However, the creation, propaga-

tion, and mass marketing of unique cool plants, an essential component of the work of landscape professionals, starts in small and large nurseries across the state; work done by hobbyists as well

as dedicated commercial producers of all sizes. Unfortunately, these are trying times for nurs-

eries across the state. Over the last decade they have faced global and national economic reces-sions combined with maturing markets in its core products, increased local and international competition, price-based competition leading to a shrinking of the industry, high input and production costs, and shortages of labor, water, and affordable agricultural land.

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Over the last three years exten-sion initiatives have emerged in the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources at the University of Hawaii, Manoa, dedicated to the revitalization of the floriculture and nursery industry in Hawaii. Dr. Kheng T. Cheah with the support of exten-sion agents Andrew Kawabata in the island of Hawaii, Roy Yamakawa in Kawaii, and Anne Gachui and Norman Nagata in Maui have developed a New Plant Distribution Center (NPDC), and carried out extensive interviews with over 40 nursery owners across the state. Dr. Cheah has traveled three times to the main floriculture and nursery production areas in China to open markets, promote, and liaison on behalf of Hawaii’s nursery industry, and has started an International Tissue Culture Network (ITCN) as a resource for Hawaii’s growers.

Dr Cheah has been focusing on developing initiatives and strategies to increase the global competitiveness of Hawaii’s nursery products through in-novation and entrepreneurship. Given the distance to major markets, Hawaii must export high-value high-quality products that can support increas-ing shipping costs. Vision, strategic decision making, financial planning, and proper marketing are now more important than ever to carve a niche in the global markets.

New Plant Distribution Center (NPDC)

New plants set the pace in the foliage and cut flower markets, creating profits to the growers that supply the largest numbers of such new plants. Two areas that would improve Hawaii’s floriculture and nursery exports are increased access to global mar-kets and improvements in the supply chain of high-value new plants. NPDC supports the nursery industry by focusing efforts on developing micropropagation technol-ogy to reduce production costs, to increase the availability and accessibility of starting materials, to facilitate a constant flow of

high-value new varieties, and to refocus competition towards the global markets by promoting and branding Hawaii’s high-value new ornamentals. Protocols for micropropagation of dracaena ‘Janet Craig’ and bamboo ‘Buddha Belly” have already been developed. Tissue culture clones of five new varieties of dracaena are being distributed to Hawaii growers.

Promoting Hawaii’s Nursery Products in China

International marketing and sales of Hawaii’s new plants is also one of the aims of the NPDC. Although China is about double the distance from Hawaii to California, the latter has a highly compet-itive and developed market over 30 times larger in sales of floriculture and nursery products. The demand of nursery prod-ucts is associated with disposable income, and China has one of the fastest growing ornamental industries in the world over the last decade, about 20% per year. The provinces of Guangzhou and Kunming are the main flower and foliage producers.

Three trips have totaled about 40 days in site visits to over 30 Chinese growers, research institutions, nursery companies,

STORY: Dr. Kheng T. Cheah

CTAHR aims to re-energize Hawaii’s

nursery industry

Floriculture and nursery industry value of sales. The largest contributor includes bedding/garden plants, plant rentals, landscape plants, propagation materials, sod, trees, and any other nursery products not elsewhere classified (NASS, various issues).

GLOBALGROWTH

40 LANDSCAPE HAWAII OCTOBER | NOVEMBER 2011

he landscape industry is over five times larger than the floriculture

and nursery industry. It is clear that the landscape industry in Hawaii has been eco-

nomically resilient and a leader during the last decade. However, the creation, propaga-

tion, and mass marketing of unique cool plants, an essential component of the work of landscape professionals, starts in small and large nurseries across the state; work done by hobbyists as well

as dedicated commercial producers of all sizes. Unfortunately, these are trying times for nurs-

eries across the state. Over the last decade they have faced global and national economic reces-sions combined with maturing markets in its core products, increased local and international competition, price-based competition leading to a shrinking of the industry, high input and production costs, and shortages of labor, water, and affordable agricultural land.

42 LANDSCAPE HAWAII OCTOBER | NOVEMBER 2011 THE VOICE OF HAWAII’S GREEN INDUSTRY

and educational centers. Time has been spent on building bridges of communica-tion and understanding to build confi-dence and trust between Chinese and Hawaii growers. It has been an iterative process identifying plants of mutual interest. A total of four extension agents have participated in at least one trip and seven other people have also traveled including technicians, students, and fac-ulty. Significant interest has been raised for proteas, bromeliads, orchids, pitcher plants, and others.

The trips have revealed tremendous progress in the ornamental industry in China, and confirmed the need to con-tinue creating one-of-a-kind, new, “cool” ornamental plants, to mass produce them and to gain market share by releasing ear-ly into the global markets. The successful reception of a few plants has increased the need to evaluate tissue culture lab options to mass produce them in the next couple of years.

International Tissue Culture Network (ITCN)

The ITCN has been developed as a response to meet the need for mass scale commercial micropropagation services as well as to open opportunities to bring Hawaii’s plants to local and abroad mass markets. So far, verbal collaboration agreements have been established with

ten commercial tissue culture labs to pro-vide micropropagation services to Hawaii growers – two labs in Hawaii, four in the US mainland, three in China, and one in Malaysia.

Growers have a need for mass propaga-tion of their unique plants for research, market testing, production and com-mercial sales. Commercial plant tissue culture facilities in China, Malaysia, and mainland USA stay in business because of their returns of scale, technological know-how, and proximity to markets. Reduced costs of labor in China and Malaysia are compensated by mass scale production with innovative technology in US facilities where labor can be ten times more expensive.

The belief that tissue culture is just like cooking with a recipe is a common misunderstanding that has led growers and even researchers to considerable waste in time and money. It is not widely known, but micropropagation proto-cols vary depending on the particular variety, and while some protocols might be useful across several varieties of the same species, particular varieties can be recalcitrant. Protocol development takes expensive facilities and chemicals, optimi-zation at each stage of development, and months, sometimes years, of research.

While starting materials can be pro-duced locally in Hawaii, economic feasibil-ity of mass scale propagation and liner

production improves the closer the opera-tion is to mass markets. Some of the large plant tissue culture facilities in mainland USA and China also offer licensing fees to growers. If a particular lab is interested in a new plant, Hawaii growers stand to receive a royalty based on sales of the plant while the company carries out the micropropa-gation, liner production, all the way to marketing and sales. The process is not for the faint of heart; a promising ornamental plant may take years to scale its produc-tion to commercial level, market testing, growth evaluation, and final distribution. The process may take several years, and while there is a risk involved in every busi-ness transaction there is also a potential significant passive income if the plant hap-pens to be successful in the global market.

CTAHR aims to re-energize the nursery industry in Hawaii and extension work continues to promote Hawaii’s nursery industry products by opening new mar-kets, and functioning as a liaison between growers and potential interested parties local and abroad.

Dr. Kheng T. Cheah is an Associate Specialist of Nursery Management at the University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources Department of Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences. For more information on these programs visit www.khengcheah.com.

LANDSCAPEHAWAII.ORG 43

Landscaping on the front lines in the fight to protect coastal ecosystems

GARDENRAIN STORY: Jolie Wanger

or many of us, rain evokes feelings of renewal, cleansing and vitality. For many coastal

ecosystems however, particularly in urban areas, rain means a rapid

onslaught of runoff laden with sediment and pollutants. This toxic soup clouds the water and creates conditions detrimental to marine life and human health. Our af-finity for concrete and asphalt pavements has resulted in a dramatic disruption of the natural hydrologic cycle. Pre-develop-ment, approximately 10% of rain would have turned into runoff and 50% would have soaked into the ground to recharge aquifers and feed streams and springs.

Post-development, approximately 55% of rain turns into untreated runoff and only 15% is absorbed by the land. This near reversal of the hydrologic regime has not only had disastrous consequences for the ocean but also dramatically reduces the water available to recharge limited drink-ing water reserves.

The good news is that the management of stormwater is trending towards what is known as Low Impact Development or LID, a strategy which compensates for imperviousness wherever possible. This approach essentially seeks to mimic the natural hydrologic conditions where native forests, wetlands, and other pre-

development landscape features capture rainfall, allowing it to infiltrate into the soil and groundwater. At the same time, they more gently release surface flows from intense storms into waterways. Soil microorganisms and plants capture and process potential pollutants before they reach larger waterbodies. Through improved planning for new developments and retrofitting areas developed using traditional stormwater management strategies, the LID approach utilizes land-scaping to the greatest extent possible. Landscaping features are engineered and placed strategically in order to maximize treatment and infiltration capability.

42 LANDSCAPE HAWAII OCTOBER | NOVEMBER 2011 THE VOICE OF HAWAII’S GREEN INDUSTRY

and educational centers. Time has been spent on building bridges of communica-tion and understanding to build confi-dence and trust between Chinese and Hawaii growers. It has been an iterative process identifying plants of mutual interest. A total of four extension agents have participated in at least one trip and seven other people have also traveled including technicians, students, and fac-ulty. Significant interest has been raised for proteas, bromeliads, orchids, pitcher plants, and others.

The trips have revealed tremendous progress in the ornamental industry in China, and confirmed the need to con-tinue creating one-of-a-kind, new, “cool” ornamental plants, to mass produce them and to gain market share by releasing ear-ly into the global markets. The successful reception of a few plants has increased the need to evaluate tissue culture lab options to mass produce them in the next couple of years.

International Tissue Culture Network (ITCN)

The ITCN has been developed as a response to meet the need for mass scale commercial micropropagation services as well as to open opportunities to bring Hawaii’s plants to local and abroad mass markets. So far, verbal collaboration agreements have been established with

ten commercial tissue culture labs to pro-vide micropropagation services to Hawaii growers – two labs in Hawaii, four in the US mainland, three in China, and one in Malaysia.

Growers have a need for mass propaga-tion of their unique plants for research, market testing, production and com-mercial sales. Commercial plant tissue culture facilities in China, Malaysia, and mainland USA stay in business because of their returns of scale, technological know-how, and proximity to markets. Reduced costs of labor in China and Malaysia are compensated by mass scale production with innovative technology in US facilities where labor can be ten times more expensive.

The belief that tissue culture is just like cooking with a recipe is a common misunderstanding that has led growers and even researchers to considerable waste in time and money. It is not widely known, but micropropagation proto-cols vary depending on the particular variety, and while some protocols might be useful across several varieties of the same species, particular varieties can be recalcitrant. Protocol development takes expensive facilities and chemicals, optimi-zation at each stage of development, and months, sometimes years, of research.

While starting materials can be pro-duced locally in Hawaii, economic feasibil-ity of mass scale propagation and liner

production improves the closer the opera-tion is to mass markets. Some of the large plant tissue culture facilities in mainland USA and China also offer licensing fees to growers. If a particular lab is interested in a new plant, Hawaii growers stand to receive a royalty based on sales of the plant while the company carries out the micropropa-gation, liner production, all the way to marketing and sales. The process is not for the faint of heart; a promising ornamental plant may take years to scale its produc-tion to commercial level, market testing, growth evaluation, and final distribution. The process may take several years, and while there is a risk involved in every busi-ness transaction there is also a potential significant passive income if the plant hap-pens to be successful in the global market.

CTAHR aims to re-energize the nursery industry in Hawaii and extension work continues to promote Hawaii’s nursery industry products by opening new mar-kets, and functioning as a liaison between growers and potential interested parties local and abroad.

Dr. Kheng T. Cheah is an Associate Specialist of Nursery Management at the University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources Department of Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences. For more information on these programs visit www.khengcheah.com.

LANDSCAPEHAWAII.ORG 43

Landscaping on the front lines in the fight to protect coastal ecosystems

GARDENRAIN STORY: Jolie Wanger

or many of us, rain evokes feelings of renewal, cleansing and vitality. For many coastal

ecosystems however, particularly in urban areas, rain means a rapid

onslaught of runoff laden with sediment and pollutants. This toxic soup clouds the water and creates conditions detrimental to marine life and human health. Our af-finity for concrete and asphalt pavements has resulted in a dramatic disruption of the natural hydrologic cycle. Pre-develop-ment, approximately 10% of rain would have turned into runoff and 50% would have soaked into the ground to recharge aquifers and feed streams and springs.

Post-development, approximately 55% of rain turns into untreated runoff and only 15% is absorbed by the land. This near reversal of the hydrologic regime has not only had disastrous consequences for the ocean but also dramatically reduces the water available to recharge limited drink-ing water reserves.

The good news is that the management of stormwater is trending towards what is known as Low Impact Development or LID, a strategy which compensates for imperviousness wherever possible. This approach essentially seeks to mimic the natural hydrologic conditions where native forests, wetlands, and other pre-

development landscape features capture rainfall, allowing it to infiltrate into the soil and groundwater. At the same time, they more gently release surface flows from intense storms into waterways. Soil microorganisms and plants capture and process potential pollutants before they reach larger waterbodies. Through improved planning for new developments and retrofitting areas developed using traditional stormwater management strategies, the LID approach utilizes land-scaping to the greatest extent possible. Landscaping features are engineered and placed strategically in order to maximize treatment and infiltration capability.

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he Internet provides access to a bounty of

information these days, but there’s always the question of

expertise and pertinence. Local Web surfers looking for reliable

information that is relevant to the Islands can find it at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa’s College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources online publica-tion archive, at http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/site/Info.aspx. CTAHR maintains a treasure trove of 1,000-plus (and grow-ing) downloadable publications, the vast majority of them free, about numerous aspects of landscaping and horticulture in Hawai‘i. Included are publications about edible landscape plants, unusual choices for groundcovers and living barriers, and xeriscape landscaping to help conserve water. There are articles on pest and weed management, propagation and prun-ing, and even how to grow your business (check out the section called “Entrepre-neur’s Toolbox” for this). You can search using a specific term, like “ginger” or “c,” or you can browse general areas such as “Landscape,” “Ornamentals and Flowers,” and “Turf Management.” CTAHR is con-tinually adding to the archive, both newly written publications and updated classics, so there’s always something worthwhile to check out. Offering top-quality, dependable information focusing on Hawai‘i’s particular climate, topography, culture, and plant population, this archive can be a valuable aid. And it’s even avail-able 24/7, for those nagging middle-of-the-night questions about weed control. Now, that’s useful.

Article written with assistance from the Office of Communication Services at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources.

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Bioretention is the most common of these strategies. A bioretention system, or rain garden is a sunken landscaped area adjacent to an impervious surface that captures runoff and allows water to soak into the ground. Soil microorgan-isms and plant roots break down pollut-ants. Overflows re-enter the storm water conveyance system through an underd-rain or other engineered overflow point.

This relatively simple technology can be deployed in parking lot islands, right-of-ways on streets, and as part of the landscaping for homes or commercial development. Depending upon the level of engineering involved, most bioreten-tion facilities can be quite inexpensive to build. The primary costs are labor or equipment for excavation, soil amend-ments, rock, plants and mulch (averaging between $500 to $1,000).

The most important feature of a bioretention system is a sunken ponding surface that will retain stormwater flows for a period of time sufficient to allow the water to infiltrate into the soil. This 6-12” deep ponding surface is planted with a dense growth of native ornamen-tal plants that can tolerate frequent wet and dry cycles.

Utilizing native plants ensures that dry-season irrigation is not necessary once the plants are established in a year or two. Plants are carefully chosen and placed within the rain garden based on their moisture requirements. The base or wettest area of the rain garden, nearest to the inflow point, is planted with plants such as ‘ae‘ae (Bacopa monnieri) and aku-likuli (Sesuvium portulacastrum), which can tolerate submerged conditions. The mesic areas of the rain garden towards the overflow point and along the slope of the berm are planted with moist to seasonal wet plants such as Oahu sedge (Carex wahuensis) and uki uki (Dianella sandwicensis). The berm is planted with xeric plants such as akia (Wikstroemia uva-ursi), ‘ilima (Sida fallax), and ‘ūlei (Osteomeles anthyllidifolia), which primarily function to stabilize the berm. As a general rule of thumb, food plants should not be used for rain gardens. This is due to the treatment nature of these systems, where runoff often contains pollutants such as heavy metals, petro-chemicals and pesticides. A two to three inch layer of mulch is placed over all soil surfaces to keep plants moist during dry periods and provides additional micro-biological benefits for removing water-borne pollutants. Rocks are used to arm

inflow and overflow points, thereby reducing soil erosion.

The single most important factor in rain garden planning and suitability is the infiltration rate of the soil. If the soil does not have adequate percolation, it may be necessary to amend the soil or employ other engineering strategies or, it may not be possible to install biore-tention in that site. Rain gardens must be designed to completely drain within 24-48 hours to prevent the breeding of mosquitos. When sizing a rain garden the roof area and infiltration rate are both taken into account. Most sites use a 0.1 cooefficient or 10% of the area of imper-vious cover draining into it, although this cooefficient may be adjusted depending on local rainfall patterns and soil percola-tion.

Ka ua malie, Adapting Rain Garden and Low Impact Development Extension to Hawaiian Watersheds

In order to increase capacity and inter-est in installing rain gardens in Hawai‘i, particularly in the Maunalua Bay region, University of Hawai‘i Sea Grant held a training workshop in March funded by the Hawaii Coastal Zone Management Program for 38 participants, many from the landscape industry. The workshop was made possible through a regional collaboration and partnership within the Sea Grant Sustainable Coastal Com-

munity Development Network and the National NEMO (Non-point source Edu-cation for Municipal Officials) Network. Expert trainers were brought from Or-egon Sea Grant to conduct the training and advise Hawai‘i Sea Grant on adapting resources to a Hawai‘i setting.

Sea Grant worked collaboratively with multiple partners in preparation for the workshop to create resources for a Hawai‘i rain garden extension pro-gram. Partners from the UH College of Tropical Agriculture & Human Resources (CTAHR), Hui Ku Maoli Ola Native Plant Nursery, Hui O Ko‘olaupoko and other individual horticulturists contributed to a plant list resource for Hawai‘i rain gardens. The plant list contains infor-mation about climate and moisture requirements as well as wetland status if applicable and ability to tolerate dry/submerged conditions. We also relied on local partners to adapt engineering and construction considerations to the local climatic and soil conditions.

The workshop itself was an all day training event focusing on rain gar-den site assessment, design and plant selection and also included background information on low impact development, invasive species and operations and maintenance. The following day, partici-pants were given a hands-on opportunity to practice all the elements of the work-shop by installing a demonstration rain garden at He‘eia State Park in Kāne‘ohe with partners Hui O Ko‘olaupoko and Kama‘aina Kids (see article by Kirsten Maliheau).

The ‘ae‘ae (Bacopa monnieri) is ideal for a rain garden due to it’s toleratence

to submerged conditions.

PHOTOS: Forest & Kim Starr

44 LANDSCAPE HAWAII OCTOBER | NOVEMBER 2011 THE VOICE OF HAWAII’S GREEN INDUSTRY

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Convenient locations in Waimanalo & Hilo

ONE CALL ONE SOURCE

Bromeliads Drought Tolerant Plants

Ferns Flowering Plants

Foliage Plants Groundcover Plants

Native Plants Shrubs

Succulents Interior/Exterior Plants

Contract Grows and more...

FOR ALL YOUR PLANT NEEDS

www.HawaiianSunshineNursery.com Statewide Delivery/Shipping Available

Dwarf Singapore Plumeria 25gal Sale $350.00

LIMITED TO QUANTITY ON HAND PRICE VALID THRU SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

LANDSCAPEHAWAII.ORG 45

he Internet provides access to a bounty of

information these days, but there’s always the question of

expertise and pertinence. Local Web surfers looking for reliable

information that is relevant to the Islands can find it at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa’s College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources online publica-tion archive, at http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/site/Info.aspx. CTAHR maintains a treasure trove of 1,000-plus (and grow-ing) downloadable publications, the vast majority of them free, about numerous aspects of landscaping and horticulture in Hawai‘i. Included are publications about edible landscape plants, unusual choices for groundcovers and living barriers, and xeriscape landscaping to help conserve water. There are articles on pest and weed management, propagation and prun-ing, and even how to grow your business (check out the section called “Entrepre-neur’s Toolbox” for this). You can search using a specific term, like “ginger” or “c,” or you can browse general areas such as “Landscape,” “Ornamentals and Flowers,” and “Turf Management.” CTAHR is con-tinually adding to the archive, both newly written publications and updated classics, so there’s always something worthwhile to check out. Offering top-quality, dependable information focusing on Hawai‘i’s particular climate, topography, culture, and plant population, this archive can be a valuable aid. And it’s even avail-able 24/7, for those nagging middle-of-the-night questions about weed control. Now, that’s useful.

Article written with assistance from the Office of Communication Services at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources.

cTAHR’S PUB ARcHIVE

STORY: Miles hakoda

Portal to knowledge in your backyard

Bioretention is the most common of these strategies. A bioretention system, or rain garden is a sunken landscaped area adjacent to an impervious surface that captures runoff and allows water to soak into the ground. Soil microorgan-isms and plant roots break down pollut-ants. Overflows re-enter the storm water conveyance system through an underd-rain or other engineered overflow point.

This relatively simple technology can be deployed in parking lot islands, right-of-ways on streets, and as part of the landscaping for homes or commercial development. Depending upon the level of engineering involved, most bioreten-tion facilities can be quite inexpensive to build. The primary costs are labor or equipment for excavation, soil amend-ments, rock, plants and mulch (averaging between $500 to $1,000).

The most important feature of a bioretention system is a sunken ponding surface that will retain stormwater flows for a period of time sufficient to allow the water to infiltrate into the soil. This 6-12” deep ponding surface is planted with a dense growth of native ornamen-tal plants that can tolerate frequent wet and dry cycles.

Utilizing native plants ensures that dry-season irrigation is not necessary once the plants are established in a year or two. Plants are carefully chosen and placed within the rain garden based on their moisture requirements. The base or wettest area of the rain garden, nearest to the inflow point, is planted with plants such as ‘ae‘ae (Bacopa monnieri) and aku-likuli (Sesuvium portulacastrum), which can tolerate submerged conditions. The mesic areas of the rain garden towards the overflow point and along the slope of the berm are planted with moist to seasonal wet plants such as Oahu sedge (Carex wahuensis) and uki uki (Dianella sandwicensis). The berm is planted with xeric plants such as akia (Wikstroemia uva-ursi), ‘ilima (Sida fallax), and ‘ūlei (Osteomeles anthyllidifolia), which primarily function to stabilize the berm. As a general rule of thumb, food plants should not be used for rain gardens. This is due to the treatment nature of these systems, where runoff often contains pollutants such as heavy metals, petro-chemicals and pesticides. A two to three inch layer of mulch is placed over all soil surfaces to keep plants moist during dry periods and provides additional micro-biological benefits for removing water-borne pollutants. Rocks are used to arm

inflow and overflow points, thereby reducing soil erosion.

The single most important factor in rain garden planning and suitability is the infiltration rate of the soil. If the soil does not have adequate percolation, it may be necessary to amend the soil or employ other engineering strategies or, it may not be possible to install biore-tention in that site. Rain gardens must be designed to completely drain within 24-48 hours to prevent the breeding of mosquitos. When sizing a rain garden the roof area and infiltration rate are both taken into account. Most sites use a 0.1 cooefficient or 10% of the area of imper-vious cover draining into it, although this cooefficient may be adjusted depending on local rainfall patterns and soil percola-tion.

Ka ua malie, Adapting Rain Garden and Low Impact Development Extension to Hawaiian Watersheds

In order to increase capacity and inter-est in installing rain gardens in Hawai‘i, particularly in the Maunalua Bay region, University of Hawai‘i Sea Grant held a training workshop in March funded by the Hawaii Coastal Zone Management Program for 38 participants, many from the landscape industry. The workshop was made possible through a regional collaboration and partnership within the Sea Grant Sustainable Coastal Com-

munity Development Network and the National NEMO (Non-point source Edu-cation for Municipal Officials) Network. Expert trainers were brought from Or-egon Sea Grant to conduct the training and advise Hawai‘i Sea Grant on adapting resources to a Hawai‘i setting.

Sea Grant worked collaboratively with multiple partners in preparation for the workshop to create resources for a Hawai‘i rain garden extension pro-gram. Partners from the UH College of Tropical Agriculture & Human Resources (CTAHR), Hui Ku Maoli Ola Native Plant Nursery, Hui O Ko‘olaupoko and other individual horticulturists contributed to a plant list resource for Hawai‘i rain gardens. The plant list contains infor-mation about climate and moisture requirements as well as wetland status if applicable and ability to tolerate dry/submerged conditions. We also relied on local partners to adapt engineering and construction considerations to the local climatic and soil conditions.

The workshop itself was an all day training event focusing on rain gar-den site assessment, design and plant selection and also included background information on low impact development, invasive species and operations and maintenance. The following day, partici-pants were given a hands-on opportunity to practice all the elements of the work-shop by installing a demonstration rain garden at He‘eia State Park in Kāne‘ohe with partners Hui O Ko‘olaupoko and Kama‘aina Kids (see article by Kirsten Maliheau).

The ‘ae‘ae (Bacopa monnieri) is ideal for a rain garden due to it’s toleratence

to submerged conditions.

PHOTOS: Forest & Kim Starr

46 LANDSCAPE HAWAII OCTOBER | NOVEMBER 2011

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LICHCELEBRATES25 YEARSThe seed was planted to unify the industry in 1985

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Early days in the industry was fi lled with

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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

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LANDSCAPEHAWAII.ORG 47THE VOICE OF HAWAII’S GREEN INDUSTRY

ASLA has adopted the mantra of The Understory - the section of a for-est between the floor and canopy that thrive with life. It’s the Understory that connects a forest’s ecosystem together. Despite its importance, we easily miss the Understory for the canopy, for the trees.

As landscape architects, much of our work is similarly missed.

The team engaged the public about landscape architecture by distributing flyers and displaying boards “Designed by A Landscape Architect” throughout Honolulu’s streetscapes and green spaces.

The landscape architects who partici-pated in the event were from the Amer-ican Society of Landscape Architects, Hawaii Chapter, and represented local companies including AECOM, Belt Collins, Ki Concepts, and PBR Hawaii.

After engaging the public, the group met several people who had never heard of a landscape architect and we’re interested learning more and potentially hiring one. Landscape architects in Hawaii are stepping out of The Understory!

Brian Wolf is a project designer for Belt Collins and the President Elect of the Hawaii Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects.

Raising awareness of Landscape Architecture at Downtown Honolulu’s Tamarind Park

TuRF MainTenance JudGeSRodney Nakashima, CLT Starwood Hotels Section ChairDennis Bain, CLT Ultimate Innovations, Inc JTAShawn Kahlbaum, CLT Starwood Hotels JudgeSteve Moulden, CLT Windward C.C. JudgeKeana Mossman, CLT Kula’s Landscaping JudgeDavid Haili, CLT Landscape Hawaii, Inc JudgeLouie Lee, CLT Jacobsen Landscape JudgeRob Dunsford Crop Production Services Judge

ORnaMenTal MainTenance JudGeSBert Pestana, CLT Landscape Hawaii, Inc Section ChairRussell Komori, CLT JudgeCraig Ball, CLT Landscape Hawaii, Inc JudgeFred Shiroma Lady Bug, LLC JudgeHernando Enriquez, CLT Tree Monkey JudgeAllister Argel Crop Production Services JudgeMark Magarifuji, CLT Cardinal Landscaping JudgeSteve Nimz, ISA Steve Nimz, Inc JudgeMark Isobe, CLT Hawaii Convention Center Judge

A special Mahalo to all the local vendors who support Hawaii’s Green Industry by donating equipment, supplies and judges for the Certification Program

B Hayman HISCO Crop Production Services Pacific Pipe Company Pacific Agriculture Southern Turf Hawthorne Rental Koba Nursery Hawaiian Rent All Starwood Hotels & Resort Superior Sweepers Landscape Care & Enhancement Kona Irrigation University of Hawaii / CTAHR

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

Mariko Ziv, after finishing a long day testing for Irrigation certification.

Continued from page 27Continued from page 37

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46 LANDSCAPE HAWAII OCTOBER | NOVEMBER 2011

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RISK ASSESSMENT The Invasive Species Initiative is

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reverse the decline of native plants

RISK ASSESSMENT The Invasive Species Initiative is

bringing awareness to the industry

Governor Neil Abercrombie proclaims July

LICH Water Conservation Month

Landscape Industry

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Honolulu HI 96823-2938

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THE WILD WEST OF ARBORICULTURE

LICHCELEBRATES25 YEARSThe seed was planted to unify the industry in 1985

LICH’s RESEARCH INITIATIVE With the goal to help policy makers

and researchers prioritize their resources for the green industry

Early days in the industry was fi lled with

hard workers and colorful characters

$3.95

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CELEBRATES

With the goal to help policy makers

OF ARBORICULTURE

Landscape Industry Council of Hawai’i P. O. Box 22938 Honolulu HI 96823-2938

PRESORTED STANDARD U.S. POSTAGE PAID HONOLULU, HI PERMIT NO. 1023

T h E V O i C E O f h A W A i i ’ S G R E E N i N D U S T R Y

GAS POWERED

BLOWERS DOOMED?

OUTDOORWATERCONSERVATIO

N

‘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

Landscape Industry

Council of Hawai’i

P. O. Box 22938

Honolulu HI 96823-2938

PRESORTED

STANDARD

U.S. POSTAGE PAID

HONOLULU, HI

PERMIT NO. 1023

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OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE LANDSCAPE INDUSTRY COUNCIL OF HAWAII

LANDSCAPEHAWAII.ORG 47THE VOICE OF HAWAII’S GREEN INDUSTRY

ASLA has adopted the mantra of The Understory - the section of a for-est between the floor and canopy that thrive with life. It’s the Understory that connects a forest’s ecosystem together. Despite its importance, we easily miss the Understory for the canopy, for the trees.

As landscape architects, much of our work is similarly missed.

The team engaged the public about landscape architecture by distributing flyers and displaying boards “Designed by A Landscape Architect” throughout Honolulu’s streetscapes and green spaces.

The landscape architects who partici-pated in the event were from the Amer-ican Society of Landscape Architects, Hawaii Chapter, and represented local companies including AECOM, Belt Collins, Ki Concepts, and PBR Hawaii.

After engaging the public, the group met several people who had never heard of a landscape architect and we’re interested learning more and potentially hiring one. Landscape architects in Hawaii are stepping out of The Understory!

Brian Wolf is a project designer for Belt Collins and the President Elect of the Hawaii Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects.

Raising awareness of Landscape Architecture at Downtown Honolulu’s Tamarind Park

TuRF MainTenance JudGeSRodney Nakashima, CLT Starwood Hotels Section ChairDennis Bain, CLT Ultimate Innovations, Inc JTAShawn Kahlbaum, CLT Starwood Hotels JudgeSteve Moulden, CLT Windward C.C. JudgeKeana Mossman, CLT Kula’s Landscaping JudgeDavid Haili, CLT Landscape Hawaii, Inc JudgeLouie Lee, CLT Jacobsen Landscape JudgeRob Dunsford Crop Production Services Judge

ORnaMenTal MainTenance JudGeSBert Pestana, CLT Landscape Hawaii, Inc Section ChairRussell Komori, CLT JudgeCraig Ball, CLT Landscape Hawaii, Inc JudgeFred Shiroma Lady Bug, LLC JudgeHernando Enriquez, CLT Tree Monkey JudgeAllister Argel Crop Production Services JudgeMark Magarifuji, CLT Cardinal Landscaping JudgeSteve Nimz, ISA Steve Nimz, Inc JudgeMark Isobe, CLT Hawaii Convention Center Judge

A special Mahalo to all the local vendors who support Hawaii’s Green Industry by donating equipment, supplies and judges for the Certification Program

B Hayman HISCO Crop Production Services Pacific Pipe Company Pacific Agriculture Southern Turf Hawthorne Rental Koba Nursery Hawaiian Rent All Starwood Hotels & Resort Superior Sweepers Landscape Care & Enhancement Kona Irrigation University of Hawaii / CTAHR

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

Mariko Ziv, after finishing a long day testing for Irrigation certification.

Continued from page 27Continued from page 37

Public Awareness: Certification:

You are invited to our

3rd Annual CPS Nursery Seminar in Hilo

This one day event will be held at

The Hilo Hawaiian HotelThursday, October 27, 2011

CPS/Hilo 935-7191 • CPS/Kauai 245-3472 • CPS/Kunia 454-0041 • CPS/Maui 871-2622

For more information, please contact your local Crop Production Services Offi ce