The document is the September/October 2014 issue of Landscape Hawaii, a publication of the Landscape Industry Council of Hawaii. The main stories include an upcoming green industry conference on October 9th featuring breakout sessions on resort landscapes, pest control, arboriculture and irrigation; a local arborist placing second in the world tree climbing championships; and planning for more sustainable resort landscapes. The issue also provides various industry news briefs, event listings and advertisements.

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Local Arborist, Jamilee places
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DEPARTMENTS
4 PRESIDENT COLUMN
14 CERTIFICATION CORNER
28 PEST COLUMN
30 TOOL TIPS
FEATURES
4 LICH NEWS
6 HILA CONFERENCE
7 OCTOBER GREEN CONFERENCE
10 PESTICIDE-FREE WEED CONTROL
12 ECOLOGICAL LANDSCAPING APPROACHES
14 KONA LICT TEST
18 SUCCESSFUL LICT TRAINING PROGRAM
27 SUSTAINABILITY COURTYARD
COVER STORIES
8 GIRL POWER
15 GREEN INDUSTRY CONFERENCE
22 RESORT SUSTAINABILITY
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Formed in June 1986, the Landscape Industry Council
of Hawai’i is a state wide alliance representing Hawaii’s
landscape associations: Aloha Arborist Association,
American Society of Landscape Architects Hawaii
Chapter, Hawaii Association of Nurserymen, Hawaii
Island Landscape Association, Hawaii Landscape
and Irrigation Contractors, Hawaii Society of Urban
Forestry Professionals, Kauai Landscape Industry
Council, Maui Association of Landscape Professionals,
Professional Grounds Management Society, Big Island
Association of Nurserymen, and the Hawaii Professional
Gardeners Association.
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President Vice President
Matt Lyum Rick Quinn
Treasurer Secretary
Norman Allen Clifford Migita
Orville Baldos Dorothy Mulkern
Chuck Chimera Karen Ostborg
Carl Evensen Edmundo Reyes
Randy Liu Mark Suiso
Christy Martin Josh Sand
Chris McCullough
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4. 4 LANDACEPS HAAIIW SEPTEMBER | OCTOBER 2014 PRESIDENT’S COLUMN
It’s conference time!
This October will feature our 12th LICH Conference with three concurrent
breakout sessions with industry leaders speaking on resort landscapes, weed
and insect control, arboriculture and irrigation. A great way to get continuing
education units (CEUs) for PLANET Landscape Industry Certified Technicians,
HDOA pesticide applicators, ISA certified arborists and Golf Course Superin-tendents.
The free tradeshow includes over 40 sponsors and local and international
vendors. Exhibits will range from irrigation to compost, fertilizers to machin-ery,
pottery, plants,
hardscapes and more! See the latest products and let these companies give you
solutions to your most difficult problems. Student research posters will once
again be presented during the tradeshow hours.
Don’t forget to stay for the mixer where you can relax, talk to the vendors,
and meet old and new friends. Enjoy complimentary food and drinks while
listening to live entertainment by a local industry performer.
The day after conference tour will tour O‘ahu’s resorts. Sign up at the
conference.
Mark your calendar for October 9th and go online today and reserve your
tickets at www.hawaiiscape.com.
Sincerely,
Chris Dacus
President
Landscape Industry Council of Hawaii
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didn’t have toe grooves like geckos.
Escape they did, of course, into the
house. Years later I found myself
on Guam learning to catch brown
treesnakes and the geckos that sustain
their high population in the absence
of birds and rodents. I called my mom
and said, “See? Someone WILL pay me
to play with critters!” Today, my work
in the green industry is summed up in
one sentence: The link between the
green industry and invasive species is
undeniable, but not inevitable.
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NEW ASLA to President
PBR Hawaii announces the promotion
of landscape architect R. Stan Duncan,
ASLA from executive vice president to
president. As president, Duncan will
continue to serve as the lead landscape
architect for a wide variety of landscape
architectural design projects in Hawai‘i,
with increased emphasis on client
development, project management and
marketing. Duncan will also be respon-sible
for maintaining PBR HAWAII’s
standards of exceptional landscape
architectural design and planning work.
Duncan joined PBR HAWAII in 1981.
Duncan received a Bachelor degree
in Landscape Architecture from the
University of Oregon in 1979. He serves
as board member on the Estate of James
Campbell Design Advisory Board for the
City of Kapolei. He is a registered profes-
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sional landscape
architect with 35
years of experience
with projects that
vary from Transit
Oriented Design
(TOD) projects,
campus master
planning, resort/
commercial, parks,
golf course, industrial, institutional, and
residential landscape design in Hawai‘i.
Duncan is intimately familiar with the
requirements associated with landscape
related LEED requirements, use of
native Hawaiian plants, landscape site
planning and design and construction
documentation, and has worked directly
with various architects, private develop-ers,
and State and City agencies.
Pono-Planting Photo Contest
You are invited to participate in the
“PlantPono Pono-Planting Photo Con-test”!
This contest supports the plant
pono website revisions (www.plantpono.
org) by showcase Hawaii’s exemplary
plants and landscapes: unique species,
harmonious native plantings, restoration
projects, “hapa-scapes”, and non-invasive
landscaping in natural, residential or
commercial settings.
Please submit your photographs of
successful projects that offer a distinct
and proactive approach to landscaping.
We would like to highlight diverse instal-lations,
well-planned, low maintenance
landscaping projects, and unique plant-ings
all around the state of Hawaii. We
are also looking for images that depict
invasive species taking over the larger
landscape or native species thriving in
their intact habitat.
Those who submit images chosen
for publication will get bragging rights,
a photo credit for the photographer, a
credit for the project site/contractor, and
a Plant Pono tee-shirt.
Please submit photos attributing the
project site, location, and entity respon-sible
to Amanda Skelton at amanda@
plantpono.org. Please verify that those
involved are willing to publish the image,
the name of the photographer and land-scaper
or organization responsible. Please
submit images by 9/24/2014.
Calendar of Events
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2014 | www.hawaiiscape.com
Sept 12 -19
Hawaii International Tropical Fruit
Conference
The Kahili Golf Course, Maui
Sept 13
Wahine Tree Climbing Workshop
Lyon Arboretum, O‘ahu
Sept 20
Medicinal Plants Tour
Foster Botanical Garden, O‘ahu
Oct 9
LICH Conference & Tradeshow
Blaisdell Center, O‘ahu
Oct 9 & 10
Hawaii Botanical Forum
Ko‘olau Golf Club, O‘ahu
Oct 18
HILA Conference
Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel,
Big Island
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6. HILA Landscape Management Conference Big Island leaders in
the green industry
share there knowledge
One thing I soon real-ized
after beginning
to work with the
landscape industry is
how generous many
folks are in sharing
their time and knowledge to help others
in the industry. This kind-hearted spirit
of kokua is truly the foundation that
allows our local landscape organizations
to succeed with their missions to raise
the performance standard of the industry
through training and education.
In planning our upcoming Fifth Annual
Hawaii Island Landscape Management
Conference the Hawaii Island Landscape
Association Board of Directors thought it
a modest, yet momentous milestone and
decided it a good time to honor our Big
Island green industry. Hence the theme
for this year’s event: Celebrating Hawaii
Island Green Industry - Home Grown
Wisdom.
Several long-time green industry lead-ers
instrumental in developing the Hawaii
Island green industry, as well as providing
inspiration, mentorship and support to
others along the way, will be recognized
with a brief award ceremony. Further-more,
in keeping with the celebratory
theme, we honor our local green industry
folks by utilizing an all-Big Islander lineup
for presentations.
The conference and tradeshow, pre-sented
by HILA and the University of
Hawaii Cooperative Extension Service,
is slated for October 18 at the Hapuna
Beach Prince Hotel in South Kohala from
8am to 4pm. The focus is to provide prac-tical
management tools for professional
landscape gardeners and tree workers,
as well as property managers and home
gardeners.
Kicking off the conference is Plenary
6 LANDSCAPE HAWAII SEPTEMBER | OCTOBER 2014
Speaker, Jen Lawson, Executive Director
of the Waikoloa Dry Forest Initiative. Jen
incorporates the joy and importance of
kokua in Working Together to Restore
Native Dryland Forests.
Two tracks of concurrent educational
sessions follow. Topics include:
If Plants Could Talk (John Palos,
Hualalai Resort-Four Seasons Hotel), The
Perfect Hawaiian Turfgrass (Dr. Russell
Nagata, University of Hawaii), Organic
Land Care (Micah Barker, Bio-Scapes
Hawaii), Early Detection of Invasive Pests
on the Big Island (James Parker and Rob-ert
Parsons, BIISC), Hawaiian Cordage
Plants: Traditional and Contemporary
Uses (Gary Eoff, Kohanaiki Ohana), Edible
Landscapes (Brian Lievens, Hawaii Tropi-cal
Fruit Growers), Leading a Success-ful
Landscape Maintenance Business
in Hawaii (Brian Burke, Grass Busters
Landscape), and Bokashi Composting
and Effective Microorganisms (Ashley
Goo, Bokashi Microbes).
Recertification credits (CEU) are avail-able
for Landscape Industry Certified
Technicians (LICT) and certified arborists
(ISA). Cost to attend is $90 for HILA mem-bers
and $110 for non-members if registra-tion
is post-marked by October 8th.
The conference flyer, including regis-tration
form, and HILA membership form
can be found at www.hawaiiscape.com
(event calendar) and www.hilahawaii.
com. For more information contact me at
tym@hawaii.edu or 808-322-4884.
Ty McDonald is a
University of Hawaii
Extension Agent, ISA
Certified Arborist, and
advisor to the HILA board
of directors.
By Ty McDonald
Waikoloa Dry Forest Initiative

7. October Green Industry Conference
By Garrett Webb
Keep your certification updated with CEU’s.
Two opportunities to take
advantage of the PLANET
Amnesty Program; getting
recertified if you have lapsed
or never recertified.
■■ October 9, 2014 LICH Conference
and Tradeshow, Neal Blaisdell, Honolulu
■■ October 18, HILA Landscape Man-agement
Conference and Tradeshow,
Hapuna Beach PrinceHotel, Kawaihae,
(Big Island)
Landscape Industry Certified Techni-cians
and Managers (formerly CLTs and
CLPs) need to re-certify with PLANET
(Professional Landcare Network) every
two years to keep on the rolls list of
PLANET Certified. Far too many land-scape
professionals have gone through
the effort to achieve certification in Irriga-tion,
Turf Maintenance, Ornamental
Maintenance and even Softscape Installa-tion,
only to let their certification lapse.
The LICH website posts names of all
who have ever achieved certification, but
if a client, employer or state agency were
to check with PLANET on who is certified
in Hawaii, would they find your name?
If your date for recertification is coming
up soon, come visit the LICH Booth at
either the Honolulu or Big Island Confer-ences
and let us help you stay current.
Even if you have never recertified with
PLANET, bring a list of conferences,
workshops, safety meetings or any other
kind of seminar or industry training you
have attended in the last two years (2013
and 2014) and we will be there with the
forms you need to submit to stay certi-fied.
Landscape Industry Certified landscap-ers
need 24 hours of Continuing Educa-tion
Units (CEUs every two years and
remit $85 to PLANET to get recertified.
Confused? Don’t be! LICH can help
you. Attending the annual LICH Confer-ence
and Tradeshow in Honolulu or the
HILA Landscape Management Confer-ence
and Tradeshow on the Big Island
can earn you up to 6 CEUs.
We’ll look for you there. Get Certified.
Questions? Call Garrett 808 960-3650.
Garrett Webb, Landscape
Industry Certified Manager
(LICM) is the State Ad-ministrator
for the Hawaii
LICT Program and a LICH
Director Emeritus.
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8. Jamilee 2nd Place
World Championships
Local girl is runner-up
at 2014 competition
in Wisconsin
Jamilee Kempton, our local shining
star of tree climbing, continued to
reach new heights as she competed
against 17 other women from
around the world in the Interna-tional
Tree Climbing Champion-ship
held August 2-3, 2014, in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin. With her trademark enthusi-asm,
can-do spirit, and upbeat personal-ity,
she did Hawaii proud.
In the preliminary round, Jamilee took
first place in the Belayed Speed Climb,
second place in the Secured Footlock,
and second place in the Work Climb.
8 LANDSCAPE HAWAII SEPTEMBER | OCTOBER 2014 In the final round, she placed second
overall, finishing after Josephine Hedger
of the UK/Ireland Chapter. After placing
second in the Master’s Challenge, Jamilee
placed second in the head-to-head foot
lock competition, missing first place by
6/10ths of a second. The most amaz-ing
thing is that Jamilee has only been
climbing for two years. To go from being
a novice to becoming the second place
woman finisher in the world in such a
short time truly shows her passion and
dedication for tree climbing. “I’ve always
been a bit of a tomboy,” says Jamilee. “I
loved participating in sports as a kid and
tree climbing is pretty much the perfect
sport. It gives you an all body workout
while you’re communing with nature
and getting the thrill of being up in a
tree. There’s just nothing else like it!”
And as is typical for Jamilee, her voice
could be heard cheering on each contes-tant,
encouraging him/her to do their
best throughout the competition. Her
enthusiasm and wholehearted support of
others, her eagerness to learn and will-ingness
to share her knowledge about
climbing and the tree care profession
earned her the Spirit of the Competi-tion
Award from a field of 39 men and 18
women. Congratulations, Jamilee!
Mahalo to Steve Nimz and Steve Con-nolly
for contributing to this article.
Carol Kwan is the
President of Carol Kwan
Consulting, a Certified
Arborist, and a Director of
Aloha Arborist Association
and the Western Chapter
International Society of Arboriculture.
By CAROL KWAN
Photo: Nicholas Crawford

9. events at The International
Tree Climbing Championship:
Photo: ISA.
Jamilee receives her Second Place prize
– a new Husqvarna chain saw
preliminary round (Aerial Rescue, Belayed
Speed Climb, Secured Footlock, Throwline,
and Work Climb) advance to the Master’s
Challenge. This event shows the contestant’s
overall productivity and skill with a rope
and saddle in the tree and his/her ability to
perform tree work safely and efficiently. The
contestant starts outside of the arena with no
equipment installed in the tree, assesses the
tree, installs a climbing system, and ascends
the tree. Once in the tree, he/she must visit
the work stations, performing a specified task
at each station. When the task is complete,
the contestant must ring a bell or sound a
horn before continuing to the next station.
The stations include the Handsaw Station, the
Limb Toss Station, and the Limb Walk Station.
After completing all stations, the contestant
must descend from the tree and remove all
equipment before time runs out.
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Aerial Rescue – simulates a jobsite
emergency with the victim aloft in the
tree. The contestant is tested in his/
her knowledge and skills in rescuing
an injured person safely and efficiently.
The event is timed. A dummy is used as
the victim and is placed at 20 to 25 ft
above ground. The contestant is the first
responder who assumes control on the
site, addresses pertinent safety issues,
and contacts local emergency services
and then lowers the victim safely to the
ground when the emergency medical
technician is unable to do so.
Belayed Speed Climb – tests the
contestant’s ability to climb a predeter-mined
route to 18 meters (~60’) up in
the tree. The climb must be conducted
using a belayed climbing system. Con-testants
ring a bell marking the top of
the climb. The event is timed.
Secured Footlock – tests the contes-tant’s
ability to vertically ascend into a
tree on a double rope system. Competi-tors
must ascend to 15m (~49ft) within
a maximum time limit of 60 seconds.
The fastest time wins.
Throwline – tests the contestant’s
ability to place a climbing line into a tree
using a throwbag and throwline. Eight
branch unions are designated as targets
within the tree. The contestant must
place two lines accurately within the six
minutes allotted for the event, one on
each side of the tree.
Work Climb – tests the contestant’s
ability to move around the tree safely
and efficiently. Four to five stations
are placed throughout the tree and the
contestant must perform a specific
task at each station within a pre-de-termined
amount of time. The stations
are equipped with a bell or horn that
must be sounded before continuing to
the next station. Stations include the
Handsaw Station, the Limb Toss Station,
the Limb Walk Station, and the Landing
Station. The contestant starts from a
staging area in the tree and may com-plete
the stations in any order.
Master’s Challenge – the cham-pionship
round of the tree climbing
competition. The top finishers from the
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10. 10 LANDACEPS HAAIIW SEPTEMBER | OCTOBER 2014 Pesticide-Free
WEED CONTROL
Turfgrass areas (includ-ing
golf courses, athletic
fields, home lawns, cre-ation
areas, utility areas,
and more) have become
a central part of urban
and suburban landscapes throughout the
US. In Hawaii, the golf and turf indus-tries
make a significant contribution to
Hawaii’s recreation and tourism-driven
economy. In 2007, the size of Hawaii’s
direct golf economy was approximately
$1.4 billion (PGA, 2009).
Among broadly defined turf pests (in-sects,
weeds, pathogens, nematodes, and
others), weeds are usually under very high
control demand. In fact, weed control
is the most challenging problem to turf
managers in Hawaii as well as on Guam
(PMSP, draft, 2014). Traditional turf weed
control oftentimes replies on routine,
usually calendar-based, applications of
herbicides, sometimes non-selective her-bicide
such as glyphosate. Although some
studies have shown that many modern
herbicides, when properly applied, pose
little risk to the environment and human
health, calls for county- and state- wide
bans on certain herbicides in Hawaii
highlight the public concerns about these
materials and their use around some
sensitive turf areas such as golf courses,
resorts, public school fields, public parks,
and private residences in recent years.
Turfgrass weed control in Hawaii is
challenging. Climatic conditions on the
islands favor the year-round growth of
weed populations. Winter weather does
not eliminate weed populations like it
does in many places on the continental
US. Thus, many species traditionally
classified as “annual” act as perenni-als
in Hawaii, competing with turfgrass
throughout the year for water, nutrients
and light, and growing larger robust
plants with succeeding years. It has been
reported that weed management was the
number one challenge facing golf course
superintendents and county based sport
Figure 1. Weed mat covering a weedy turf plot in Magoon Facility, UH Manoa.
turf managers in Hawaii (PMSP, draft,
2014).
Turfgrass mismanagement and overuse
can lead to severe weed infestations
that require a complete restoration to
re-establish the desired turf species. The
common first step of turf restoration is
to kill the existing weeds and turf in the
area with a non-selective herbicide, such
as glyphosate (Stier, 2000), followed by re-moval
or soil incorporation of dead weeds
and turf. In some sensitive turf areas,
non-chemical means of turf restoration
are gradually gaining attention, and if
anti-pesticide trends continue, may be-come
the preferred option. It is therefore
important to address alternative means of
restoring weedy turf sites in Hawaii with-out
the use of commercial herbicides.
One of the non-chemical ways to
control weeds is through light exclusion
(McCarty and Murphy, 2004). Light is
required by all plants to survive, and high
light intensity is necessary for the germi-nation
of many weeds such as crabgrass
and goosegrass, which are common turf
weeds in Hawaii. This method works best
in areas with high temperatures, making
it a feasible approach in Hawaii. When
properly done, the top several inches of
the soil will heat up, which may kill most
weeds, as well as some soil pathogens,
nematodes, and insects in the top layer of
soil. The high temperature and moisture
under the covering materials may also
facilitate the decomposition of dead plant
materials.
A brief summary of the major steps of
light exclusion turf restoration and weed
control approach that we will conduct is
provided below:
1. Cover existing weedy turf area for a
certain period of time to kill off all above
ground portions.
2. Remove cover, and then remove
dead weeds and turf (and re-establish the
desired site grade if necessary).
3. Fertilize to stimulate weed seed
germination.
4. Allow for maximum weed seed
germination and growth with overhead
irrigation.
5. Cover the site a second time to kill
newly emerged young weeds.
6. Remove the cover for second time
and re-plant new turfgrass.
In Spring 2014 semester, we conducted
a turf pest management class laboratory
at the Magoon Facility, UH Manoa, using
one existing turf plot heavily infested by
By Zhiqiang Cheng
and Joseph DeFrank

11. Figure 2. New turf (TifGrand) fills in 7 weeks after planting.
“Lights out” preparation on the left half, and herbicide
spray after dethatching on the right half.
weeds, to test this concept. The materials used for this class
demonstration is durable black woven plastic commonly
used to keep weeds out of plant nursery production areas
(commonly referred to weed mat or plastic weed mulch,
Figure 1). The results of this class project indicated that the
“lights out” approach for turf restoration and weed control
was feasible. Figure 2 shows that turf growth and weed
pressure were comparable under “lights out” approach (left
half of the plot) and herbicide (Roundup and Fusilade T&O)
approach (right half of the plot). A larger-scale field research
project to formally test multiple factors (covering materials,
covering time, and more) is being planned.
Dr. Zhiqiang Cheng is an Assistant Specialist (Turfgrass and
Landscape Pest Management) at UH Manoa. He works on the
biology, ecology, and management of turfgrass and landscape
pests, as well as on soil ecology, and environmental bio-indica-tors.
Dr. Joseph DeFrank is a Specialist (Weed Science) at UH
Manoa. He works with local turf managers and company rep-resentatives
to identify effective chemical controls for problem
weeds in Hawaii.
References
McCarty, L.B., Murphy, T.R., 2004. Control of turfgrass
weeds. University of Georgia online literature. http://com-modities.
caes.uga.edu/turfgrass/georgiaturf/WeedMngt/
weedcontrol/ControlOfTurfgrassWeeds.htm (link verified on
August 08, 2014)
PGA Aloha Sector, 2009. The Hawaii Golf Economy,
Full Report. http://www.golf2020.com/media/12500/econ-omicimpact_
hi_golf_ful_rpt_sri_2008_9.pdf (link verified on
August 08, 2014)
PMSP - Pest Management Strategic Plan (PMSP) for Turf-grass
Management & Production in Hawaii and on Guam
(draft), 2014
Stier, J.C., 2000. Lawn Establishment and Renovation. Uni-versity
of Wisconsin-Madison Extension online literature.
http://learningstore.uwex.edu/assets/pdfs/A3434.pdf (link
verified on August 08, 2014)
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Ecological Landscape
APPROACHES
By AZach Mermel s awareness has grown
about the effects that
pesticides, herbicides, and
fertilizers are having on
our island ecosystems,
landscape profession-als
as well as their clients are seeking
healthier, more environmentally friendly
alternatives to conventional landscape
12 LANDACEPS HAAIIW SEPTEMBER | OCTOBER 2014 approaches. Instead of leaving a foot-print
on the land that is “less bad”,
how can our impact on the ‘āina be net
positive? How can we better steward our
landscapes, instead of imposing our will
upon them?
More and more research is linking the
presence of certain pesticide and herbi-cide
residues to the ill health of ecosys-tems.
Such conventional approaches to
landscape maintenance create a mostly
artificial outdoor environment that re-quires
the continued use of inputs from
off the site, unnecessary plant replace-ments,
and unforeseen maintenance
costs over the long term. These land-scapes
are often less pleasant to reside in
as well. There is also mounting evidence
of the substantial risks to human health
posed by our industry’s most common
herbicides and pesticides.
Inspired By Nature’s Genius
In order to maximize the overall health
and success of our landscape installa-tions,
we can look to natural systems
A mismanaged landscape at a resort on Hawai‘i Island.
A new growing awareness on how practice
a more eco-friendly landscape approach

13. for guidance. Nature takes an integrated
approach to managing water, cycling
nutrients, growing vigorous plants, and
dealing with undesirable insects, plants,
and diseases.
Mr. Micah Barker of Bioscape Hawai’i,
an organic landscape contracting com-pany
on Hawai’i Island, attests to the posi-tive
results that landscape professionals
can achieve using more natural approach-es.
“We have successfully transitioned
arid Hawaiian resort landscapes from
conventional, synthetic-based practices
to vibrant, chemical free landscapes, with
sharp declines in pest populations, water
demand, and fertilizer requirements,” says
Mr. Barker. “Our formula is simple and
it works consistently: After the grow-in
period, we schedule our landscape
irrigation to run one to three times per
week (depending on location, plant type,
and soil). By focusing on deep infrequent
soaking instead of shallow daily water-ing,
the vast majority of insect and plant
health problems have been remedied.” Mr.
Barker’s company also emphasizes the use
of beneficial soil and plant microorgan-isms
with compost tea applied directly
each month to plants and soil. He uses
Principles of Organic
Land Care
■■Building and maintaining healthy soil
■■Plant selection and health
■■Controlling and tolerating weeks
and pests
■■Water Conservation
local wood chips, grass clippings, compost,
and bio-char, as well as purchased organic
fertilizers and trace minerals, to build soil
health, which has resulted in healthier,
pest resistant plants. Mr. Barker also
prunes judiciously to encourage air circu-lation
and sunlight penetration through
the planted areas, which in turn decreases
the available habitat for pests and diseases.
Cycling Nutrients Like a Forest
To build and maintain soil fertility in a
healthy forest, organic matter is usually
added from the top down, in the form of
leaves and other plant-based material.
This organic matter acts as a slow release
fertilizer, creating abundant food and
habitat for indigenous micro-organisms
of the soil, which help retain nutrients
for the benefit of the surrounding plants.
A higher proportion of soil organic
matter also leads to greater moisture re-tention,
thus reducing the amount of ir-rigation
needed. As landscapers and land
managers, we can emulate this natural
fertilizing process by also feeding the soil
(instead of the plant) from the top down,
through the use of wood chips, ground
leaf litter, grass clippings, and other
widely available, free materials. Using
this strategy, we could also easily divert
a sizable portion of the green “waste”
stream from landfills and processing
operations throughout the Islands.
Promoting Biodiversity
in the Landscape
The field of ecology explores the in-teractions
between organisms and their
physical surroundings. As we begin to
view the landscape as a series of interac-tions
across space and time, we begin
to ask thoughtful questions of the land
itself. Instead of installing individual
See ECOLOGICAL on page 20
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14. Kona LICT TEST By GARRETT WEB
The Ka‘upulehu Interpre-tive
Center was formed as
a gateway to and steward
of the Kukio Resort com-munity’s
Cultural Reserve.
Its mission is to serve
as a dynamic and engaging resource to
share information about the cultural and
historical significance of the area and to
educate visitors about native Hawaiian
traditions and customs.
The Center’s facilities are designed
to compliment the simple beauty of the
surrounding landscape and allow for
hands-on interaction between the kumu
(teacher) and haumana (student). The ed-ucational
vision of Ka‘upulehu is a perfect
fit for the Certification Program, training
and testing, brought to West Hawaii by
the Hawaii Island Landscape Association
(HILA) and LICH.
Landscape Management classes and
the LICT Test were both held this year at
Ka‘upulehu representing a new chapter in
the developing relationship between land-scape
certification and the major resorts
of the Big Island.
The LICT Field Test was held July 24th
on a sunny and windless day. With the
stunning beauty of lava, mountains and
distant sea, the site was an ideal location
for the Ornamental Maintenance test
held that day.
Ten new PLANET Landscape Industry
Certified Technicians in Ornamental
Maintenance were added to the long list
of certified landscapers in Hawaii:
JTA Hugh Landes, :LICT and Blower Judge Bob Tiffany, LICT
Charles Anderson, Big Island Greenery
Katherine Augustine, Augustine Realty
Micah Barker, Bio-Scape Hawaii LLC
Brett Buffone, Joe Roderick Hawaiian
Landscapes, Inc.
Oscar Delgado, Chambers Gardening
& Irrigation
Jason Ezell, Imua Landscaping Co. Inc.
Ruben Page, Chambers Gardening
& Irrigation
Bradley Parker and Chuck Purcell, Kona
Green Scapes
And congratulations to the eight addi-tional
landscapers certified in Maui, June
14, the same day as the Kona Test:
Eduardo Miguel, Four Seasons Resort
Maui at Wailea
Joanna Baker, Island Plant Company, LLC
Jordan Kain, He-Man Landscaping, LLC
Keith Bolor, Four Seasons Resort Maui
at Wailea
Photo: GARRET WEBB
Oswaldo Cardenas, He-Man Landscap-ing,
LLC
Stephen Crowell, SGS Hawaii Landscape
Management
Tanginoa Pepa, Sr., He-Man Landscaping,
LLC
Thomas Foster, Island Plant Company,
LLC
Note: The Oahu LICT Test, scheduled
for August 9, 2014, was cancelled due to
the expected arrival of Hurricane Iselle.
The test will be rescheduled for one of the
first two weeks of September!
Garrett Webb, Landscape
Industry Certified Manager
(LICM) is the State Ad-ministrator
for the Hawaii
LICT Program and a
LICH Director Emeritus.
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15. 14TH ANNUAL
LICH GREN INDUSTRY
C O N F E R E N C E A N D T R A D E S H OW
NEAL BLAISDELL EXHIBITION HALL • OCTOBER 9, 2014 • 7:00am – 6:30pm
DON’T DELAY REGISTER TODAY!!
Registration: $125 for current 2014 LICH members and $155 for non-members.
Register: Register online www.hawaiiscape.com/conference
Conference: 8:00am – 6:30pm The conference will feature three concurrent breakout sessions with industry
leaders speaking on resort landscapes, weed and insect control, arboriculture and irrigation.
CE: Continuing education units (CEUs) will be offered for:
PLANET Landscape Industry Certified Technicians
HDOA pesticide applicators
ISA certified arborists
Golf Course Superintendents
Tradeshow: 10:15am – 4:30pm Visit the free tradeshow with over 40 sponsors and vendors (local and
international). Exhibits will range from irrigation to compost, fertilizers to machinery, pottery, plants,
hardscapes and more! See the latest products and let these companies give you solutions to your
most difficult problems.
Posters: Student research posters will once again be presented during the tradeshow hours.
Social: 4:30pm – 6:30pm Don’t forget to stay for the mixer where you can relax, talk to the vendors, and
meet old and new friends. Enjoy complimentary food and drinks while listening to live entertainment
by a local industry performer.
Prizes! Stay around and win the many door prizes, including a GRAND PRIZE for two nights at the
Royal Hawaiian Resort and Hotel in Waikiki ($1740 value), compliments of Kyo-ya Hotels and Resorts.
Must be present to win!
Resort Tour: Friday, October 10TH Join us for a Resort Tour to visit some of Oahu’s popular hotels and resorts.
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NEAL BLAISDELL EXHIBITION HALL • OCTOBER 9, 2014 • 7:00am – 6:30pm
00am – 8:30am Registration
8:00am – 8:15am Welcome by Chris Dacus, LICH President
8:15am – 9:15am Plenary: Kauai Resort Development
9:20am – 4:30pm Conference Sessions
4:30am – 6:30pm Social!
(10:15am – 6:30pm Check out the Tradeshow and Research Posters)
For the Conference Sessions, there are three tracks:
Track 1: Resort/Property Management
Track 2: Pesticide/Pest Management
Track 3: Arborist/Irrigation/Landscape
7:9:20am – 10:15am SESSION 1
www.hawaiiscape.com/conference TRACK 1 Resort/Property Management Resort Planning for Climate Change Dr. Andy Kaufman
TRACK 2 Pesticide/Pest Management Advances in Insect Control Methods in Tree Care Dr. Nhigiang Cheng
TRACK 3 Arborist/Irrigation/Landscape Landscape Tools and Equipment Phyllis Jones
10:15am – 11:00am BREAK - TRADESHOW OPENS - RESEARCH POSTERS
11:00am – 11:55am SESSION 2
TRACK 1 Resort/Property Management Organic and Ecological Approaches for Resort Erin Lee & Zach Mermel
and Commercial Landscapes
TRACK 2 Pesticide/Pest Management Spread of Little Fire Ants across Hawaii, Cas Vanderwoude
Implications for the Landscape Industry
TRACK 3 Arborist/Irrigation/Landscape Suspended Pavement and Stormwater Silva Cell Shawn Freedberg
11:55am – 12:50pm BOX LUNCH WORKSHOP – TRADESHOW
12:55pm – 1:50pm SESSION 3
TRACK 1 Resort/Property Management Restoration Efforts of the Historic Ficus Benghalensis, Randy Liu
Moana Surfrider/Westin
TRACK 2 Pesticide/Pest Management New Selective Herbicides for Weed Control in Turf Joe DeFrank
TRACK 3 Arborist/Irrigation/Landscape Understanding the Native Plant Biome in the Rick Quinn
Landscape Use of Native Plants
1:50pm – 2:35pm TAKE A BREAK AND VISIT THE TRADESHOW

17. 2:35pm – 3:30pm SESSION 4
TRACK 1 Resort/Property Management Green Roofs for Resorts: What’s Being Done, Dawn Easterday
What’s Working, What’s No
TRACK 2 Pesticide/Pest Management How to Recognize Rhinoceros Beetle Christy Martin
and Little Fire Ant Infestations
TRACK 3 Arborist/Irrigation/Landscape Tree Climbing Awareness Protocol for Steve Nimz
Landscape Contractors
3:35pm – 4:30pm SESSION 5
TRACK 1 Resort/Property Management Federal/State Laws for Pesticide Use, Steve Russo
Label Interpretation, Proper Selection of PPE
TRACK 2 Pesticide/Pest Management Rhinoceros Beetle / Lobate Lac Scale Control Arnold Hara
TRACK 3 Arborist/Irrigation/Landscape New Tree Safety Techniques, Demonstrations Steve Connolly
by Jamilee Kempton, World Champion
4:30pm – 6:30pm – EVENING SOCIAL & TRADESHOW
RESORT TOUR
Friday, October 10, 2014
Take a day off and join us on a private tour to visit some of Oahu’s famous hotels and resorts.
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CERTIFICATION
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Successful LICT
Training Program
The 2014 Landscape Indus-try
Certified Technician
(LICT) training program
was a big success! The
classes started in early
June with a new format
focusing on the LICT certification. The
program was divided by certification type
– irrigation, ornamental maintenance, and
turf maintenance, which allowed candi-dates
to concentrate on the specific certifi-cation
for which they were to be tested.
With the implementation of PLANET’s
Landscape Training Manual, this clearly
identified what the candidates needed
to study and also helped the presenters
streamline their presentations. A new
addition to this program was the incorpo-ration
of a nursery visit to see, touch, and
feel live plants for the plant identification
class. A returning candidate stated that
this was really great since in previous
years, only a slideshow was presented.
This training program’s main focus was
to educate, train, and prepare the can-didates
for the LICT exam. Throughout
the classes, the candidates were advised
that if they had any questions or needed
clarification, to please ask. Surprisingly,
many of them challenged the presenters
by asking for clarification and requesting
help with the math calculations. An addi-tional
review class was created to help the
candidates understand the materials and
be better prepared. With all the informa-tion
provided to tackle the exam, it was
all upon the candidates to take what they
learned and apply it.
The success of this year’s training
program was possible due to the dedi-cated
and hard-working volunteers in
our industry. All of them took time out
of their busy schedule to develop their
presentations, help set up and break
down, worked together in the spirit of
camaraderie, and had fun meeting new
industry people or catching up with past
acquaintances. We even received support
from the mainland and neighbor islands!
We would like to recognize each person
and the business they represent:
BRANDON AU

19. Steve Nimz, Steve Nimz and Associates
Steve Russo, State DOA
Ty McDonald, UH CTAHR
Vaughn Travis, Cardinal Maintenance
Service
Ward Ogata, SR Service Rentals and
Supplies
Wayne Nishida, SR Service Rentals and
Supplies
The LICT training program is adminis-tered
by the Hawaii Landscape and Irriga-tion
Contractors Association (HLICA),
which consists of landscape contractors,
landscape and irrigation businesses, non-profit
organizations, government repre-sentatives,
and more…
Brandon Au is the
head of the Nursery and
Landscape Section for the
City’s Department of Parks
and Recreation, Division
of Urban Forestry, Program
Coordinator for the LICT program, and Vice
President for LICH.
Allan Schildknecht, Pacific Pipe Company
Beatriz Aragon-Balgas, Pearl City Urban
Garden Center
Carlton Luka
Carol Miyashiro, Dura Plastic, Monro
Systems, T. Christy
Charlene Shiroma, B. Hayman Company
Craig Ball, Landscape Hawaii
Danny Green, Southern Turf Hawaii
Dave Shane, Rainbird
Debbie Hirata-Humphrey, American
Medical Response
Easton Loa, Hawaiian Sunshine Nursery
Edward Waiwaiole, NuGate Group
Erin Lee, Hualalai Resort
Ezra Balai, Imua Landscaping Company
Garrett Webb, Kalaoa Gardens
Gregg Fujii, Landscape Equipment and
Supply
Henry Miner, Jr., Resort Management
Group
Jim Kinney, HISCO
Joshlyn Sand, Honolulu Botanical Garden
Ken Ota, Pacific Pipe Company
Lanky Morrill, State DLNR
Mark Leon, Sunshine Landscaping Company
Mark Magarifugi, NuGate Group
Martin Miyashiro, Hunter Industries
Mason Morizumi, Takano Nakamura
Landscaping
Madeleine Shaw, HLICA
Michael Johnson, Landscape Hawaii
Nicholas Huntsman, Performance
Landscapes
Norman Allen, NuGate Group
Rey Ito, The Green Doctor of Hawaii
Richard Tomisa, Cardinal Maintenance
Service
Rodolfo Laforga, KN Lawn and Service
Rogelio Corrales, UH Waimanalo
Research Station
Russell Nonaka, Takano Nakamura
Landscaping
Sean Fong, Hawaiian Turfgrass
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clusters of plants, can we instead culti-vate
a wide diversity of plant communi-ties
that perform different functions for
the landscape as a whole? Which species
of native and otherwise beneficial plants
can be incorporated into our landscapes
as food and habitat for native birds,
indigenous pollinators, and other forms
of Hawaiian fauna? How can such plant-ings
create habitat corridors for these
important native organisms, particularly
in our urban environments?
At a golf course development in Basalt,
Colorado, forward-thinking landscape
planners have incorporated “bioislands”
in between the fairways. These thought-fully
designed communities of mostly
native plants help to enhance wildlife
habitat, while also greatly improving the
overall beauty of the area. Insects, birds,
and amphibians thrive in the bio-islands
that were designed as natural, self-reg-ulating
habitats. Healthy communities
of birds and fish help to regulate insect
challenges, eliminating the need for
chemical controls.
ECOnomic Decisions
Despite our best intentions for the
environment, however, daily decisions
in the landscape usually come down
to dollars. The question of the hour is:
Can resort and commercial landscapes
be managed ecologically, over the long
term, without excessive costs? A pioneer-ing
study comparing conventional turf
management with an organic approach
confirms that, yes, organic and ecological
strategies can result in cost savings, espe-cially
over the long term. See Figure 2.
Towards a Hawaii Organic
Land Care Program
A landscape that is managed with
stewardship in mind can have the posi-tive
impacts of improved air and water
quality, enhanced soil health, increased
vegetative cover, and reduced runoff.
Such sites often become oases of life,
while also protecting and improving our
precious freshwater supplies and coastal
reef ecosystems. These concepts have
been embraced by the organic and eco-logical
farming movements for decades.
The time is ripe to apply these organic
land care strategies to our professionally
managed landscapes as well.
A core group of landscape profession-als
are working earnestly to grow an
organic land care program that is geared
toward our island context. First begin-ning
in the Northeast US in 1999, and
later spreading to the Northwest and
also into British Columbia, organic land
care programs are an emerging niche
opportunity in the landscape profession.
Participants complete a 5-day Organic
Land Care accreditation course, which
covers a wide range of ecologically-minded
topics: organic principles, site
analysis and design, soil biology & health,
composting, rain gardens, bioswales, and
stormwater infiltration, as well as eco-logical
techniques for managing insects,
weeds, and diseases, among other topics.
As accredited organic land care profes-sionals,
graduates of the program pledge
to provide care according to established

21. Organic Land Care Standards to all
clients who request organic land care.
Accreditation is reviewed annually, with
a requirement for continuing educa-tion
and a nominal annual fee. Benefits
of accreditation include the ability to
market oneself as an organic landscape
professional, and listing on an accredited
Organic Land Care Practitioners List.
Some municipalities on the mainland
have allowed Organic Land Care accredi-tation
courses to substitute as continu-ing
education units (CEUs) in lieu of
pesticide applicator classes.
For additional information about
helping to grow a Hawai’i-based Or-ganic
Land Care Program, email zach@
oladesigngroup.com
To learn more about organic and
ecological approaches to landscape care
in the Islands, join us for a one hour
seminar at the 2014 LICH Conference on
O’ahu this coming October.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Organic Land Care Program of Or-egon
Tilth: www.tilth.org/organic-land-care
Organic Land Care Program of the
Northeast Organic Farming Association:
www.organiclandcare.net
One part ecologist, one
part horticulturist, one
part land designer, Zach
Mermel’s land planning
firm, OLA Design Group,
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22. Planning for a More
LANDSCAPE Sustainable RESORT
By Christian Renz
Sustainable design and practices
are becoming more and more
a part of the daily life in the
green industry. To enable sus-tainable
practices in a resort or
large project takes proper plan-ning
of the design and an understanding
of the long-term landscape maintenance
methods and techniques required. Resorts
and large properties have a significant
potential of either saving or consuming
large amounts of irrigation water and
agricultural products such as fertilizers
and pesticides. One goal of sustainability is
conservation of each resource and manag-ing
the consumption of each resource to
decrease the potential effects of harm on
22 LANDACEPS HAAIIW SEPTEMBER | OCTOBER 2014 the project’s microclimate and environ-ment.
A project’s ability to be sustainable
can be enhanced if thought is taken during
the planning phases of the project about
what requirements the landscape may or
may not have following the installation.
To address the impact which a large
property or resort development may have
on the environment requires many factors
to be considered. The process of creating
a new and unique project while foreseeing
sustainability thru maintenance practices
long term takes time and thought. One
of the key elements of any new landscape
design is plant selection and the place-ment
of plants in the landscape.
The Islands of Hawaii support a wide
range of plants however not each spe-cies
should be used in a landscape in a
particular microclimate. Proper plant
selection should be based upon knowing
the project’s site conditions and knowl-edge
of each selected plant to be used.
Knowledge of the proposed plants would
include the plant’s taxonomy and species,
native habitat, tolerances and horticul-tural
maintenance requirements for the
plant to thrive in the climate.
Incorrect placement of a plant species
in a large project or resort landscape can
potentially affect a project’s microclimate
and may have an effect on the overall en-vironment
over time. Certain negative ef-fects
could be subjectively credited to the
maintenance methods and techniques to
upkeep an improperly planned landscape.
The plant placement itself may actually be
the cause of the overuse of resources like

23. n Are there irrigation or water con
sumption restrictions for the project?
n What are the watering times which
irrigation can be applied?
3. Project Planting Design & Aftercare
Maintenance
n What are the project’s routine
maintenance requirements and quality
standards for the landscaping following
construction?
design?
is required? How can cultural, mechanical
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n Are there certain plants which are re-quested
to be incorporated into the resort
n What type of maintenance program
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irrigation water and agricultural products
instead of the landscape maintenance
provider’s goal to upkeep plant materials
in quality condition. Before determin-ing
suitable plants for a project, some
pertinent planning questions about the
project’s site conditions should be consid-ered
to determine the appropriate plant
selection for the project as listed below:
1. Project Site Conditions
n What are the site’s existing micro
climate and zone?
n What are the site’s rainfall, wind
exposure, potential evapotranspiration
rate (ET rate), elevation, existing soil com-position
and soil nutritional value?
n Are there existing natural flora and
fauna which can be preserved and/or
incorporated instead of new plantings?
2. Project Irrigation
n What are the available irrigation
sources and type of water used in the
development?
n If there is a need for supplemental
irrigation, what site conditions will have
an effect on the irrigation required for the
plant selection?
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24. or biological treatments be used?
Once the Site Conditions, Irriga-tion
Conditions and Planting Design &
Aftercare Maintenance Conditions have
been answered, a plant list can start to
be developed. In many large projects
there are certain plant materials that are
desired for aesthetical and functional
purposes in the landscape that can lead to
higher usage of irrigation, fertilizers and
pesticides due to not being adapted to the
project site’s conditions or having these
requirements. In these circumstances
limiting the amount of plants on the site
and placement if possible would be rec-ommended.
Proper plant selection based
upon the following recommendations can
have a significant impact on decreased
usage of certain resources. The impacts
can be decreased irrigation consump-tion,
decreased fertilizer consumption,
increased overall plant appearance due of
lack of climatic stress, and increase resis-tance
towards pests which in turn leads
to decreased applications of pesticides.
Listed are general suggestions to address
the findings from the planning questions
about each of the site’s existing and pro-posed
conditions:
24 LANDACEPS HAAIIW SEPTEMBER | OCTOBER 2014 Plant Selection for Site
Conditions
1. Promote selecting plants with a
similar native climate to the resort’s mi-croclimate.
Using plants that are adapted
to the project’s microclimate leads to
reduced irrigation demand, decreased
fertilizer requirements and stronger
resistance to pests.
2. Promote selecting plants that are
native to the islands of Hawaii. Native
plants are adapted to Hawaii’s climate.
Selection of native plants should still
however take into account selecting na-tive
plants whose climate is similar to the
project’s microclimate.
3. Select and locate plants that are able
to withstand the project’s conditions
such as wind and sun exposure. Plants
that are not adapted to site’s conditions
can cause plant stress which increases ir-rigation
demand, fertilizer requirements
and potential increase of pesticide use to
treat stressed plants.
4. Select naturalized plant materi-als
that are present on the project’s site.
Capitalize on the project’s existing natu-ralized
plants that are proven to grow in
the existing microclimate.
Plant Selection for Irrigation
1. Select plant materials that are tolerant
to the project’s irrigation water source.
Determine irrigation salinity levels and nu-tritional
values and select plants tolerant
to the type of irrigation water. This will de-crease
the potential need for supplemental
irrigation water to decrease saline soils and
need to balance soil salinity or sodic condi-tions
with agricultural products.
2. Select and locate plants, which have
the same watering requirements together
when possible. Similar watering require-ments
of plants on a specific irrigation
zone will allow decreased irrigation times
without compromising the overall aes-thetics
of the different plant selections.
3. Promote plants that are drought tol-erant
when possible to decrease irrigation
demand and/or frequency.
4. Select plants, which are adapted
to the type of irrigation when possible.
Locate plants that prefer aerial irrigation
on one zone and locate plants that prefer
drip irrigation on another zone. Placing
similar plant materials with similar water
application preferences can decrease ir-rigation
demand or the need for supple-mental
fertilizer to increase plant quality.

25. Select plants that do not pose a threat
of becoming invasive. Planting invasive
species can significantly increase pesticide
use in the event of the plant spreading
and become invasive in surrounding areas
thru vegetative or seed disbursement.
Taking time to plan and select appro-priate
plants based upon the project’s
site conditions and potential aftercare
maintenance can end up saving the
project time, money and resources. With
thoughtful planning of the project’s de-
sign one can develop a stunning and more
sustainable project which helps preserve
the overall pristine environment of the
Islands of Hawaii.
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27. Sustainability Courtyard
by OHeidi Leianuenue Bornhorst Party” or otherwise help your campus
n April 24, 2014, two
large truckloads of UH
Manoa homemade
mulch, from our own
tub ground recycled
tree branches and green
wastes was delivered to the courtyard and
spread out in planter beds by our land-scape
staff in advance of the big event, the
Day of PLANTING.
We then watered the mulch to help soft-en
up the soil and make planting easier.
As old time farmers and akamai sustain-able
Earth folks know, the organic acids
in mulch help “work the soil” softening it
and improving drainage and soil fertility
so plants can grow and thrive. Preparation
and planning makes planting look easy,
and it’s a good workout!
Joe Smith of KRS encouraged his
students to come and volunteer and help
plant native Hawaiian plants, trees, ground
covers and fruit trees in the courtyard
Students Ryo Chow, David Strauch,
Maera, Paul and Anthony helped dig the
proper planting holes, twice as wide as
the pot and exactly as deep. They gently
lomi lomi’d the pot to perfectly extract the
root ball and then planted it at the perfect
depth, exactly as deep as the soil level
in the pot, then made a ring of soil and
mulch, a mulch dish to provide water in
the right place for the roots.
On a mound by the SOFT garden, we
planted a WI apple, Spondias dulcis, a
mango relative that makes a nice tart fruit.
It is uncommon in Hawaii but is a very
popular fruit tree in Samoa and other
warmer climates. (Like mango and Cashew,
Wi are in the Anacardiaceae plant family)
The plants included native Hawaiian
‘Ohi‘a lehua, Kupukupu ferns, the O‘ahu
golden sedge, Carex wahuensis, and Uki uki
our native blue flowered, blue fruited lily.
In a long-term tree replacement plan we
planted some Ohi‘a trees and dwarf Laua‘e
fern under the existing fiddlewood trees.
Today we know that Fiddlewood is an in-vasive
tree, a pretty fruited pest, the orange
fruits are eaten by birds and this spreads the
seeds and they pop up all over UH where
we don’t really want them and they invade
our Hawaiian rainforests too. So our long-term
plan is to grow new Hawaiian or use-ful
food or flowering trees, and eventually
cull out the invasives. We still need shade
though, so it’s a gradual planned process.
Please admire YOUR new plants as you
eat lunch, study, or talk story with friends
in the courtyard. The irrigation “system”
is old and must be turned on manually.
We welcome kokua, from student, faculty
and staff volunteers. Please contact me
(bornhors@hawaii.edu) if you would like
to volunteer to help water your new plants
and if you would like to help with future
planting projects, come to a “Mulching
flourish and grow well into the future.
We plan to plant some ‘ohi‘a ‘ai, moun-tain
apple trees in the planters by POST,
in the very near future. We have trees of a
giant Tahitian mountain apple variety that
we offered for sale by the SEARC commit-tee
of OFG.
Heidi Bornhorst is a garden
writer, landscape consultant
specializing in Native Ha-waiian
and edible gardens,
and Arborist with Pruning
for Productivity. Contact
her at heidib@hawai.rr.com.
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28. Photo: SCOT NELSON
pest
COLUMN
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BANANA MOTH By CAROL KWAN
Banana moth was first
reported on Oahu in 1982,
on the Big Island in 1990,
on Maui and Kauai in 1991,
and on Molokai in 1994.
Although it is a major pest
of bananas and sugarcane, it has many
other hosts including pineapples, grasses,
coffee, Dracaena spp., Coconut, Rhapis,
Fishtail Palms, Pritchardia Spp., Flori-bunda
Palm, Foxtail Palm, Manila Palm,
anthuriums, orchids, and ginger roots. It
can be found wherever there is decaying
vegetation. Garrett Webb reports that it
has become a significant pest of palms
on the Big Island, where he’s had several
clients with infestations, including Date
Palm, Royal Palm, Teddy Bear Palm, Açaí,
and various clumping Pychosperma. One
of Garrett’s friends, a palm collector on
the Big Island, has lost numerous rare
palms to the pest. Given the wide diver-sity
of hosts, it is probably reasonable to
consider banana moth as a possibility for
any symptomatic palm in the landscape.
Damage occurs during the larval stage
of the pest, with the crown most often
affected in palms. The point of entry is
usually either at the young heart leaves
or along the stem in wounds or natural
openings. Symptoms include browning of
leaves, heart leaves easily pulled out with
necrosis of living stem tissues beneath,
entry holes of larvae, and frass pellets.
For treatment, the old saying “an ounce
of prevention is worth a pound of cure”
definitely holds true. Plants under stress
are far more susceptible to attack by ba-nana
28 LANDSCAPE HAWAII SEPTEMBER | OCTOBER 2014
moth. Drought is the most common
and dangerous stressor, followed by nutri-ent
deficiency. Avoiding herbicide damage
is important as well. Palms should not be
over pruned. Treating pruned surfaces
with Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) may help
to prevent infestations.
Often by the time the larvae are de-tected,
it is too late for treatment with
pesticides, but with early detection it may
be possible to save the plant. Garrett has
tried Millenium (a product of nematodes)
and bifenthrin with some success on a
royal palm that was badly infected but
caught fairly early before too much ne-crosis
occurred. In the reference by Scot
Nelson and Mark Wright, pyrethroids as
noted as useful contact insecticides after
infestations develop and Bt as a residual
and preventative. They also suggest
checking with your nearest Cooperative
Extension Service office for the latest list
of registered insecticides.
Mahalo to Garrett Webb, who provided
input to this article, and to Scot Nelson
for providing photo.
References:
Banana Moth – A Potentially Fatal
Pest of Prichardia and Other Palms, Scot
Nelson and Mark Wright, University of
Hawai‘i at Manoa Cooperative Extension
Service, Insect Pests, Sept. 2005, IP-24.
www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/
IP-21.pdf
Banana Moth Opogona sacchari (Bojer)
(LEPIDOPTERA:TINEIDAE), A. H. Hara
and H.M.C. Leite, University of Hawaii
at Manoa, CTAHR, PEPS, Hilo, HI. www.
ctahr.hawaii.edu/sustainag/extn_pub/
fruitpubs/Banana%20Moth.pdf
Carol Kwan is the
President of Carol Kwan
Consulting, a Certified
Arborist, and a Director of
Aloha Arborist Association
and the Western Chapter
International Society of Arboriculture.
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This year’s conference promises
more of the same. What made last
year’s conference so good?
1. It was an excellent opportunity to
see old friends and colleagues, and meet
new ones. There were lots of vendors, and
they all seemed eager to share informa-tion
and network with other vendors and
attendees.
2. There were a wide range of prod-ucts
and equipment used throughout the
industry on display. Attendees seemed
very interested in the products on display,
and all seemed to want to get information
from vendors. (As a vendor, what more
can you ask for.)
3. The breakout sessions were informa-tive
and relevant.
4. The organizers of the conference
recognize how the industry has evolved
and expanded in scope over the past
few years. The landscape industry is no
longer just for people who plant grass and
trim shrubs. The industry now includes
specialists/professionals in a wide range of
specialties i.e. native plants; draught toler-ant
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plants; specialty grasses developed for
specific environments; invasive species.
As the landscape industry has evolved,
the chemical and equipment industry has
had to evolve also to accommodate these
changes. Many of the changes were neces-sitated
by stricter government regulations.
Some of the changes have been well-received
by users in the industry, others
have been a source of frustration, as buy-ers
look for alternatives which will meet
their needs, at a price which is within
their budget.
The conference gave people the oppor-tunity
to ask questions from experts in the
field. It is critical that we in the industry
learn about our new choices so that we
can continue to be successful. (You may
not always like what you see or hear, but
change is inevitable.)
For those who are interested in the
outdoor power equipment and accessory
industry, there is a national show later in
October. Information is available on the
OPEI GIE+EXPO website. The show is in
Louisville, Kentucky—not the most excit-ing
city, except at Kentucky Derby time.
Many of the manufacturers are present
and they can give you the “heads-up” on
what will be coming in the future enabling
you to think ahead and make adjustments
This year’s conference looks to be an-other
“winner”. We look forward to seeing
you there.
Phyllis Jones is with A to Z Equipment
and Sales, formally A to Z Rental Center, in
business for over 25 years.

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