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2017 Certification off to a Great Start

LICT tests got under way with the Ornamental Maintenance Test on Kauai, April 27th and 29th. Kona is up next, testing in Ornamental Maintenance, Irrigation and Softscape Installation on June...

Jun 5, 2017 | No Comments

Mother Nature’s Recipe

The Forest Floor. Decomposition. Green, lush trees and plants. The fallen leaves make the ground layer of the rainforest. Although it is often a dark and humid place with almost...

Aug 21, 2014 | No Comments

Report Card: Invasive Species Initiative

It’s been seven years since the industry was first introduced to the University of Hawaii Weed Risk Assessment, a tool for predicting the potential invasiveness of plants. In the beginning,...

Aug 21, 2014 | No Comments

Research Supports Keeping It Local!

USING NATIVE HAWAIIAN PLANTS IN LANDSCAPING WILL PROMOTE AWARENESS AND CREATE NEW DEPOSITS OF NATIVE FLORA Plant local! We know there’s debate about how strongly native Hawaiian species like `ohi`a...

Aug 21, 2014 | No Comments

Malama ‘Aina Nanakuli Style: The NFL Youth Education Town Hawaii

In the last couple of years a number of interesting articles have been written about the new NFL Youth Education Town Hawaii facility in Nanakuli. While most articles have focused...

Aug 21, 2014 | No Comments

Mala Ua: A Hawaiian Rain Garden

At one time, rainfall percolated into our island aquifers or flowed relatively clean into nearby water bodies as part of the water cycle. As our lands have become developed, the installation of...

Aug 21, 2014 | No Comments