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Mission Statement

The purpose of the Hawaii Floriculture and Nursery Association is to Enhance its members’ business success through enactment of laws to advance the common business interests of the members, education, marketing, research, and services; b) To encourage and promote the betterment of conditions that will create and sustain an economically viable flower and plan industry; and c) To promote the growing and exporting of Hawaii flowers and plants.

Board of Directors

President | Eric Tanouye

Green Point Nurseries

Vice President | Chad Matsushima

Alluvion, Inc

Secretary | Ken Ogawa

Nutrien Ag Solutions

Treasurer | Monty Pereira

Watanabe Floral Inc.

Allied Industries Division | Kekoa Aiu

Rengo Packaging, Inc.

Cut Flower Division | Alison Higgins

Grace Flowers Hawaii

Foliage Division | Charlie Bostwick

Pacific TransPlants

Landscaping & Plants Division | Derrick Heller

Hawaiian Sunshine Nursery

Orchid Division | Thong Teng Neo

Vantanage Nursery

Hawaii Chapter | Gordon Inouye

Puna Flower Power

Kauai Chapter | John Gordines

Kauai Flowers

Maui Chapter | Matt keiley

Heilani Farms

Oahu Chapter | Kathleen Yoshinaga

Kathleen Enterprises

standing committee

Administration | Ken Ogawa, Chair

Legislative | Eric Tanouye, Co-Chair | Johnny Gordines, Co-Chair

Marketing & Promotion | Monty Pereira, Chair |Gordon Inouye, tri-Chair | Charlie Bostwick, tri-Chair |Kathleen Yoshinaga, tri-Chair

Membership & Elections | Chad Matsushima, Chair

Public Relations & Communications | Kathleen Yoshinaga, Chair

Regulatory | John Gordines, Chair

Research & Development | Derrick Heller, co-Chair & Thong Teng Neo, co-Chair

Scholarship & Education | Derrick Heller

Social Media | Kathleen Yoshinaga | Dr. Teresita Amore

Transportation | Thong Teng Neo, Chair

Website | Alison Higgins, Chair

contact us

P.O. Box 5640 Hilo, Hawaii 96720
808.966.9926

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