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Hawaii Island Palm Society
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Officers and Directors
President: Don Hemmes (808)-935-6214
V-P East Hawaii: Ed Torrison (808) 961-6750
V-P West Hawaii: Allan Bredeson (808) 328-9127
Treasurer: Sue Ellen Rhodes (808) 966-7541
Secretary: Rich Rawlinson (808) 965-5665
Membership: Grace Kissell (808) 936-6707
Zoo Project Coord.: Karen & Dean Piercy (808) 961-5023
Publications
HAWAII ISLAND PALM SOCIETY NEWSLETTER is 2-4 pages of 8.5 by 11 inch size, published as required to notify members of chapter meetings and events of interest. Membership in the Hawaii Island Palm Society is US$8/year for US members, which includes mailings of the Bulletin. Checks payable to "Hawaii Island Palm Society" should be sent to Hawaii Island Palm Society, P.O. Box 1585, Keaau, HI 96749.
The Hawaii Island Palm Society (HIPS) followed up the June 24th garden tour at Bo and Karolyn Lundkvist’s estate with another super garden tour on September 23rd. This was a tour of two gardens, first the garden of Matt and Tiffany Rippa and then the garden of Jerry and Cindy Andersen. The gardens are near the Lundqvist estate. Jerry and Cindy Andersen own J. D. Andersen’s palm nursery business in California and now are owners of Ken Foster’s former residence. Many remember that Ken collected many rare palm seeds and later planted the palms in carefully selected locations. There were more than 80 participants which made this a fun and relaxing afternoon.
Wesley Shaw, a horticultural researcher from Kew Gardens outside London, gave a presentation on the palms in the famed Palm House at Kew to HIPS on November 28th. Wesley, a “hands-on” Horticulturist/Gardener is Manager of both the Palm House and the Water Lily House at world-famous Kew. The Palm House was originally built between l844 and l848. This huge, spectacular steel and glass building has been compared to an upside down ocean-liner hull. Inside is a collection of tropical plants maintained in a climate controlled tropical rainforest habitat, the main components are superb collections of palms and cycads.
A Zoo day was held on Saturday, October 13th, to remove dead fronds, clear brush and attack weeds. Members were also invited to assist Key Club members, intermediate and high school students, who formed seven groups to fertilize sections of the palm plantings. Each group of students was monitored by a dedicated advisor guiding students in public service activities.
