How to Say ‘I Do’ with Hawaiian Flowers & Foliage Webinar & Trade Show Friday, October 9 & Saturday, October 10, 2020

Broadcast from the Komohana Research & Extension Center, Hilo, Hawaii

Schedule of Events

Moderators

Hitomi Gilliam, AIFD (live from Bowen Island, Vancouver, British Columbia)

Josh McClung, HFNA Director (live from Hilo, Hawaii)

Friday, October 9 9:00 a.m. Hawaiian Blessing Kumu Moses Kaho’okele Crabbe 9:15 a.m. Welcome Message Eric Tanouye, HFNA President 9:30 a.m. Say ‘I Do’ Kauai Style Dorothy Yadao, Kauai Designer 10:15 a.m. Say ‘I Do’ Big Island Style Alison Higgins, Hawaii Island Designer 11:30 a.m. Keynote Presentation: Say ‘I Do’ with Tropical Nouveau Hitomi Gilliam, AIFD 12:45 p.m. Lunch Break 1:15 p.m. Say ‘I Do’ Oahu Style Sue Tabbal-Yamaguchi, Oahu Designer 2:15 p.m. Say ‘I Do’ Maui Style Lois Hiranaga, Maui Designer 3:15 p.m. Virtual Tour of Hawaii Flower and Foliage Nurseries 3:45 p.m. Saturday Line Up & Closing Remarks

How to Say ‘I Do’ with Hawaiian Flowers & Foliage Webinar & Trade Show

Friday, October 9 & Saturday, October 10, 2020 Broadcast from the Komohana Research & Extension Center, Hilo, Hawaii

Schedule of Events

Moderators Hitomi Gilliam, AIFD (live from Bowen Island, Vancouver, British Columbia)

Josh McClung, HFNA Director (live from Hilo, Hawaii)

Saturday, October 10

8:30 a.m. Welcome Eric Tanouye, HFNA President 8:45 a.m. Say ‘I Do’ Canadian Style Brenna Quan, British Columbia Designer 9:30 a.m. Kauai Exhibit John Gordines, Kauai Director, & Team 10:00 a.m. Say ‘I Do’ Canadian Style Poppy Parsons, Saskatchewan Designer 10:45 a.m. Maui Exhibit Carver Wilson, Maui Director, & Team 11:15 a.m. Say ‘I Do’ with Tropical Nouveau Hitomi Gilliam, AIFD 12:30 p.m. Lunch break

1:00 p.m. Say ‘I Do’ Canadian Style Susanne Law, British Columbia Designer 1:45 p.m. Oahu Exhibit Kathleen Yoshinaga, Oahu Director, & Team 2:15 p.m. Say ‘I Do’ Canadian Style Bruno Duarte, Ontario Designer 3:00 p.m. Hawaii Island Exhibit Gordon Inouye, Hawaii Island Director, & Team 3:30 p.m. Wedding Designs in Lili’uokalani Gardens, Hilo Hawaii Designers & Teams 4:15 p.m. Mahalo’s & Closing Remarks

HFNA Wedding Celebration 2020 Moderators

Hitomi Gilliam, AIFD: Hitomi Gilliam, AIFD of Design 358, is an internationally recognized floral artist who has guest-designed throughout North America, England, Japan, Mexico, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Bermuda, Singapore, Australia & Colombia. She was a Silver & Gold Medal winner of the Great American Design Competition in 1986 and 1987 and served 6 years on the AIFD Membership Review Committee and Educational Committee. In 1998, Hitomi became one of only eight people to receive AIFD’s coveted ‘Design Influence Award.’ As an educator, Hitomi presents numerous programs throughout North America as a Teleflora Educational Specialist, as well as conducting her own DESIGN358 workshops. She is also the 2006 recipient of American Horticultural Society’s “Frances Jones Poetker Award” for excellence in floriculture education.

Joshua McClung: Josh McClung relocated to the Big Island with his family after selling his California interiorscape company. He is currently the owner of Hawaii Global Nursery Exporters, a certified wholesale nursery shipping Hawaiian tropical foliage throughout the United States. Josh is passionate about the Hawaiian tropicals industry and is an active board member of both the Hawaii Floriculture & Nursery Association (HFNA) and the Hawaii Export Nursery Association (HENA). Josh lives in Waimea with his wife, two children, his mother and their dog, Riley.

Eric S. Tanouye: Eric S. Tanouye is President of Green Point Nurseries, Inc. Green Point Nurseries is located in Hilo and is a grower / exporter of Hawaiian Tropical Flowers, Foliage and Plants. Eric is a second generation anthurium grower, having learned his extensive knowledge from his late father, Harold Tanouye. Eric's industry involvement includes serving as current President of Hawai'i Floriculture and Nursery Association (HFNA) and as President of the Synergistic Hawaii Agriculture Council (SHAC). Eric is married to the love of his life, Lolita. They have three sons, two grandsons and a granddaughter.

Meet Our Designers

Bruno Duarte: Bruno grew up surrounded by flowers on his family's farm in Madeira, Portugal. His approach to floral design is both sculptural and emotional, blending organic materials and found objects together to create works of art. When he's not at his studio, Bruno can be found creating arrangements in front of a live audience in many places in the USA, Northern Ireland and the UK. Bruno has won the CAFA award at Canada Blooms Florist Alley in 2017 and 2018 and people’s choice award in 2018. He has also won the Pacific Northwest Floral Design Competition in 2018. He had the great opportunity to represent Canada in Singapore in 2018 in Windows of the World at their garden show. He won Floral Artist of the year 2019 at Canada Blooms, received second place at Maple Leaf Cup 2019 and won the CAFA award for most creative use of materials at the Maple Leaf Cup 2019.

Hitomi Gilliam, AIFD: Hitomi Gilliam AIFD, of Design 358, is an internationally recognized floral artist who has guest-designed throughout North America, England, Japan, Mexico, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Bermuda, Singapore, Australia & Colombia. She was a Silver & Gold Medal winner of the Great American Design Competition in 1986 and 1987 and served 6 years on the AIFD Membership Review Committee and Educational Committee. In 1998, Hitomi became one of only eight people to receive AIFD’s coveted ‘Design Influence Award.’ As an educator, Hitomi presents numerous programs throughout North America as a Teleflora Educational Specialist, as well as conducting her own DESIGN358 workshops. She is also the 2006 recipient of American Horticultural Society’s “Frances Jones Poetker Award” for excellence in floriculture education.

Lois Hiranaga, AIFD: Born and raised on Maui, Lois has always been passionate about flowers. She earned a degree in marketing and management from the University of Hawaii at Manoa followed by 16 years of horticulture experience at Howard’s Nurseries Inc. She co-authored the Hawaii Neotropica Hawaii Tropical Flower + Plant Guide and is an accredited member of the American Institute of Floral Designers. As the principal creative of Lois Hiranaga Floral Design LLC, she has the honor of providing flowers for destination weddings and has created large scale lobby designs for Maui’s largest resort. In her spare time she loves traveling, especially taking workshops abroad to keep up with current trends and meeting passionate florist and food enthusiasts

Meet Our Designers

Alison Higgins: Alison was born and raised on the Big Island of Hawaii. Her parents owned and operated a plant nursery in Waimea for most of her childhood, and this spurred her love of botanicals. She learned to make lei in elementary school. Alison, her siblings, and friends would pick ti leaves and plumeria, make lei and sell them on the side of the road. At age 17 she started working at a florist shop at a resort on the Kohala Coast. She became assistant manager by 18, and then manager for 5 years, where she began to make contacts and create relationships with coordinators on the Island. Later, she worked exclusively for small ag related businesses on the Big Island, including the Hawaiian Vanilla Co. and Rob Farms, a large-scale organic farm in Waimea. In 2012, Alison decided to open Grace Flowers Hawaii. She chose the name to honor her grandmother Grace who was a florist herself in her younger years.

Drawing off of knowledge she gained working for small local businesses, she slowly built up Grace Flowers Hawaii from doing everything herself, then adding a few casual employees the first few years, to employing a mix of 15 amazing casual, part time and full-time employees (before COVID-19). Grace Flowers Hawaii works with numerous resorts and coordinators across the Big Island and has the honor of being on many of their preferred vendors lists. The shop has grown from designing a handful of weddings the first year to the team averaging 35 weddings and events monthly before life changed pace and events shut down in March 2020. The Grace Flowers Hawaii shop is currently still open six days a week and Alison is getting back to her roots with a small plant nursery outside her shop on top of the fresh flower bar, lei and arrangements for sale. They have even created a GFH sticker line with fun plant puns like "It's the CYMB-ple things in life" with a picture of cymbidium orchids. They are also still offering contactless delivery across most of the Big Island and shipping tropical flowers, foliage, lei and lei making kits. Although Alison has no formal education or floral training, she has won awards at the Honolulu lei contest for her lei making, and she and the Grace Flowers Team has been published several times in Florist Review Magazine. This year her and her staff was thrilled to have one of their floral dresses make the cover of Florist Review Magazine (June 2020 edition). They have also been featured in Martha Stewart Weddings, on the Wedding Chicks blog and many other publications for their floral work. Alison has been working professionally with flowers for over 20 years, and still strives to continually improve her design and management styles.

Meet Our Designers

Susanne Law, AIFD, EMC: Susanne is an educator and floral artist. She was inducted into the American Institute of Floral Designers in 2008 and in 2012 completed her European Master Certification. Susanne has taught for Design 358, Surrey Continuing Education and Surrey College. As an active member of AIFD, she presented on stage with her teammates at their national convention in 2016 in Anaheim, CA. She enjoys working with others and loves to support new designers coming into the floral industry. For the past 21 years, to the present day, Susanne works as one of the lead designers for La Belle Fleur Floral Boutique in Surrey, B.C., Canada. She enjoys challenging herself with new pursuits such as competitions and other creative projects. She continues her journey to learn and to teach, and loves sharing her passion with others.

Poppy Parsons, AIFD, CDF, CAFA: Poppy Parsons grew up in a small town, Hazlet, in rural South West Saskatchewan. Poppy lived right across the back alley from her Grandparents and spent much of her childhood playing in their garden. She married the love of her life Kelly Parsons and moved to the Parsons’ family farm in 1995. Much of Poppy’s inspiration for her floral design & floral art comes from the time spent checking cows, fixing fences, and helping Kelly on the farm. Her love of nature and flowers was introduced by her Grandparents and continues with the time spent in the pastures and hills of her family’s farm. Poppy bought Smart Flowers in downtown Swift Current in 2007. Her professional

florist & floral art career started when she achieved her Certified Floral Design (CFD) in 2012 and was thrilled to be inducted into American Institute of Floral Design in 2014 and into Canadian Academy of Floral Art in 2016. Poppy has volunteered on the fresh procurement team & as an assistant in the floral room at AIFD symposium. She also has assisted, co-presented & presented for many stage presentations at wholesale shows & workshops in Canada. She is also a floral float decorator with Fiesta Floats for the Rose Parade. Poppy loves to travel for pleasure and to learn from many other floral artists across North America; she represents her prairie roots everywhere she goes!

Meet Our Designers

Brenna Quan AIFD: Brenna is an award winning floral artist, educator and freelancer, based in Vancouver, B.C. Canada. Formerly a dancer turned flower shop owner and event designer, her experience lends well to sharing her knowledge, creativity and artistry with those who also have a passion for expressing through flowers and nature. She jumps on any opportunity to create and exhibit botanical art to bring public awareness to the possibilities and emotional impact of flowers! Publications include contributions to Florists’ Review and Canadian Florist magazines, as well as a few compilation books. Hawai’i has always owned a piece of her heart and she is thrilled to have been invited to be a part of this special joining of creative forces! For more of her design inspiration, you can find her on Instagram @brenna_quan.

Dorothy Reynolds-Yadao: Born and raised on Kauai, surrounded by unspoiled natural beauty, Dotty tries to incorporate that lushness of tropicals into any florals that she designs. Her first experience in the floral industry came 37 years ago when her mother, an Anthurium grower, bought a flower shop and asked Dotty to come back to Kauai and be her partner in the business. Self-taught and producing "adequate" designs, Dotty had the good fortune of having a vacationing floral designer of Rose Bowl floats wander into the shop. He spent the day giving her a private crash course floral design workshop. Serendipity! Several floral design workshops sponsored by Flora-Dec, an eye for color and hands on experience bring us to today. Dotty enjoys the challenge

of painting the brides' visions in flowers.

Sue Tabbal-Yamaguchi, AIFD, CFD, EMC: Born and raised on the island of Oahu, as a little girl Sue loved to play in the garden at home, picking flowers and making lei and arrangements. Years later Sue opened a retail store in 1992 in Kakaako that eventually became a flower shop, Su-V Expressions that specializes in wedding floral design. Self-taught at first, Sue then went on to expand her skills by attending floral classes, and in 2015 attained her AIFD (American Institute of Floral Designers) and the following year in 2016 she received her EMC (European Masters Certificate). Sue has competed in several floral competitions and has received top honors. Sue enjoys working with her couples on their vision for their wedding florals. She says the best part of her job is making sure that every floral detail is taken care of and loves being able to see it all come together on her clients' wedding day.

Meet our Island Directors

John Gordines: Johnny has been in the agriculture industry for the past 44 years. He retired in 2012 as manager for the University of Hawaii Kauai Agriculture Research Center for CTAHR on Kauai after 32 years of service. Both he and his wife Theresa are fulltime growers, exporters and designers of tropical flowers and foliage at their farm in upcountry Kapahi, Kauai. Johnny serves as president of the Hawaii Tropical Flowers and Foliage Association-Kauai, also Kauai Director for the Hawaii Floriculture and Nursery Association and serves on the executive board of the Kauai County Farm Bureau. Johnny’s passion is to promote the growing and exporting of Kauai/Hawaii flowers and nursery plants for a sustainable/profitable Hawaii.

Carver Wilson: Carver Wilson began growing Proteas on Maui in December of 1974 after graduating from Johnston College at the University of Redlands in California. While he did not study agriculture, his grandparents were farmers and ranchers in his native Kansas and his father an Ag Economist at the University of Hawaii. Inspired by the potential in Protea, he, along with a college friend and several angel investors, set about planting one of the first Protea farms on Maui. He continues to enjoy all aspects of the farm and the business that Maui Floral has become working alongside his wife Maureen. Maui Floral has evolved from the farm to include shipping Hawaii's Protea and tropical flowers to markets across the state and to the mainland. He has participated internationally in the commercialization of Proteas as well. While away from the business he enjoys golf, working in the yard and going to the beach.

Kathleen Yoshinaga: My father started a retail florist in downtown Honolulu in 1934. After graduating the University of Hawaii, I took over the business in 1975. We were a full service florist. Forty years later, the business was sold in 2015. Along the way I’ve learned a lot about business and farming. Currently, I still work on flowers for friends, do real estate sales and volunteer for organizations that are important to me.

Meet our Island Directors

Gordon Inouye: Gordon Inouye is a Big Island farmer, businessman, entrepreneur and sportsman born and raised in Hilo, Hawaii. Gordon graduated from Hilo High School in 1961 where he earned letters in football during all three years. He is also a graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, N.Y. where he distinguished himself as an athlete, student and leader at the Academy. Graduated in 1965 earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering as well as his USCG Third Assistants License and a commission as an Ensign in the USNR. Earned an MBA from Saint Mary’s College in Moraga, CA while working full time and raising a family. After a nearly 20 year career in shipping based in San Francisco, Gordon returned to Hilo to join his brother Vern to manage Floral Resources, Hawaii,

Inc. Gordon also founded and served as President of Puna Orchids, Inc., a pioneer in the blooming potted orchid business. In the past 20 years, Gordon also served as CEO and Manager of Hawaii Rainbows Business Development, a private real estate company. After successfully completing the sale of its lands, the company was dissolved in 2017. Most recently, Gordon led the effort of founding Puna Flower Power, a coop of orchid farmers devastated by the 2018 Kilauea Eruption. He continues today as the President of Puna Flower Power. Gordon has served the community with his involvement in a number of organizations over the past 35 years. He is a former member of the Hilo Y’s Men’s Club, Founding President of the Island of Hawaii YMCA, Coach Administrator for AYSO Hilo, Founding President of the Big Island HYSA League, Board member State HYSA (HYSA is the Hawaii Youth Soccer Association), Board member Hawaii Floriculture and Nursery Association, Board member and Treasurer, Synergistic Hawaii Agricultural Council, and board member, UH Hilo Vulcan Booster Club. Over time, Gordon has been recognized by multiple organizations for outstanding achievement. Recognized as the outstanding Regional Director of Hawaii by the US area of Y’s Men. Recognized as the coach of the year in Soccer by the Big Island Interscholastic Federation, Coach of the Year by AYSO, Outstanding Professional Achievement, Meritorious Alumni Service and Distinguished Service Award by the US Merchant Marine Academy Alumni Association. Gordon is married to Katherine Mieke Bickett and they have two adult sons, Benjamin and Aaron.

Meet our Sponsors

Platinum Sponsors This program is funded in part by the Hawaii State Department of Agriculture

and the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service through the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program and the Hawaii County Department of Research & Development

and the University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture & Human Resources (CTAHR) and the UH CTAHR Komohana Research & Extension Center

and the Synergistic Hawaii Agriculture Council and the Hawaii Tropical Flower Council

Gold Sponsors

Garden Island Party Essentials Gordon Inouye

Bruno Duarte Susanne Law Poppy Parsons Brenna Quan

MAHALO!

The Hawaii Floriculture & Nursery Association would like to thank the following people, businesses and organizations

for helping us to create such a wonderful event:

U.S. Department of Agriculture Hawaii Department of Agriculture

Hawaii County Department of Research & Development Synergistic Hawaii Agriculture Council

UH College of Tropical Agriculture & Human Resources (CTAHR) UH-CTAHR Komohana Research & Extension Center

Friends of Lili’uokalani Gardens

Celebration Designer Hitomi Gilliam, AIFD, Design 358

Canadian Designers Bruno Duarte, Floral Designer

Susanne Law, La Belle Fleur Floral Boutique Poppy Parsons, Smart Flowers

Brenna Quan, Freelance Floral Artist

Island Designers Alison Higgins, Grace Flowers Hawaii

Lois Hiranaga, Lois Hiranaga Floral Design, LLC Sue Tabbal-Yamaguchi, Su-V Expressions

Dorothy Reynolds-Yadao, Garden Island Party Essentials

Webinar Moderators Hitomi Gilliam, AIFD, Design 358

Josh McClung, Hawaii Global Nursery Exporters Russell Galanti, UH-CTAHR CES Hawaii Island & Oahu – Webinar Coordinator

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Hawaii Nurseries on Virtual Tour

Hawaii Island CA & HI Foliage Growers Green Point Nurseries, Inc. Hawaiian Sunshine Nursery Hilo Orchid Farm Hawaii Pacific Floral Exchange

Kauai

Kauai Nursery & Landscaping Orchid Alley

Tropical Flowers Express

Maui

Malolo Farms Maui Floral Inc.

Maui Tropicals & Foliage

Oahu Alluvion, Inc.

UH-CTAHR’s Magoon Research & Instruction Facilities

Design Assistants & Coordination Mahalos

Kaili Amo & Travis Voeller Phoebe Anderson

ARIA Studios K.T. Cannon-Eger

Connie Cappos Encore Talent

Russell Galanti Hitomi Gilliam

Garden Island Party Essentials Grace Flowers Hawaii Green Point Nurseries

Ryan Higgins Hilo Hawaiian Hotel

Joanne Lichty Imamura Ina Custom Signs

Gordon Inouye Anna Kahalekula of Kulua Maui Kumu Moses Kaho’okele Crabbe

KHON’s Take Two Lin’s Lei Stand

Lois Hiranaga Floral Design LLC Mango Tree Events Rentals

Josh McClung Ken Ogawa

Petroglyph Press SuV Expressions

Jon Tanouye Tori Richard

United Wholesale – Vancouver, BC Kathleen Yoshinaga

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Trade Show Mahalos!

Hawaii Island ACK Flowers

Always Anthuriums Big Island Tents

Daisy Duke Farms Grace Flowers Hawaii Green Point Nurseries

Hawaii Global Nursery Exporters Hawaii Isle Flowers

Jade Woolford JnD Farms

Joe Roderick Nursery Kilauea Anthurium Farm

Kohala Nursery Inc. Kui & I

Lalamilo Farm Girl Lee & Co.

Orchid Isle Dendrobiums Orchid Plantation

Orchidpeople Pacific Floral Exchange

Puna Flower Power Puaono Farms

Service Place Peonies

Kauai Garden Island Party Essentials

James Keach – CTAHR CES Kauai Noelani Pomroy

Orchid Alley Puakini Company

Tropical Flowers by Charlies Tropical Flowers Express

Maui

Anna Kahalekula of Kulua Maui Lois Hiranaga Floral Design LLC

Malolo Farm Maui Floral Inc. Petaloom Floral

Oahu

Alluvion, Inc. Flora Dec Sales

Imagine Works Productions Lins Lei Shop

Oasis SuV Expressions Syndicate Sales

Tori Richard

Videographers & Technical Support

Out of the Sea Media Arts – Webinar Host and Primary Videography Crew Colin Gilliam, Design 358 – Graphic Design & Videography

Imagine Wurks Productions Rebel Creative Media

Jon Tanouye, Green Point Nurseries Inc. - Videography Sundance Vargas, Green Point Nurseries Inc. – Graphic Design

※ HFNA Board of Directors & Volunteers

President Eric Tanouye * Vice President Chad Matsushima * Secretary Ken Ogawa * Treasurer Grayson Inouye Kekoa Aiu * John Gordines * Gordon Inouye * Joshua McClung * Elton Mow

Thong Teng Neo * Ed Reyes * Carver Wilson * Kathleen Yoshinaga HFNA Administrator & Recording Secretary Judy Schilling

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