Get Expert Tree Advice And Services from Arborist Steve Nimz & Associates

• Aerial Lift services
  
• Air spade to carefully see tree roots
  
• Crane services
  
• Consulting and monitoring service
  
• Heavy crane service
  
• Tree selection
  
• Project monitoring
  
• Construction monitoring
  
• Rinntech Resistograph machine
  
• Resistograph testing
  
• Mitigation and Recommendations
  
• and much more...

• Chief Consulting Arborist for Steve Nimz & Associates L.L.C., A Consulting Arborist Service based in Honolulu, Hawaii.
  
• Manager and Estimator of Instant Shade LLC, A Tree Spade and Crane Service, Specializing in large tree transplanting.
  
• President of Certified Erosion Control, Hawaii, A full service Erosion Control Contract business.

• Consulting Arborist, specializing in tropical trees in the Hawaii-Pacific region; including appraisals, hazard evaluations, tree preservation and protection plans, disease diagnosis and treatment programs.
  
• All phases of tree care, structural pruning, large tree removal, insect and disease treatment.
  
• ransplanting of large trees with use of mechanical tree spades (60"-85"), crane truck, excavator, backhoe, extensive transplanting for major landscape contractors in Hawaii and in the Pacific region.

• Academy Graduate, 2001, 2005, American Society of Consulting Arborists , Los Angeles, CA
  
• Certified Arborist WC-0314, 1975, International Society of Arboriculture, Honolulu, Hawaii
  
• B.S., Tropical Agriculture, minor Agriculture Economics and Horticulture, 1967-1970, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii
  
• Associate Agriculture Science, 1965-1967, Lake Michigan College, MI
  
• Associate Science, Orchard Management/Horticulture, 1966-1967 Michigan State University, MI

• 1971-2004 Vice President/Co-Founder of Agriculture International, Inc. (Honolulu, Hawaii) Specialization in horticulture services, tropical trees and livestock production in Hawaii and South Pacific
  
• 1971-2004 Chief Arborist/Manager of The Tree People A division of Agriculture International, Inc. ( Honolulu, Hawaii) Specializing in tree pruning, removal, transplanting and disease control
  
• 1971-1980 Manager of Aqua Pacific - A division of Agriculture International Inc. (Honolulu, Hawaii) Irrigation/sprinkler installation
  
• 1980-2000 Vice President of Hawaii Tropical Plants (Molokai, Hawaii) An export nursery and plant production company
  
• 1990-2004 Founder of Chip-It, Inc. (Honolulu, Hawaii) Recycling green waste and equipment rental company
  
• 1992-2004 President/ Co-Founder of Hawaiian Earth Products (Kapolei and Kailua locations) Recycling green waste into compost

• Landscape Industry council of Hawaii, member, President 1987-93
  
• Aloha Arborist Association, member, President 1985-1990
  
• Hawaii Landscape and Irrigation Contractors, member
  
• Hawaii Turf grass Association, member, Board of Directors 1999-2003
  
• Society of Commercial Arborists, member, Board of Directors 1999-2003
  
• National Arborist Association (Tree Care Industry), member
  
• International Society of Arboriculture member (Western Chapter)
  
• American Society of Consulting Arborists, member

• Arborist Advisory Committee, Island of Oahu, City and County of Honolulu: protection and care of Exceptional Trees
  
• The Outdoor Circle, lifetime member, received "Outdoor Circle Award of Merit" for tree preservation community work
  
• Promotion of Quality Tree Care via extensive workshops and slide presentations to community groups, business associations and landscape industry groups; promotion of worker certification! professional tree care via study sessions for industry employees

• 1991 Award of Excellence, Hawaii Landscape and Irrigation Contractors Association
  
• 1992 Award for Outstanding Services, Landscape Industry Council of Hawaii
  
• 1996 Special Award of Excellence in Arboriculture, International Society of Arboriculture (Western Chapter)
  
• 1997 Award of Excellence in Arboriculture, National Arborists Association (Heritage Tree Category)
  
• 1998 Connie Riccio Award, Kaulunani, Hawaii the Beautiful
  
• 1999 Award of Merit (highest award presented), International Society of Arboriculture (Western chapter)
  
• 2000 Award of Merit, City & County of Honolulu
  
• 2001 First Annual Tree Angel Award, The Outdoor Circle