Tree Care in Puako, HI

If you're looking at the trees around your Puako home and wondering what to do, you're not alone. Most of the properties here were built in the 1980s, and the landscaping choices made then are showing their age. Builders often used fast-growing, non-native trees for quick shade and privacy. Two common examples are the Albizia, which grows incredibly fast but has dangerously brittle wood, and Ironwood, which can become massive and drop heavy branches without warning. These trees are now 40-plus years old and entering a high-risk phase for failure, especially during our occasional but intense wind events. Your mature Kukui or Hala tree, however, is a different story. These natives are adapted to our hot, humid climate and 148 inches of annual rain, and they hold significant value for your property and the local ecosystem.