Do Orchids Grow in Hawaii? And How! SYNOPSIS This is an historical sketch of the Saga of Orchids in Hawaii. The sequence of events from the incidental introduction of species by the Agriculturists for the Sugar Industry; to their efforts in propagation and culture, hybridizing and germination; to the development of personal nurseries to commercial ranges; and ultimately to the creation of a viable orchid industry, re­ cognized world wide; to the natural formation of orchid societies staging of orchid shows; and finally to the introduction of a system of orchid judging , should bring interesting reading to orchidists, amateur and professional alike. In fact, this could serve as a reference syllabus to keep. DO ORCHIDS GROW IM HAWAII? AMD HOW i Compiled and Edited by Dr. T. David Woo and Wallace K. Nakamoto Published under the auspices of The Hawaii Orchid Foundation for the American Orchid Society, Inc. Hawaii Regional Judging Center 1990 i TABLE OF CONTE NTS TABLE OF CONTENTS.................................................................................... i PREFACE........................................................................................................ vii PART I. INTRODUCTION OF ORCHIDS TO HAWAII.............................................. 1 The History of Orchids in Hawaii by Dr. T. David Woo ................................................................... 3 Development of Floriculture in Hawaii by J. H. Beaumont ................................................ 10 A Short History of Orchids in Hawaii by Loraine Kuck ..................................................................... 18 PART II. ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPTS AND EARLY RECORDS............................... 23 Letter from Gordon W. Dillon, Executive Secretary, American Orchid Society, Inc., October 31, 1955 ......................... 25 Minutes of Hawaii Judging Committee, December 27, 1961 27 Minutes of Hawaii Regional Judging Committee, January 24, 1962 ......... 28 Letter from Gordon W. Dillon, Executive Secretary, Editor June 7, 1962 ............................................................................ 29 American Orchid Society Regional Judges, Hawaiian Area, 1961 30 Minutes of Hawaii Regional Judging Committee, October 24, 1962 ......... 32 PART III. ORIGIN OF ORCHID SOCIETIES ..................................................... 35 Brief History of the American Orchid Society by Gordon W. Dillon ................................................................ 37 A Brief History of the Orchid Digest by W. Eilau, Past President, Orchid Digest .................................. 42 Honolulu Orchid Society Inc. - Yesterday and Today by Toy Len Chang ..................................................................... 43 The Pacific Orchid Society - Brief History by Erma Warne ..........................................................................47 History of the Honolulu Orchid Society by Rev. Masao Yam ada.............................................................. 51 H.O.S. Judges (Certified and Probationary) 1968 ................................. 55 Kohala Orchid Society by A. C. Stearns ..................................................................... 56 ii Origin of the Present Hawaii Orchid Society by Mack Odo and Takumi K o n o ................................................ 58 Origin of the Hawaii Orchid Society by Takumi Kono ..................................................................... 61 American Orchid Society Hawaii Regional Judging Background by J. Milton W a rn e ................................................................... 62 The Origin of American Orchid Society Judging in Hawaii by Dr. T. David Woo ................................................................ 63 Orchid Judging on the Island of Hawaii (Hilo) by Dr. T. David Woo ................................................................. 65 PART IV. ORCHID SOCIETY ACTIVITIES....................................................... 67 In Restrospect by Neva H. Mitchell ................................................................. 69 Hawaii Orchid Show by Wallace H. Otaguro ............................................................ 72 My Impressions of the All-Hawaii Orchid Show by Etta Gray, M.D....................................................................... 76 Hawaii Calls - With Show and M e e tin g s............................................... 78 AOS Hawaii Regional Judging at New Location ............... 79 Already History - Neighbor Islands Orchid News by Toy Len Chang ................................................................... 80 All Hawaii Flower Show ....................................................... 82 16th Annual Hilo Orchid Society Show by Mrs. М. H. Chang .............................................................. 84 H.O.S. Display, First at Windward ..................................................... 86 Orchid Safari to Neighbor Islands by Richard T. Fujio ................................................................. 87 Orchid Show - July 1949 by Rev. Masao Yamada ............................................................ 92 9th World Orchid Conference Tour by Dr. T. David Woo ................................................................. 94 PART V....HYBRIDIZATION AND C U LT U R E......................................................... 103 Cypripedium Culture in Hilo by Rev. Masao Yamada ...............................................................105 Orchid Growing on Maui iii by Alex Anderson ................................................................... 107 Schomburgkia Hybrids - Their Future by W. W. G. M o i r ..................................................................... 109 Breeding Variegata by W. W. G. M o i r ..................................................................... 111 Hawaiian Dendrobium Hybrids by William Kirch ..................................................................... 116 Vanda Sanderana by Robert Warne ................................................................... 125 Cymbidiums . Hawaii by George Machida ................................................................ 129 Miltonia by J. Milton Warne ................................................................ 131 Keiki О Hawaii (Children of Hawaii) ................................................. 133 Some Interesting Aspects of Vanda Breeding by Oscar Kirsch ..................................................................... 136 Notes on Hawaiian Orchids and Their Growers by Austil Keller ..................................................................... 138 Orchidarium - Hawaii by Dr. T. David Woo .............................................................. 140 The Genesis of an Orchid Show by Dr. T. David Woo .............................................................. 142 PART VI. WORLD ORCHID CONFERENCES..................................................... 145 PROGRAM - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1954 ............................................... 147 What is a Good Vanda? by Takumi Kono ..................................................................... 149 PROGRAM: SEPTEMBER 19-23, 1957 ............................... 152 Preface by Gordon W. Dillon .............................................................. 154 Foreword to Program by H. Chadsey Penhallow ..................................... 156 John Herbert Beaumont, 1894-1957 157 Editorial ......................................................................................... 158 Organization of the Joint Planning Committee ................................. 159 iv Impressions of the Second World Orchid Conference by R. L. McLellan ..................................................................... 160 The Objectives of Our Orchid Conference by J. Milton W a rn e ..................................................................... 163 Cattieya Stud Plants by Rev. Masao Yamada .............................................................. 164 Guide to Dendrobium Collecting by Masatoshi Miyamoto .............................................................. 165 Warm Climate Miltonias by J. Milton W a rn e ..................................................................... 166 New Concepts in Phalaenopsis Breeding by Ben Kodama ..........................................................................167 Cypripedium Culture by Henrietta S. Fujiwara .......................................................... 169 PART VII. PERSONALITIES AND THEIR NURSERIES ........................................ 171 THE COMMERCIAL ORCHID GROWERS OF HAWAII Oscar Ki rsch by H. L. Arnold .............................................................. 173 Robert Warne’s Nursery in Nuuanu Orchid Garden ............................... 175 J. Milton Warne - Jack Lane Nursery by John S. Williamson .................................................................177 The Ernest Iwanaga Nursery ...............................................................180 Growing Cypripediums In Hawaii (from a talk given by Mrs. H. Fujiwara before HOS) .................. 181 Search for the Perfect Blue by Lois Taylor, Star-Bulletin Writer ...........................................184 The Tale of the Rebel Gardener by Pierre Bowman, Star-Bulletin W rite r ...................................... 188 Commercial Aspects of Orchid Culture by William Kirch ....................................................................... 193 Wm. Kirch-Orchids, Ltd.......................................................................... 199 Hi roses Nurseries,