One of the companies you’ll find at the Kino‘ole Farmers Market on Saturday mornings is Green Point Nurseries. The family-run business is usually represented at the market by John Tanouye, son of the company’s Eric Tanouye and grandson of founder Harold Tanouye.

Harold Tanouye started the nursery business in the late 1950s, when he returned home to Hawai‘i after having been at college on the mainland. Growing anthuriums in Hilo was only a part-time, backyard-type cottage industry then. Now, half a century later, Green Point Nurseries is a very successful commercial operation known for its innovation, customer service and work toward sustainability.

And also its beautiful anthuriums, of course.

John Tanouye with a customer

John’s friend, with Green Point Nurseries anthuriums