Alumni Entrepreneurs
James A. Jones, BA, 1987
Business/Organization/Inventions
Pukalani Plant Co., Inc
Type of Business
Horticulture
Date of Operation
1992–present
Contact Information
P.O. Box 880123
Pukalani, HI 96788
(808) 572-8950
Description of Business, Organization, Invention
PPC is a wholesale plant nursery that specializes in supplying Home Depots, Lowes, Wal-Mart, Ace Stores etc… We also supply the resort hotels and landscape contractors on the Island of Maui. Presently PPC employs 11 full-time staff. Special offers for Greeners (if appropriate): Sure, I think there may be only a couple of Maui. One is my friends wife and the other my friends son.
Evergreen helped prepare me for my professional life in the following way
Evergreen helped me become a better listener. It made me understand the importance of listening first, gaining an understanding of all views of a problem or opportunity. There are many skills that I have developed as a result of my time spend at Evergreen.