The Hawaii Tree Jamboree 2025 Event Results
Posted on Mar. 3, 2025 / People in the News, Arboriculture / Subscribe 0
By: Carol Kwan
Aloha Arborist Association held its annual Hawai‘i Tree Climbing Jamboree in the large monkeypod trees at beautiful Anahola Village Park on the Island of Kauai February 14-16, 2025. A pre-event training was conducted by Lawrence Schultz of California on Valentine’s Day. Congratulations to all of our competitors for their efforts:
Master Finals results:
1st Lawrence Schultz (California)
2nd Brady Paselk (Oklahoma)
3rd Jake Kane (Maui)
4th E.J. Turner (Missouri)
5th Justin Donahue (Oahu)
6th Will Loomis (Oahu)
Justin Donahue, as our top local competitor, will be representing Hawaii at the Western Chapter ISA Tree Climbing Competition in Sacramento, California, the weekend of June 21, 2025, pending permitting.
Figure 1. Jesse Taylor from Oklahoma performing the work climb. Photo credit: Justin Barrios.
Figure 2. Lawrence Schultz from California swinging over to the first bell during the work climb. Photo credit: Justin Barrios.
Figure 3. Local climber from Kauai, Brian Greer, positions the rescue dummy for the aerial rescue station. Photo credit: Justin Barrios.
Mahalo to our sponsors for the event: Backyard Monkey L.L.C., Kaleo’s Tree Services, Inc., JP’s Tree Trimming, Rock Exotica, Climb Aloha, TreeStuff, Kamuela Hardwoods, Truewerk, Tree Works, Inc., Husqvarna, DMM, @Height, Mauget, The Cutting Edge, Clogger, and Arbsession.com.
Carol Kwan is the President of Carol Kwan Consulting, a Certified Arborist, Treasurer of Aloha Arborist Association, and a Past President of Western Chapter International Society of Arboriculture.
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