Aloha Aina Landscaping LLC

I contacted 4 landscapers for quotes. Three of them I found on Unilocal and the 4^th was the friend of one of our contractors. They all came over to look at the home and we gave all of them similar requirements on what we wanted. Funny thing is, the yardman friend of the contractor who I thought would come in the lowest, because he was more of a yardman than a landscaper and required cash payments, called me and verbally gave me his quote which was several thousand dollars higher than the established businesses on Unilocal.I guess its not always cheaper to go that route.
Stu, the owner, happened to stop by on a day we were having our pre-​hung front door delivered. The delivery arrived just as we started the walkthrough and he jumped in there when he saw the contractors having difficulty getting it into the house. That thing weighed a ton. That left a good impression on me that this guy really cares about helping people. Of course it helped even more that his quote came in the lowest by far.
The landscaping work included the removal of multiple small trees, overgrown grass and weeds along the front yard, courtyard, both sides of the house, and back of the house. It also included the installation of an irrigation system, design and planting of new landscaping and grass, gravel, river rocks, stepping stones, trimming of three large trees, and the haul away of tons, of large rocks and concrete. The entire job took a little over two weeks to complete which I thought was really fast. The crew of about 4 people arrived around 7 or 7:30 every morning, and stayed the entire day, every day Mon through Friday. I know because I have security cameras around the house that I can look through on my phone app.
Their foreman, Nate, has a degree in Landscape Architecture and gave me updates of their work every morning before I left. He was very professional and easy to talk to. Nate was very accommodating if we wanted to tweak the design a little. He made sure to take photos of the irrigation lines before burying them so the fence contractors would know where they cannot place posts. He even stopped by on the weekend just to make sure the plants that were still in pots were watered.
The landscaping used to be an eyesore on the street. Now the neighbors walking by have already commented on how great everything looks. We are very happy with the job they did and would not hesitate to recommend them to others.

I saw the company truck on the side of the road after spilling gravel from the bed of the truck. The worker moved some stuff around the bed to stop the spill and swept a little of the gravel that piled up. After seeing the extent of the spill, about 500′ or so, I called the company. I left a voice message because it was the right thing to do… Hopefully they would go back and clean up the spill.
If the spill gets cleaned up, I’ll change my review… But after reading some of the other reviews I’m guessing it won’t get cleaned and drivers may end up kicking up the gravel and possibly damage theirs or others vehicles

Contracted them a couple years ago. They did a beautiful job on our landscaping. I can’t knock that. However they didn’t install our lighting for one. They said we would get 3 free maintenance days after the job was completed. A month passed and I called the owner to see when the guys were coming back. He said his guys came 3 times already. Told him I was out on leave from work and was home most of the time. He snapped back at me «Are you calling my guys F$;@(!/!N LIARS!!!» I told him there was no evidence of them being there. He continued to use profanity and I told him I would have my husband call him and I would not be treated this way. Needless to say we are no longer using his services and I hope this review helps you to decide how to spend your hard earned money.

The new guy, Frank, has been amazing. He actually talks to us and lets us know and teaches us about the landscape. Our yards has had 100% improvement. This man deserves a raise!

Great job. My landscaping looks beautiful.

The actual work was done very nicely the problem was their follow thru not cleaning up before leaving after cutting down trees wood chips were still in entry 6 days later when leaving for the weekend just left pool deck covered in dirt and debris which ended up in pool having been in the residential construction industry my self for 40 years had anybody that worked with or for me left a customers property in this condition would never have been let go without question.

We were absolutely thrilled with the landscaping that this company designed for us. We received lots of compliments from our neighbors :). Stu, as well as his workers, were extremely professional and friendly. We were very pleased with the pride they took in their work and the fact that they returned to check up on how the plants and grass were taking root. My husband and I would definitely recommend this company!

Great experience that my family had with Aloha Aina Landscaping. From the initial walkthrough until completion, Stuart and his workers were very professional and cordial. They did great work and turned our yard from a sore site to a beautiful usable space. As far as what work was done in 5 days:
–We made a functional rock garden in the front by the driveway to fix our drainage problem as well as add some curb appeal.
–We turned a slopping weed infested side yard, into a nice leveled off play area for the kids with a retaining wall. The rest is a nice patio to entertain guests.
–The back and other side of the house was landscaped with some of plants that were provided by Aloha Aina as well as some Hawaiian gingers and plumeria that we bought.
–Next to the garage we transformed a weed infested planting bed into a nice gravel area to put potted plants as well as a nice rock garden.
Overall, great work and we got more than we expected. We highly recommend you bring your vivid ideas to Stuart and he will make it happen.

Wi have never wrote a negative comment on Unilocal however, I’m hoping this review will help others save their time and hard earned money.
We contracted Aloha Aina Landscaping to recover our yard this year. Being limited on funds, we tried to do most of our landscaping ourselves but decided to call in a company for help. Stuart came out to assess our yard and came up with a quote. He assured us that by contracting with him, he would take full responsibility of restoring our yard. Our contract was for 10 weeks, 5 visits all together. They should have been coming every other week. However, some weeks they did not come and I had to call to follow up. I also asked multiple times for quotes on adding plants to our planter but received not one quote. The 10 weeks are up and our front yard looks exactly how it did before we contracted with them. I am very disappointed in the results and customer service we received. Feels like we threw all of our hard earned money down the drain.

Our backyard looked like Jurassic Park until we called Aloha Aina Landscaping. Stuart, the owner, was very knowledgable and professional. After inspecting the property, he presented a landscaping plan that considered drainage, design, ease of maintenance, indigenous plants, and re-​use of materials. We wanted a tropical theme, and his plan was spot on. The crew worked at a high level of efficiency and completed the entire project in one week, as promised. We experienced no change orders, and the project was completed on budget. We’re now looking forward to enjoying the backyard with friends and family.

I highly recommend Aloha Aina Landscape!!! We installed a new Fence and desperately needed some lush foliage to be planted. I contacted Stuart and set up a
meeting. He is very professional. came on time. and understood my vision for the yard and offered expert opinions on what plants etc to choose. He also owns the Farm in Waimanalo and invited us to come and pick out what we wanted. His Farm is neat, organized and all the plants, palms, shrubs are healthy and beautiful! This was on a Monday. Tues his crew came and Andrew was in charge. He is also professional, organized and creative and hard working! They installed new Sprinkler system for planting beds and prepped everything for the planting! Wed. 8:30 am they arrived with all my plants. Ti leaf, crotens, Dwarf Luau Ferns, Agave, and my beautiful 8 ft Foxtails and a 6ft beautiful Phoenix Palm… and Dandrobiums!
Andrew superivised the design and was very creative in the lay out … I took pictures as it was all coming together. so excited. We are thrilled!
We have the best curb appeal now and cant wait to see everything grow and get more lush… it really is beautiful! It is so nice to work with a company that takes so much pride in their work and the crew are nice guys and hard working!!! They cleaned up and made sure everything was IMMACULATE! I am now going to have a Maintence Service set up and also am planning in the near future a Flag stone patio with a pathway and yes… they do alot more. like patios, rock walls, Fencing.
You MUST call Aloha Aina Landscape… you will be sooo happy you did!

Stuart and his team did a great job installing vinyl side yard gates at our house. Very responsive, professional, on time, and hard working guys. Went the extra mile in helping us secure proper permits. Final cost was competitive with other quotes we received. We are very happy with the end result!

My girlfriend and I decided to go with Stuart and his team to enclose our backyard with a vinyl fence/​gate and also to redo another vinyl fence that was built poorly by a family friend. In just a few days time, they built what we had wanted and it looks great! We highly recommend Stuart and his team and we plan on hiring them again for future backyard projects. Thanks again for the job well done. Our dogs are loving all that space that they can run around in!

We worked with Stuart to completely redo our backyard. Stuart was very accommodating in meeting me when it was convenient for me. He provided very good idea of making our back yard beautiful. He gave us clear options and what would included in the bid. Total cost was very fair.
Within one week his team:
— fix problems with our existing sprinkler system in our front yard — did not realize it was leaking water!
— installed new sprinkler in the backyard
— plant ground cover, palms and other beautiful plants
— new grass throughout the entire back yard
Like other reviewers, his team was very professional, courteous and efficient. They really transformed our yard. We are extremely happy we went with Aloha Aina.

I hired Aloha Aina Landscaping to rehabilitate my front & back yard from a jungle of weeds, dirt, and concrete to a beautiful landscaped lawn with plants and a fantastic sprinkler system. They also installed a vinyl fence along the makai side of my house which accents the house. Aloha Aina is a first class organization. The workmanship was high quality and professional and the crew were knowledgeable, friendly and courteous. They exhibited fine attention to detail and promptly addressed any questions or concerns that I had. I would highly recommend Aloha Aina Landscaping to my friends. P. S. my dogs are happy with their new play area too!

For the record, I am not a customer. The workmanship might actually be good.
I just happened to be sitting at Taco Bell when the person (who I believe is the owner or is at least an employee) came in and berated the staff. He went into a long tirade about how he is a customer and how the staff ruined his lunch. It was so loud that the whole restaurant was staring at him with disbelief. Well, I’m a customer too, and he disrupted my lunch by being extremely obnoxious. When he left, he got into the driver’s seat of a truck with this company’s name on it. (Why anyone would act that way when driving a company pickup is beyond me!!!) I immediately Unilocaled the company to see what people said, and I was not surprised to see complaints concerning professionalism. From my own observations, I doubt that he is very professional. His behavior was simply appalling! I just wanted to yell, «take it easy. The people at Taco Bell apologized!»

We had a minor problem with our home sprinkler system (turned out that a part needed to be replaced) and contacted Aloha’aina on a Friday afternoon. The owner got in touch with me the following Monday, and my problem was resolved on Tuesday. The owner was friendly, knowledgeable and very efficient in terms of contacting the customer and resolving their problem. I would highly recommend Aloha’aina Landscaping!

We should have done our homework on Aloha Aina. We landscaped our yard and all this guy wanted to use was commercial plants in our yard that you see around shopping centers. I asked for specific plants with color and latern on, the blooms were another totally another color. Very deceptive! They said they’d dig up the old area and get the roots out, but they ended planting right over the old plants. They planted grass and didn’t prep the ground properly and sprinkled white coral pieces instead of the sand they promised for proper drainage. We had to call them to ask when they were coming back again to finish up
It’s really funny how they were voted best of the best in the Star Advertiser… they must have gotten friends to vote over and over. lol.
Buyers beware… do your homework and go with professionals.

I’m not sure what exactly happened with the other reviewers but I’ve had a great experience with Aloha‘Aina Landscaping (AAL). We bought a house that needed a yard to be built from scratch and AAL did it for us. It’s pretty much the centerpiece of our property. The grass and the ti leafs, awaphu and areca palms surrounding the grass, were neatly and meticulously done. Because of how my yard looks, I wound up referring about five friends to them because each of my friends commented that they were impressed with the attention to detail. I continue to use them for the scheduled landscaping work and I have had no problems. Whatever the reasons for the other two reviews, I would offer this review as a counter-​balance. We’re completely happy with their work and continued service.

This company is unprofessional and does poor work. The owner is unorganized and rude. They screwed up my yard and did so poorly. My yard looks terrible and unfinished. It was so bad I took the company to Arbitration to get some money back. Even his workers spoke poorly of the owner and his work. I found out later that all his jobs he had done were disaters too, and they too were very unhappy. I had the yard evaluated by other landscapers and all were in shock of how bad the work was. Even a rock wall salesman mentioned was suprised i paid to have my yard done. It was very sad for us because it is our first new home :(Almost a year later and we are still trying to recover!