Aloha Green | About Us

At the age of 18, Aloha Green proprietor Steve Shropshire already had an idea of what he wanted to create when he left his family home in Florida and pursued his professional interest in Alaska. With perseverance and determination, Steve proceeded to create what is known today as the largest nursery business in Alaska, Green Connection. It was there that Steve became familiar with the Big Island when he began importing tropical plants to meet the growing US mainland market demand for tropical foliage.

“What I could see was a superior quality of plants, grown in Hawaii, particularly on the Big Island. The combination of nutrient rich top soil and volcanic cinder, coupled with the right balance of tropical rain and sunshine provided a perfect climate for the production of strong, healthy green plants,” said Shropshire. Steve made his first trip to the Big Island with his wife and knew that some day he would return to Hawaii to live.

During the mid eighties, it was difficult to find a steady supplier for Hawaiian plants, so he established Aloha Green. In 1998, Steve sold Green Connection and moved to Hawaii, with his family to continue his agricultural venture full-time, Aloha Green Plants exporting his own tropical foliage to the Far East and US mainland markets.

As past Chairman of the Anchourage Chamber of Commerce (1990), Steve directed business leaders to support the creation of new local economic opportunities for small business and to contribute to the welfare of rural communities in Alaska.

As founder of a state-wide environmental initiative Green Star, he continued to demonstrate his personal commitment to manage a successful business while using principles and values that would integrate the social, economic, and cultural preservation needs of community.

Steve is married to Beth Ann Shropshire, an interior designer, and has two children, Dylan age 15, and daughter Julia age 9.

Sustainable development is meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

By adapting our planning, design, and construction methods toward sustainable ends, and balancing the well being of nature with land conservation methods.

As a business philosophy, Aloha Green has made a commitment toward the reduction of urban sprawl by complementing existing village lifestyle with future development that is in harmony with plantation style architecture and the ongoing planting of tropical foliage.

By the creation of partnerships with community citizens and governmental agencies, Aloha Green realizes it takes each others support, to preserve a quality of life that people seek when they move to Hawaii.

To diversify business opportunities in a conscious manner based upon community social, cultural and economic needs.
To serve as a catalyst for whole systems thinking; involve community organizations, governmental agencies and surrounding land owners in the early stages of planning business ventures.
To serve as environmental stewards of land and natural resources.
To provide product and service with value-added features based upon market demand.
To support preservation/restoration of cultural and historic sites.
To support cultural and socio-economic diversity.
To adjust business practices to meet the changing economic conditions that affect the Hilo-Hamakua coastline.
To be a leader amongst land owners and support the cross fertilization of new and innovative ideas in the industry of development that preserve Hawaii’s natural resources.

The Company name was selected to embody the values inherent in how Aloha Green continues to serve community, while meeting the objectives of a family operated enterprise.

“The word Aloha symbolizes love and sharing, and the word green symbolizes life-energy and vitality; something that my staff and I continue to reflect as we go about our daily work; with the land and our interaction with others. The Aloha Green philosophy is to approach our business with passion and commitment, in everything we do. We are very proud of the products and services we offer,” says Shropshire.

The symbols in the Aloha Green logo; the sun, water and earth represent the cycle of life and our respect and preservation of land, aina . At Aloha Green, we do not take these things for granted as we proceed to work to preserve these important resources that make living in paradise; Hawaii a blessing.