About Us

We passionately work to protect the natural resources and the ecosystems of Hawai’i with a new paradigm of landscaping. Our landscapes are water conserving, chemical free, and very low cost to maintain.

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Our Projects

Our portfolio spans a wide range of environments from dry arid lava fields, to Hawaiian coastal regions. No matter the location our goal is to enhance the natural ecosystem and minimize our impact….

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It all started when

Upon discovering widespread coral reef and anchialine pond deterioration along the west coast of Hawai’i Island, Micah Barker founded the landscaping company Bioscape Hawaii in 2011 to offer a new paradigm of resort residential landscape development focusing on stewardship of the land and natural resources of Hawai’i.

Company overview

We are a licensed and insured landscape contractor dedicated to environmental stewardship. Our staff holds certifications in Irrigation, Soft-scape Installation, and Ornamental Maintenance from the National Association of Landscape Professionals.

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Licenses & Certifications

Landscape Contractor C-35764
Permaculture Design Certificate - Living Mandala, Sebastapol, CA (2009)
Permaculture Instructor Certificate - Permaculture Research Institue, Molokai, HI (2010)
Wild Medicine Herbs Certified - Earth Medicine Institute, Hilo HI (2012)
Landscape Industry Certified Technician in Ornamental Maintenance, Soft-scape Installation, Irrigation - NALP, Kailua-Kona, HI (2014)

Micah Barker | Founder

Micah's passion for ecology started in his childhood, growing up on the Big Island of Hawai’i. He studied Permaculture Design—a multidisciplinary study of environmental science, energy conservation, applied ecology, and integrated water resource management.

After earning certificates in Permaculture as both a designer and educator, Micah founded the landscape construction company Bioscape Hawai’i in 2011, with the goal of integrating ecological restoration with modern landscaping design and construction.

In 2013 he began managing luxury landscapes at the prestigious Kuki’o Resort Community on Hawai’i’s Kohala Coast. Alarmed to find a community riddled with extremely high water use, rigorous chemical programs, and intensive labor requirements, Micah implemented a holistic approach to landscape management.

With impressive results of 50% water reduction, and elimination of chemicals products needed, Micah went on to further develop a more efficient and environmentally sound model of landscaping design.

Having proven both his expertise in and passion for sustainable landscaping, Micah was appointed Vice President of Hawai’i Island Landscape Association in 2018, where he assists the board in progressively raising the bar for landscapers in Hawai’i.

Today, Micah continues to apply his 15 years of experience, as well as his deep love for nature, in creating regenerative landscapes that are non toxic, environmentally sound, and resource conservative over the long-term.