HILO, Hawaii — The rising value of koa wood--used for everything from Hawaiian canoes to hand-crafted ukuleles--has led to increasing thefts and a black market for the traditional hardwood, ...
One company is attempting reforestation with an innovative business model. Investors can track the coveted trees using digital IDs. Their money... Using Investments And Technology To Rebuild Hawaii's ...
A 1,200-acre koa forest on Hawaii island is almost ready to be harvested for the first time in nearly two decades. The Kapapala Canoe Forest was set aside in 2005 within the Kau Forest Reserve to ...
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - An acoustic guitar made from koa wood produces a musical treat for the eyes and ears, but they’re not so easy to come by. Now, a guitar company is spearheading a resurgence ...
State officials say many trees in mature koa forests of East Hawaii are losing their leaves due to a sudden, sharp increase in a native moth population. Koa trees in nearly 25,000 acres of forest ...
You can help the environment and get stunning views at the same time, thanks to a new eco-tour on Hawaii’s Big Island. Hawaiian Legacy Hardwoods has begun offering daily off-road tours to the ...
Founded in 1974, Taylor Guitars is a leading global builder of premium acoustic guitars. Recently, the company shifted the body construction of its 700 Series from rosewood and spruce to all-Hawaiian ...
As with tropical trees around the world, the koa forests of Hawaii have been decimated — cut down to make way for sugar plantations and cattle ranches. One company is using an innovative business ...
The young koa trees planted by Hawaiian Legacy Hardwoods in the foreground are about one year old, with old-growth koa trees on the hill in the background. Hawaiian Legacy Hardwoods COO Darrell Fox ...
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