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 ...
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 ...
Yellowed grasses cover the lower southern slopes of Mauna Kea where impenetrable koa forests once stood on the Big Island. But Hawaii's largest endemic tree, with its sickle-shaped leaves, has ...
COURTESY HULA PRESERVATION SOCIETY From left, Hale Rowland, TeMoana Makolo, Manu Kanemura Bentley (seated), Lei Becker Furtado and Kimo Mansfield stood with Lei Hulu group members in white and other ...
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 ...
Castle & Cooke is fostering a strong sense of community at Koa Ridge, a master-planned community in Central Oʻahu. Emphasizing the philosophy “Where We Live, Inspires How We Live,” Koa Ridge ...
Visitors to Hawaii can now get rooted in Hawaii's culture by planting a koa tree seedling on the slopes of Mauna Kea, land that long ago belonged to King Kamehameha the Great. Back when Hawaii's first ...
PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM -- Seven Hawaii-homeported surface ships and two San Diego-based surface ships will participate in the integrated maritime exercise Koa Kai 14-1 near Hawaii Jan. 24 through Jan. 31 ...
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