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 Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Wildlife, Forestry Program is now accepting applications from individuals and organizations seeking to acquire a koa canoe log ...

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 ...

Koa (Acacia koa) is a legume tree native to Hawaii. It is found on all the big islands and grows from near sea-level to the tops of the mountains, although it prefers the moist sites between 3,000 to ...

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 ...

The koa home, Mana Hale, was built by the ranch’s founder, John Palmer Parker, in about 1855 and was relocated to its current location in 1987. In Hawaii, it’s pretty common to see koa bowls, pens, ...

Guests of the new Kualoa Ranch tour stop by a nursery to pick a koa tree to plant. Photo Credit: Kualoa Ranch Kualoa Ranch recently announced its Koa Tree Planting tour, which takes guests around the ...