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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...