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 ...

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 ...

Our weekly “Aloha Authentic” segment highlights various streets across the island chain so we can dig into those names, and in turn, learn something new. This week, we bring attention to an endemic ...

Honua‘ula Forest Reserve Makaula ‘O‘oma tract welcomed the addition of new koa trees Saturday as students and volunteers planted seedlings in the cloud forest located in Kaloko mauka. “We have been ...

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 ...

HAKALAU FOREST NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, Hawaii -- Yellowed grasses cover the lower southern slopes of Mauna Kea where impenetrable koa forests once stood on the Big Island. But Hawaii's largest ...

Tay Perry feels for imperfections on the hull of Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole’s A‘a before applying its final coat at the ...

Harry Saunders, president of Castle & Cooke Hawai‘i, talked with Michael Daguio, Gaynelle Ambrocio and their 7-year-old daughter, Peyton. The family was the first homeowners to receive their key at ...

Pull out your tape measure, camera and a map; it s time to locate and nominate Hawaii s native tree species to be crowned a National Champion Big Tree. The state Department of Land and Natural ...