The plant was brought to Hawaii in the late 1800s when Hawaii ... “We’re just trying to shade it out by planting native koa trees over gorse to try to shade it out and reduce its competitive ...

KoaWood Ranch, which blends sustainability with craftsmanship, continues to focus on preserving Hawaii’s native forests while ...

and native dry shrubland (17.2 percent), while the remainder is koa trees and ‘ohi’a mesic forest, according to the Carbon Assessment of Hawaii Land Cover Map. Within the reserve, there are ...