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 ...

On the Big Island of Hawaii at Parker Ranch, visitors can tour Mana Hale, a historic home made out of koa wood.

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, authorities say.

A curly koa heirloom bowl handcrafted by Craig Villarrubia is one of the koa wood products from sale at the KoaWood Ranch flagship retail store in Honokaa.

A new crown jewel is The Koa Phantom, a one-of-a-kind extended-wheelbase Rolls-Royce Phantom trimmed with unique and rare koa wood trim from Hawaii.

The Koa Phantom demonstrates the extraordinary skill of the Rolls-Royce Bespoke Collective – a precious and rare example of a naturally sourced material, Koa Wood, is masterfully incorporated ...

The example features Koa wood from a tree that had to fall naturally on private land, which took almost three years alone.

As his Hawaiian dream house takes shape, writer James Sturz makes his contribution to the surrounding landscape: two koa saplings.

At upscale Hawaiian shopping malls like Kings' Shops, wood from the native koa tree is in high demand. Its color ranges from light to dark brown.

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 ...