But what’s most impressive is the wood — stacks and stacks in all shapes ... from Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, Felig made it to Hawaii via Alaska, where he’d been trying, unsuccessfully ...

“I like to use a lot of local wood,” he said, gesturing to a corner stacked with monkey pod, maple, mango, milo and cedar. “This design, it can only come from Hawaii.” “This is a story ...

The home was built in 2005 in Hawaii's Plantation style. The main gate is marked by an eight-foot-tall tiki statue carved from monkey pod wood. Palm trees line the driveway leading to the 6,000 ...

“We're looking at all the large trees there; monkey pods, royal palms ... volunteers are hard at work. Hawaii's largest Banyan tree is a prime example of that. “When it gets too hot ...