HILO, Hawaii — 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 ...

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 ...

The Kapapala Canoe Forest was set aside in 2005 within the Kau Forest Reserve to serve as a sustainable source for koa wood to be used to build traditional Hawaiian canoes, because organizations ...