Historic koa racing canoe to return to waters for first time in a decade

The 40-foot-long Koa canoe was named the Aa. For 100 years, Bishop Museum has been co-steward of the canoe, which it recently ...
KHON Honolulu on MSN

Fabled koa canoe returns to the ocean, shaper returns to his roots

"I'm very happy the museum is stepping out and putting some emphasis on this canoe that sat in this museum all this time." ...
David Adamsen on MSN

Woodturning: Hawaiian Koa

This video showcases the creation of a woodworking project using a piece of Hawaiian Koa, which has a uniquely shaped profile ...
Los Angeles Times

In Hawaii, Black Market Branches Out to Koa Tree

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 Star-Advertiser

Exhibit brings Native Hawaiian artists to University of Hawaii campuses

Artist and Kapiolani Community College art professor Kapulani Landgraf created “E Ho‘okanakai!”, which projects the words and portraits of leaders in the Hawaiian community. Behind Landgraf to the ...
The Washington Post

Koa Rebound a Boon For Hawaiian Birds

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 ...