Koa is disrupting the cocoa industry through its innovative up-cycling of the cocoa fruit. The independent Ghanaian-Swiss company is the first company in West Africa to have unlocked a new value ...

In this first story, two ukulele makers strive to save Hawai‘i’s koa tree, found nowhere else in the world. In the process they restore a biodiverse tropical forest on the slopes of the Big ...

Rare honey is creating a big buzz on the Big Island of Hawaii. The first-of-its-kind honey comes from the nectar of native koa trees along Hawaii Island’s Hamakua Coast, north of Hilo.

The team knew that the koa tree originally came from Australia ... monkeys on a raft from Africa to South America less than 50 million years ago, long after the two continents split; and the ...

Some even serve as unique reminders of lost loved ones. These souvenirs are endemic koa trees, planted on 1,200 acres on the slopes of the Big Island’s Mauna Kea. And thanks to GPS and Google ...

Now, a guitar company is spearheading a resurgence in manufacturing the instrument that begins at the source, restoring koa trees in Hawaii. “People love the look of it, the physical look of koa ...