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MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii’s Woodshow, the 18th annual statewide Juried Woodworking Show of the Hawaii Forest Industry Association (HFIA), is open through Sunday, April 11 at the Honolulu Academy of Arts Academy Art Center. HFIA has announced winners in the 2010 exhibition. Best of Show honors went to Ricardo Vasquez for his piece “Holomoku” depicting a […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA), the state agency for tourism, with guidance from the Hawaiian Cultural Program Advisory Council (HCPAC), has selected 27 programs to receive funding through its Kukulu Ola – Living Hawaiian Culture Program (LHCP) in 2010. “The Hawaiian culture is an integral part of our islands’ identity that sets us […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Forest Industry Association (HFIA) has been awarded a $10,000 grant from Hawaii County’s Department of Research and Development for its Ka Pilina Poina Ole, “Connection Not Forgotten” project. This community-driven project provides interpretive materials and forest stewardship opportunities that connect two naturally and culturally significant destinations in North Kona; Kaupulehu Dryland […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Forest Industry Association has been awarded a $5,000 grant from the county ’s Department of Research and Development to elevate the awareness of koa through a campaign entitled Koa: Standing the Test of Time. With grant monies, HFIA has already begun evaluating existing collateral of its Hawaii ’s WoodTM branding program […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii’s Woodshow, the 18th annual statewide juried woodworking show of the Hawaii Forest Industry Association, is scheduled for March 27 through April 11, at the Academy Art Center, Honolulu Academy of Arts. “Koa: Standing the Test of Time,” to be presented by the Hawaii Department of Agriculture, is an award that will be […]

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