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The Hawai‘i Forest Industry Association (HFIA) has teamed up with Kamuela Hardwoods and Paniolo Tonewoods to make processed live edge Acacia koa wood available to local craftspeople, woodworkers, instrument makers, and other artisans. The newly launched Kama‘aina Wood Market will help facilitate an open and transparent koa wood marketplace.

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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 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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