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    • The Amazing Koa tree (Native Hawaiian Acacia)
    July 18, 2016
    Figured Koa Wood

    Koa is a beautiful and prized wood used by ancient Hawaiians for everything from canoe crafting to ornaments, tools, and weaponry. Today it is considered an extremely exotic and valuable species since it is only grown in Hawaiian chain and nowhere else in world. There are varieties of acacia grown in other tropics but nothing matches the beauty and ornamental value of the Hawaiian koa wood.



    Koa Canoe
    Koa Canoe

    Raw Cut Koa with Finished Items
    Raw Cut Koa with Finished Items

    Koa comes in many shades of colors, from a whitish tan to deep red. Typically items with most wavy, or “curly” figured grain has the highest value and is very hard to find. Only about 3% of koa lumber has this characteristic and is only found where a branch deviates, or some form of division or stress in the trunk of the tree occurs.



    Beer Kegerator
    Beer Kegerator with a Tiki of Kaneloa and Paddle

    Curly Coa Paddle
    Curly Coa Paddle

    Replica Koa Surfboard
    Replica Koa Surfboard

    Hokulea with Spalted Sapwood Koa Amas
    Hokulea with Spalted Sapwood Koa Amas
    Hokulea with Spalted Sapwood Koa Amas

    Koa and Bamboo Tiki Bar
    Koa and Bamboo Tiki Bar

    Large Canoe
    Large Canoe

    Koa Sickle-Shaped Leaves with Yellow Blossoms
    Koa Sickle-Shaped Leaves with Yellow Blossoms

    Native Hawaiian Koa Tree
    Native Hawaiian Koa Tree