Koa (Acacia koa) is a legume tree native to Hawaii.It is found on all the big islands and grows from near sea-level to the tops of the mountains, although it prefers the moist sites between 3,000 ...

Acacia koa is a native Hawaiían hardwood tree that traditionally has been prized as a craft and furniture-making wood. Its range has been greatly reduced because of logging and land clearing for ...

But time has not been kind to acacia koa forests that once teemed with the tree species that grows only in Hawaii. Cattle grazing, predatory animals, invasive plants and agriculture all had a hand ...