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The woods of Hawaii are numerous and beautiful. Many are from other lands and have since made themselves at home in these islands. Many of the native woods are endangered and we can’t even carve them. This sad state is a reminder that earth is an island and the recourses of that island are limited and need to be respected and cherished. I care down wood as well as drift wood and wood that is given me by people with down trees. It is a whole different process than carving stone. The grain of the wood is the documentation of the tree. I use that story, extending the life of the tree by creating sculpture that the tree is an active participant in. Each piece takes me on an adventure that ends up as a sculpture. I rarely know what I’m going to end up with when I begin a piece. 

John Berthiaume is a woodworker who moved to Hawai’i from his home state of Michigan in 1978. While taking advantage of the many beautiful types of wood available in Hawai’i, he has developed his passion and talent for woodworking. He specializes in designing and crafting jewelry boxes, bowls and furniture from locally sourced wood.

As the largest private landowner in Hawai‘i, Kamehameha Schools has the kuleana to care for more than 364,000 acres of ‘āina across the state. These lands are the legacy of KS founder Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop, whose vision was to improve the capability and well-being of Native Hawaiians through education.

The sustainable stewardship of our ‘āina is essential to Native Hawaiian well-being because land is a seminal source of cultural identity, education, and ‘ohana engagement. Kamehameha Schools is committed to protecting, maintaining, restoring and enhancing the resources on its lands to ensure that they serve Native Hawaiians for generations to come.

Learn about the current state of our land stewardship as well as our plans for the future in ‘Āina Pauahi o ka Pae ‘Āina ‘o Hawai‘i.

We are a full service urban timber salvage sawmill, the largest of its type in the State, a 12 year history of milling, kiln drying, resawing, and selling retail and wholesale slabs, and lumber here and abroad.  We ship state and nationwide as well as internationally. We offer over 30 different species including several natives,  Koa, Kou, Milo, Kamani, Mango, Monkeypod, Silk Oak,  Bermuda Cedar, Sugi, Toon, Cuban Mahogany, Albizia, Kiawe, Euc. sp. and many many more.  We also offer sawdust, wood chips, planer shavings, drying and flattening up to 7 ft. wide and 15ft. long.

Kanileʻa ʻUkulele has been creating handcrafted, playable masterpieces for over 21 years in Kāneʻohe, Oʻahu.

Kapehu Falls is a 20-acre eco-tourism estate and forest along Kapehu Stream in Pepeeko, Hawaii featuring 2 streams, 2 waterfalls and working forest.

Mission:  Through research, knowledge sharing, and partnership the Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry (IPIF) provides scientific and technical information needed to restore, conserve, and sustain tropical forests and wetlands of the Pacific.