Talk about a view: some rooms overlook Kilauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes, while others face native Hawaiian rainforest of ohia lehua and
koa trees, accented by tall hapuu tree ferns.
Other trails take you to scenic ridges, through forests of twisting
koa trees, and up to one of Bogue's favorite spots: the Alakai Swamp, where rare native birds like the scythe - beaked Hawaiian honeycreeper flit around above shallow bogs.
Hawaiian
koa trees produce wood with the versatility to make single - wood guitars.
Their handcrafted ukuleles are made from
koa trees, a plant indigenous to Hawaii, and because of the products» meticulous construction, the brand is widely considered the «Cadillac of ukuleles,» Joe tells CNBC Make It.
Not exact matches
Guitar fingerboards and bridges are made from ebony wood, and
koa wood is used for guitar backs, sides and tops, and these types of
trees are being depleted.
This tour will stop at the Hawaiian Legacy Forest, allowing passengers to plant their own
Koa Legacy
Trees.
It overflows with uniquely Hawaiian items like lauhala baskets (woven from the brown, palmlike leaves of the hala
tree), Kona coffee, ukuleles, pahu drums,
koa - wood bowls, leis, paintings, books, old photographs, and toys.