I never imagined one existed. Koa, which means “brave” or “warrior” in the Hawaiian language, is the largest of Hawaii’s ...

The ranch planted some koa trees on its land in 1985 as part of former Hawaii first lady Jean Ariyoshi’s statewide koa planting project, “A Million Trees of Aloha,” Friel explained.

It’s not every day you walk through a forest of Honduras mahogany trees in Hawai‘i—or anywhere, really. And yet, here we are, ...

Floodwaters rush past KOA employees on higher ground Sept. 27, as they tried to toss a rope to Chelsea Hrenko, who was stuck in a tree for four hours.