[1] This includes koa, ‘ōhi‘a, māmane, naio, ko‘oko‘olau, kūkaenēnē and ‘iliahi trees.
[3] In April 2017, HLRI expanded its Hawaii Island operations to a second location, at Kahua Ranch on the western slope of the Kohala Mountains, that will encompass 700 acres with 250,000 trees.
Each tree is tagged with RFID chip and GPS technology, which track and verify health and growth characteristics.
[8] In 2014, HLRI was one of four international organizations recognized with the Phoenix Award by the Society of American Travel Writers for its work in conservation, preservation, beautification and anti-pollution campaigns.
[8][9] Multi-use agriculture components of the forest include Kona coffee farming and the harvesting of honey from koa tree blossoms.