Pays for Its Own Sustainable Management
By Producing Economically Viable, Value Added, Forest Products
Preserve
* Forest
* Pristine Coral Reef
* Local Residential Communities and Resorts
Fire Mitigation
* Sort and Select Specialty Woods
* Prune the Trees Up from the Ground so Fire
Will Pass Below
* Prune the Trees Down to Thicken the Canopy
* Thin Small Trees
* Select for Large, Mature, Unique, Highly Productive
Trees
* Chip the Rest and Give to the Soil
Economically Viable Value Added Products
* Bee Products
Honey
* Wood
Furniture
Flooring
Artisan
Wood
Fuel
* Bean Pods
Flour
Dietary Fiber Supplement
Bio-fuels (Ethyl Alcohol)
Tempeh
Coffee Substitute
Syrup
* Mushrooms
Desert
Shaggy Mane (Podaxis pistillaris)
Gloeophyllum
striatum
Native
Species
* Historically/Culturally Appropriate (Alahe’e – Psydrax odoratum)
* Kiawe as the Host/Nurse Tree (Nitrogen Fixation,
Shade)
Educational Programs
* Hawaiian Culture
* Native Hawaiian Ecosystems
* Integrated (Sustainable) Forest Management
Create
Jobs
* Diversify the Local Economy
* Provide Meaningful Work
* Include the Developmentally Disabled and
* Handicapped Citizens with Special Needs