After: The same field, cleaned of invasive species and stocked full of endemic trees.

Corporate Social Responsibility: We are so honored to be chosen for this prestigious award.

Innovative Company of the Year, 2015: We are honored to receive this accolade.

Perfect timing...

The Hawaiian Legacy Endemic Ukulele: Made of endemic hardwoods, this special instrument is one-of-a-kind.

Details of the Ukulele: Made of endemic hardwoods, this special instrument is one-of-a-kind.

The Hawaiian Legacy Ukulele: Made of endemic hardwoods, this special instrument is one-of-a-kind.

Details of the Ukulele: Made of endemic hardwoods, this special instrument is one-of-a-kind.

A Koa tree at sunset

New Life: A thriving young forest.  The younger trees in this photo are less than one year old.  The landscape has already changed dramatically.

Seriously fun tours: Our tour vehicles are safe, comfortable, and a ton of fun!!!

Another day at the office: Our crew enjoys the beautiful beauty of Hamakua everyday.

Nursery trees: Every tree we plant is assigned and RFID tag, allowing us to track the entire lifespan of the individual. In the coming decades we will learn a great deal of invaluable information about the reforestation of Native Hawaiian species.

The Sisters: Twin old growth Koa that our staff affectionately call "The Sisters"

Potential Koa: We collect all of our seeds by hand here on site.  There is no better suited seed for growing koa in our location than the ones that are already here.

The Lone Koa: This iconic tree stands tall above its surroundings in a field that was once a forest.  We have dubbed it the "Lone Koa," and when you come visit the Legacy Forest, you are sure to meet this amazing tree.

Warriors in the Mist: Koa means "warrior" in Hawaiian.  It is a suitable name for these mighty trees that grow strong in poor soil and enrich the land, allowing other more delicate species a foothold.

The Test Planting: This unmanaged stand of koa was planted 25 years ago.  It represents typical growth rates for local koa trees that are left to grow without a thin and release program.

The Sandalwood: This fragrant and beautiful tree was nearly eliminated due to the popularity of its oil.  We are very excited and proud to be out-planting this very special species as a component to the Legacy Forest.

The Miss Hawaii Contestants: We have many VIPs that come on our tour and fall in love with our forest. In early 2013 the new Miss Hawaii and her fellow contestants came to the Legacy Forest and planted over 60 trees, one for each of them and one each for every contestant in the Miss America Pageant.

Statewide support: A few of our local representatives enjoying a beautiful day.

First day of sandalwood planting: Crew member Wes Capdepon proudly displaying some of our first juvenile sandalwood going into the land.

The next generation of tree lovers.

Old growth: Just one of thousands of old growth koa trees on the ranch.

Foggy afternoon

A moment of peace

Rest stop: This is a Koa Butterfly. These magnificent insects were nowhere to be found when we started our project. Even before they go into the field our trees provide habitat and sanctuary for returning species.

Trees from space: some of our plantings are now large enough to see in satellite imagery.

Proud planter and partner from JTB.

New sponsor and partner from JTB.

Mother Tree: This is one of our "Mother Trees,"the trees we have identified as providing quality seed stock. We are able to determine exactly which trees are offspring of this Mother.

Snow capped Mauna Kea: Our plantation offers amazing views of the world famous Mauna Kea, the world's tallest mountain when measured from its base on the sea floor.

JTB Partners celebrating the establishment of the JTB legacy forest.

Daniel of Alaska Airlines plants a tree

Andy Jackson of KITV

Relaxing after planting

Peter Kabota standing by a huge eucalyptus tree

Keiki Hula

Two guests stand beneath a Monarch tree

Keiki Hula

A New Forest: This is what a forest of 30,000 trees looks like before it's planted.

Mr. and Mrs. Fink and Mr. and Mrs. Watson of KFIVE TV visiting the test planting.

Aki a Polaau: This bird is entirely dependent on the Koa tree for survival.

Amakihi

Aki

Alala: The Hawaiian Crow. This bird is extinct in the wild and only a handful are being bred in captivity.

Pollination: A bee rests on on a sandalwood blossom.