Agroforestry
Straight, R., M. Constantinides, M. Falanruw, J. B. Friday, K. Friday, 2015. Working Trees for Islands. USDA National Agroforestry Center, Lincoln, NE.
Elevitch, Craig R., Garien Behling, Michael Constantinides, and James B. Friday. 2014. Grower’s Guide to Pacific Island Agroforestry Systems, Information Resources, and Public Assistance Programs.
In: Elevitch, C.R. (ed.). Food-Producing Agroforestry Landscapes of the
Pacific. Permanent Agriculture Resources (PAR), Holualoa, Hawai‘i.
http://www.agroforestry.org
Fukumoto, Glen K. 2014. Small-scale livestock production in agroforestry landscapes.
In: Elevitch, C.R. (ed.). Food-Producing Agroforestry Landscapes of the
Pacific. Permanent Agriculture Resources (PAR), Holualoa, Hawai‘i.
http://www.agroforestry.org
General Information
Seed Technology for Forestry in Hawaii: How and why to collect, order, and use quality seed.
Short-rotation Management of Eucalyptus: Guidelines for Plantations in Hawaii: Lessons learned from the BioEnergy program and the USDA Forest
Service on establishing tree plantations in Hawai'i. USDA Forest Service
PSW-GTR-137, 1992. Available as
downloadable pdf or for purchase from CTAHR (
pdf order form).
Some Woods of Hawaii: Properties and Uses of 16 Commercial Species: A summary of wood properties testing carried out by the USDA
Forest Service. General Technical Report PSW-8, 1974. Also available
on-line at URL
http://hdl.handle.net/10125/2862 as part of the UH ScholarSpace digital archive. The publication contains
descriptions and technical information on 16 woods commonly grown in
Hawaii. (
Order form for hardcopy.)
Proper Technique for Injecting Albizia with the Herbicide Milestone®:
A brochure (Sep 2014) outlines the correct procedure for injecting
albizia trees
(Falcataria moluccana)with the herbicide Milestone (R)
(active ingredient aminopyralid). The technique if for natural areas
only and not residential areas. Do not use this technique on trees that
may damage homes, buildings, or power lines when they fall.
A Manual for Tree Planting in the Hawaiian Islands, by Theodore Zschokke, Extension Forester. UH Agricultural Extension Service Extension Bulletin No. 5, 1930.
Hawaii Forest Journal: The Hawaii Forest Journal publishes articles on health and productivity of Hawaii's forests.
Common Forest Trees of Hawaii (Native and Introduced): A reprinting of the USDA Forest Service Agricultural Handbook no.
679 by Elbert L. Little Jr. and Roger G. Skolmen, 1989. 8.5 x 11
inches, comb bound, 377 pages plus 12 pages in color reproducing
paintings by Isabella Sinclair. Common Forest Trees of Hawaii (Native
and Introduced) has been an invaluable reference for foresters,
botanists, and naturalists of all stripes who want to identify and learn
about trees and forestry in Hawaii. The initial printing of the book in
1989 quickly sold out, and it has been unavailable in recent years. The
current printing has been redesigned and newly formatted to place the
text on a single page wherever possible and place the illustrations next
to the appropriate text.
Currently out of print (May 2010) but individual species chapters are available on-line.
Toward Sustainable Agriculture: A Guide for Hawai‘i’s Farmers: A manual on sustainable agriculture by J. Smith and S. A.
El-Swaify, eds. Including a chapter on agroforestry and chapters on
environmental topics, sustainable crop production, sustainable
agriculture production, and marketing. Available
on line.
Individual Tree Species
Ohara, Rebekah Dickens and J. B. Friday, eds. 2017. Acacia koa: Facing the Future. Proceedings of the symposium held October 5, 2016: Facing the Future. Proceedings of the symposium held October 5, 2016. Tropical Hardwood Tree Improvement and Regeneration Center, Hilo, Hawaii.
Koa: A Decade of Growth, Proceedings of the Symposium, Editors: Lisa Ferentinos and Dale O. Evans, November 18 and 19, 1996, Honolulu Hawai’i.
Farm and forestry production and marketing profile for coffee (Farm and forestry production and marketing profile for coffee (Coffea arabica).). By Virginia Easton Smith, Shawn Steiman,and Craig Elevitch. 2010. In: Elevitch, C. R. (ed). Specialty Crops for Pacific Island Agroforestry [2.3 MB]
Farm and forestry production and marketing profile for koa (Farm and forestry production and marketing profile for koa (Acacia koa)). By J. B. Friday. 2010. In: Elevitch, C. R. (ed). Specialty Crops for Pacific Island Agroforestry [3.9 MB]
Farm and forestry production and marketing profile for moringa (Moringa oleifera). By Ted Radovich. 2010. In: Elevitch, C. R. (ed). Specialty Crops for Pacific Island Agroforestry [1.1 MB]
Farm and forestry production and marketing profile for tamanu (Farm and forestry production and marketing profile for tamanu (Calophyllum inophyllum)). By J. B. Friday and Richard Ogoshi. 2010. In: Elevitch, C. R. (ed). Specialty Crops for Pacific Island Agroforestry [1.8 MB]
Acacia koa (koa). By Craig Elevitch, Kim Wilkinson, and J. B. Friday. 2006. In: Elevitch, C. R., ed. Traditional Trees of Pacific Islands [2 MB]
Calophyllum inophyllum (kamani). By J. B. Friday and Dana Okano. 2006. In: Elevitch, C. R., ed. Traditional Trees of Pacific Islands [1.1 MB]
Cordia subcordata (kou). By J. B. Friday and Dana Okano. 2006. In: Elevitch, C. R., ed. Traditional Trees of Pacific Islands [1 MB]
Metrosideros polymorpha (‘ōhi‘a). By J. B. Friday and Darrell Herbert. 2006. In: Elevitch, C. R., ed. Traditional Trees of Pacific Islands [2.1 MB]
Morinda citrifolia (noni). By Scot Nelson. 2006. In: Elevitch, C. R., ed. Traditional Trees of Pacific Islands [866 KB]
Musa species (banana and plantain). By Scot Nelson, Randy Ploetz, and Angela Kay Kepler. 2006. In: Elevitch, C. R., ed. Traditional Trees of Pacific Islands [866 KB]
Thespesia populnea (Portia tree). By J. B. Friday and Dana Okano. 2006. In: Elevitch, C. R., ed. Traditional Trees of Pacific Islands [1 MB]
Norfolk Island pine culture: collecting and storing seed, propagating, growing, harvesting, marketing. By David Fullaway (1972) C1-453.
Shade-Grown Coffee in Hawai‘i: Results of a twelve farm study in Kona: A report on a survey of coffee farms using different shade trees
in Kona, including information on shade tree species, shade levels,
coffee health and productivity, and carbon sequestration. By Craig
Elevitch, Travis Idol, J. B. Friday, Chris Lepczyk, Virginia Easton
Smith, and Scot Nelson. Published by Permanent Agriculture Resources,
Holualoa, Hawaii. 2009. The full 22-page report may be downloaded from
the
project website.
Economics
Characteristics of Hawaii's Retail Forest Industry in 2001: A report on Hawaii's retail forest industry based on
information from the 2001 forest industry survey (see below). The report
found that retail sales of Hawaii-grown wood products were greater on
the neighbor islands than on Oahu (61% vs. 39%), that most
establishments had been in business a long time (average 16 years), and
that koa accounted for 75% of the value of retail sales of Hawaii-grown
wood products but most establishments also sold other Hawaii-grown
woods.
Economic Value of Hawaii's Forest Industry in 2001: The report summarizes the results of a survey of the forest
industry in Hawaii and estimates that the total value of the industry in
2001 was $30.7 million with a total full time employment of slightly
over 900 jobs.
Financial Analysis for Tree Farming in Hawaii: A primer on how to analyze finances of timber plantations.
Cost of Production Spreadsheet: Download a cost of production spreadsheet for the above
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