Paniolo

In 1793, Captain George Vancouver gave a dozen longhorn cattle to King Kamehameha I, who put them under “kapu,” which essentially gave them free range and protection from hunters. Over the years, these feral cattle thrived and eventually became a problem. Mexican...

HAWAIIAN WOOD FOR GUITARS

Paniolo Tonewoods is a collaborative effort of Pacific Rim Tonewoods, Taylor Guitars, and various Hawaiian partners. Our goal is to ensure the vitality of native koa forests in Hawaii by propagating koa and by selectively harvesting trees to make guitars.

TAYLOR GUITARS

Taylor Guitars was established in 1974 by Bob Taylor and Kurt Listug, and is now one of the world’s leading manufacturers of acoustic and electric guitars. Headquartered in El Cajon, California, Taylor Guitars employs over 900 people and currently produces hundreds of...
NATIVE NURSERY ON MAUI

NATIVE NURSERY ON MAUI

Ethan Romanchak and Jonathan Keyser started Native Nursery with a commitment to growing plants native to Maui for the purposes of statewide reforestation and landscaping. Haleakala Ranch, one of Paniolo’s key collaborators, has been working with Native Nursery to...

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ONE MILLION TREES OF ALOHA

ONE MILLION TREES OF ALOHA

In 1984, Jean Ariyoshi, the wife of then Governor George Ariyoshi, wanted to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Hawaiian statehood by having 25,000 trees planted in Hawaii.  A year after this successful campaign, she decided to launch One Million Trees of  Aloha, to...

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USING YOUNG KOA FOR GUITARS

USING YOUNG KOA FOR GUITARS

Steve McMinn presented on the subject of using young koa for guitars at the “Acacia Koa in Hawaii: Facing the Future” 2016 Symposium at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.  Download (PDF 1.2MB): Using Young Koa for Guitars USING YOUNG KOA FOR GUITARS Paniolo Tonewoods...

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VIDEO AT HALEAKALA RANCH

VIDEO AT HALEAKALA RANCH

Paniolo Tonewoods has been working with Haleakala Ranch and Native Nursery on Maui to selectively harvest and to propogate koa. Here, Bob Taylor of Taylor Guitars, Scott Meidell of Haleakala Ranch, and Steve McMinn of Pacific Rim Tonewoods, discuss this exciting...

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