| kuleana heritage workcenter facilitates activities dedicated to agriculture and aquaculture projects. the workcenters farm maintains standards of energy efficiency and self-sustainment; protecting natural resources in the area of erosion control, watershed restoration and management, weed and pest control, and under favorable circumstances, reforestation. PURPOSE: to increase the supply of native hawaiian plants. milo trees, originally a valued resource for pre-contact hawaiians, served as the best wood for carving. culturally,this wood was choosen to carve figures for religious significants, equipped ocean vessels for transportation and fishing; and made fine bowls for edibles. today, Milo wood is still highly sought after as a quality wood. it is hard to find and sells at a good price. |