Forest Products Week celebrates the importance of forests and the sustainable products they provide, while promoting responsible forest stewardship. It was established by Congress in 1960 and is coordinated by USDA Forest Service.

In Hawaiʻi, wood products can be used for timber and construction, building furniture or carving bowls, or for art. DLNR Forestry & Wildlife has Timber Management Areas designed for sustainable harvesting, and forestry collection permits can be used to obtain wood from public forest lands. To learn more, check out the links below:

• Learn from Nalu Andrade, a Hawaiian artist and wood carver in our ʻIke Kaiaulu video series
• The Hawaiʻi Wood Utilization Team
• Timber inventory publications and BMPs
• Forest Reserve System
• Permits (including forest collection permits)