Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 35, Number 7, 1 July 2018 — Kamehameha searches for Hāmākua harvest operator [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Kamehameha searches for Hāmākua harvest operator

Kamehameha Schools (KS) is searching for an operator to harvest 10,000 acres of forest on Hawai'i Island's Hāmākua Coast. Pa'auilo-based Hawai'i Forest had initially been selected, but notified KS in June that it was withdrawing from lease negotiations. "Kamehameha Schools remains committed to the stewardship of these lands and the harvesting of the existing eucalyptus forest," said Marissa Harman, Kamehameha Schools Director of Asset Management for Hawai'i Island. "We look

forward to developing a post-sugar-eane era vision for KS properties in Hāmākua. We thank the community for its pahenee and support as we continue to find a forest operator."

Umauma eucalyptus forest. - Photo: Kame ■ hameha Schools