HIH
is a Chain of Custody certified supplier of forest
products under the principles and criteria of the
Forest Stewardship Council.
http://www.fsc.org
http://www.fscus.org
Our
certification comes via the audits of Scientific Certification
Systems of Oakland, California.
http://www.scscertified.com/forestry
The
company’s certificate number is: SCS-COC-001220. The
initial focus of HIH will be on importing engineered
products that combine certified content in the core
of a panel with a locally grown Hawaiian sourced face
veneer. HIH is in final negotiations with Kamehameha
Schools for the processing of timber from their FSC
certified forest at Honaunau on the Big Island. KS
Honaunau is the first FSC Certified Forest in Hawaii.
Our
Director of Operations and co-owner of HIH (James
Quinn) was Chief Executive Officer of Collins Pine
Company.
http://www.collinswood.com
When
Collins became the first company in the United States
to be certified for State of the Arts forest management
practices in 1993. Quinn also led the company into
other sustainability programs such as The Natural
Step.
http://www.naturalstep.org
In
1996 Collins was recognized with the President’s Award
for Sustainable Development.
In
1997 Jim Quinn was recognized for Environmental Leadership
in Industry by Global Green US.
The
management of HIH is committed to sustainability and
renewable and to the responsible use of natural resources
in Hawaii and abroad.
