Certified
Forest Products:
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
or 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.
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From
Left to Right
Hazel O'Leary, Secretary – U.S. Dept. of
Energy
Wade Mosby, VP Marketing – The Collins Companies
Al Gore, Vice President – United States
Jim Quinn, President/CEO – The Collins Companies
Bruce Babbitt, Secretary – U.S. Dept. of
the Interior |
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1996
Presidential Award for Sustainable Development,
presented at the White House.
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In
1997 Jim Quinn was recognized for Environmental Leadership
in Industry by Global Green US.
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Jim
Quinn, President/CEO – The Collins Companies
Mikhail S. Gorbachev, President–Green Cross
International |
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1997
Green Cross Millennium Award Corporate Environmental
Leadership Award to Jim Quinn from , Mikhail
S. Gorbachev, President.
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The
management of HIH is committed to sustainability and
renewable and to the responsible use of natural resources
in Hawaii and abroad.
