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.