HLRI

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">The Hawaiian Legacy Reforestation Initiative started a project to reforest more than 500 acres of land at Gunstock Ranch.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">The Dedication of ANA’s commitment to Hawaii’s reforestation efforts is a critical first step in connecting our visitors to the importance of conservation. Through exciting opportunities to provide meaningful change, HLRI and Gunstock Ranch Honor All Nippon Airlines for their vision of supporting Hawaii’s preservation.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Planting koa, milo, and ohia has a side benefit.</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Lilia Tollefsen, the CEO of Oahu’s Gunstock Ranch, gestures at long rows of tiny trees, their heart-shaped leaves quavering in the island breeze. “Our goal,” she says, “is to make the trees more valuable in the ground than out of it.” &nbsp;</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Tollefsen is showing me and a small group of would-be for

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">When you think of Oahu, you automatically think of <a href="https://www.brit.co/best-beaches-in-the-world/">beaches</a>, and for good reason: There are tons of gorgeous ones to be found, from bustling Waikiki to snorkeling haven Hanauma Bay to local surfer spots on the North Shore. But the island also provides visitors plenty of opportunities to find adventure beyond the sun and sand. Here are eight to put on your radar.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Over the past two decades, environmental conservation has been a key component of operations throughout the Hawai’i Convention Center, a world-class global meeting venue centrally located between East and West on O’ahu in the Hawaiian Islands. Recently, the conference center was named as the first and only “public assembly convention center” to earn Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) v4 Gold Certification from the U.

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Today’s traveling families want to share unique experiences that enable them to make real connections and a positive impact in the destinations they visit. On Oahu, visitors can take part in a major reforestation effort while enjoying spectacular North Shore scenery with&nbsp;<a href="https://gunstockranch.com/hawaiian-legacy-forest/" target="_blank">Hawaiian Legacy Tours at Gunstock Ranch.</a></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wr

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Now a decade into operation, HLH and its family of companies are proving that man and nature can not only coexist peacefully, they can thrive.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">For the past five years, each participant in the Miss America Competition has taken a piece of Hawai'i home with them. A group of Miss Hawai'i finalists travels to the Island of Hawai'i every summer to plant native and endemic Legacy Tree seedlings that are individually dedicated as gifts to the Miss America contestants.</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">"Our Miss Hawai'i Legacy Forest brings these women together in the sha

<p style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Since the arrival of man in the Hawaiian Islands, over half of the native forests have been lost.&nbsp; Since its inception in 2014, The Hawaiian Legacy Reforestation Initiative (HLRI) has been working hard to reverse this trend and return these forests to the native landscape. Working together with community minded businesses, non-profits and individual Legacy Tree sponsors, more than 400,000 endemic trees now cover nearly 1200 acres in the s