Re-use

So trees are this incredible carbon sequestration mechanism.  As they grow they absorb massive amounts of carbon-dioxide and store this C02 as embodied energy.  When they die and decompose, or burn in forest fires they give up that CO2, and it returns to the atmosphere (but when they burn they are still carbon neutral unlike propane, natural gas, coal etc.) making them a valuable source of heat energy.

 When trees are turned into lumber that CO2 is prevented from returning to the atmosphere and an incredibly durable building material is created with a relatively low embodied fossil fuel energy requirement when compared to steel or concrete.

 While we produce primarily lumber,  we don't waste any part of our precious resource. Every part of the trees is utilized by Kamuela Hardwoods.
When we remove a tree, the small limbs and greenery are chipped.  Chips are either sold or donated.  The limbs and trunk material are milled into lumber, and all rotten or damaged material is split into firewood.  Stumps are either removed and again split into firewood, or ground out.  Sawdust from the mill is saved and used to create mulch, soil amendments or fertilizer.

Wood chips: $30.00 dollars a yard.
Sawdust:       $30.00 a pickup truck load.
Firewood:     $200.00 half cord.