New jobs and a sustainable product is the goal of the new veneer production plant being built by Tradewind Forest Products.

The mill will turn the company’s eucalyptus logs harvested from land owned by Kamehameha Schools and the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources into visual-grade, strength-grade and commodity-grade veneer using an environmentally sustainable process…

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“Not only will we generate approximately 75 local construction jobs for the next 12 months, but upon completion, Tradewinds Forest Products will create 100 permanent jobs in one of the hardest-hit economic regions in the state,” said President Don Bryan. “We see Tradewinds Forest Products as a continuation of the Hamakua Coast’s rich agricultural heritage, an opportunity for family wage jobs close to home and a source for badly needed economic diversification.”

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