Hawaiian Koa is most likely the most eyecatching of all tonewoods - breathtaking, unmistakable, great sonic capabilities and very exclusive due to its minor availability. Like no other series, the Koa series is dependant of the availability of a certain wood of a certain quality. This wood is exceedingly rare and the quality Taylor needs for the Koa series only grows above 1600 meters on Hawaii. These trees are normally private property and hard to get and hard to pay.