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SUBCHAPTER 2 USES AND PROHIBITIONS X15-110-5 General recruirements. (a) Hale shall be constructed using only materials grown and harvested in the State of Hawaii. Except as provided in paragraph (7), the wood members for the hale, such as posts and rafters, shall be unmilled, straight sections of trunks or branches of the following: (1) Casaurina equisitafolia (ironwood). Ironwood has become naturalized in coastal areas up to 3,000 feet elevation. It is a rapidly growing tree between 50 and 100 feet tall and 1-1/2 feet in diameter. It has a thin crown of drooping twigs. The bark is light gray and smooth when young, and becomes rough, thick, furrowed and shaggy reddish-brown when mature. (2) Prosopis pallida (kiawe). Kiawe is the most common tree in the coastal lowland dry zone up to 2,000 feet elevation. It is a small to _ medium tree 30 to 60 feet tall with a trunk 1- 1/2 feet or more in diameter. The bark is gray brown and finely fissured. The wood is a dark reddish brown, very heavy and extremely hard. (3) Eucalyptus robusta (eucalyptus). There are many introduced types of eucalyptus in Hawaii. Robusta eucalyptus is the most common species planted here. It has thick, soft reddish brown bark, and broad lance shaped leaves. It is a moderately large tree, 80 to 100 feet high. The trunk is large, 3 to 4 feet in diameter, and straight. (4) Psidium cattleianum (strawberry guava). Strawberry guava is a shrubby tree 10 to 20 feet high, with smooth cylindrical branches. The wood is hard, heavy and fine textured. The leaves are smooth and dark green. The fruit is purplish-red about an inch in diameter. It is an undesirable weed in pastures and forest. (5) Metrosideros polymorpha (ohia). Ohia is the most common and wide-spread large native tree 110-5