Mauna Kea Farms, LLC (Pa’auilo, Hawai’i)

The clients were seeking a farm system that yields a healthy diversity of organic, nutrient dense food and medicine, while also improving the ecological integrity of the parcel as a whole.

Following are some of the clients’ other aims: 

• We cultivate economically viable agricultural commodities that thrive at our site, but that cannot easily be grown elsewhere on Hawai’i Island. Importantly, we help increase the food self-reliance of Hawaii, by catering our food crops to the nutritional needs of Hawai’i’s resident population.
• The maturing farmscape is increasingly resilient to the effects of climate chaos.
• We increase farm self-reliance as much as possible.
• The farmscape serves as an inspiration and benchmark for encouraging current and future residents in the subdivision to be ‘āina minded land stewards.
• Our home is a beautiful sanctuary for relaxation and enjoyment to share with family and friends.