Bernie and Tina of Kamaaina Land Nursery are back in their original Pupukea property after selling their Poamoho farm in May of 2021. Pupukea is home to Bernie’s art studio, Tina’s Orchid and plant greenhouse and lots of great fruit trees. Still growing Meyer Lemon, Kaffir lime, 3 types of Avocado, CaraCara oranges and assorted herbs. Semi retired from their plant rental business, you still can’t take the farmer out of the farmer!!

What the grow

• Orange (Moro Blood, Valencia, Navel – Fisher, Lane Late & Cara Cara)
• Tangerine (Clementine, Dancy, Honey, Fremont)
  Tangelo (Minneola)
  Lime (Tahiti, Seedless, Kaffir fruit and leaves,
  Buddha Hand Citron
  Lemon (Meyer)
  Lychee (Groff, Kaimana, Bosworth)
  Banana (Apple, Williams)
  Papaya (Sunrise, Solo)
  Grapefruit (Star Ruby)
  Avocado
  Mango (Ah Ping, Haden, Mapulehu)
  Starfruit (Kari, Kajang)
  Fig (White Kadota)
  Herbs: Lavender, Rosemary, Cilantro, Mint, Basil, Dill, Thyme, Parsley
  Lilikoi

Māhuahua ʻAi o Hoi (“Regrowing the Fruit of Hoi”) is a long-range, community-driven vision for a nearly 405-acre parcel within Heʻeia, Oʻahu to restore agricultural and ecological productivity to this once abundant landscape. In addition to revitalizing kalo production in the alluvial wetlands of the Heʻeia ahupuaʻa, one of the key priorities of Māhuahua ʻAi

In 1991, Ho Farms founders Wei Chong Ho and his wife Lei Xieng Ho started growing japanese cucumbers on 5 acres in Kahuku on Oahu’s North Shore.

Today Ho Farms is truly a family run business. Siblings Neil and Shin returned to Oahu after college and industry jobs on the mainland and are now a vital part of modernizing the family farm while also focusing on conservation on their land.

They has recently began to expand by adding fields in Ewa Beach and construction has begun on a packing/washing shed in Wahiawa.

In addition to Oahu Fresh, you can find Ho Farms products at Foodland, Whole Foods, KCC Farmers’ Market, Kokohead Cafe, 12th Ave Grill and much more.

Farm website
www.hofarms.com

What they grow

• Tomatoes (cherry, roma, grape)
• Japanese cucumbers
• Long squash
• Butternut squash
• Swiss chard
• Collard greens
• Kale
• Baby bell peppers
• String beans
• Long beans

Recipes from the farmers

TBA!