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Kahuku Farms is a result of two farming families spanning back three generations in Hawaii. Descendants of the Matsuda/Fukuyama families migrated to Hawaii from Japan to work in the sugar plantations back in the 1900’s. Shinichi and Torie Matsuda started farming bell peppers, papayas, watermelon and bananas in Kahuku back in the 1940’s and were later joined by their son Melvin in the the 1960’s. During a similar time Masatsugu and Nora Fukuyama, also of Kahuku, were farming watermelon, eggplant, papaya and cucumbers and were later joined by their son Clyde in 1965. Clyde and Melvin became long time friends and did several farming ventures together, one of which took them to Australia where they both worked for a year growing watermelons. With similar philosophies and goals, they both decided to merge the Matsuda and Fukuyama Farms in 1986 creating Kahuku Brand. Kahuku Brand is a company dealing primarily with growing and distributing Hawaii wholesale fruits and vegetables.

Farm Website
www.kahukufarms.com

What they grow
Papaya

Southside Farming Company

Southside Farming Company is a 120 acre farm on the Big Island’s Kaʻū region, owned and operated by Kyle Studer.

What they grow:

Sweet Corn
Zucchini

Kunia Country Farms

Kunia Country Farms began operations in 2010, and is now one of the largest aquaponic farms and producer of leafy greens in the state of Hawaii. Kunia Country Farms operates a deep water culture (DWC) or raft aquaponic system. We currently have 20 grow bed troughs built on a 1 acre field.

**Our Farm is fueled by large tanks of hormone-free, PNO-free tilapia**

Aquaponics is aquaculture and hydroponics together. Simply put, the fish in our system naturally provide nutrients for the plants to grow, and the plants in the system act as a biological filter to clean the water returning to the fish.

Farm Website
kuniacountryfarms.com

What they grow