Local vendors

fishery · Kailua-Kona (NELHA, 73-357 Makako Bay Dr)

Big Island Abalone

live Kona abalone (various sizes) · dulse algae (grown as abalone feed)

Season: Year-round (land-based aquaculture)

Buy: walk-in sales at the farm, shipping (packed with ice and oxygen), restaurants nationwide, farm tours, food trailer

fishery · Kailua-Kona (pens off Keahole Point)

Blue Ocean Mariculture

Hawaiian Kanpachi (formerly Kona Kampachi), sushi-grade

Season: Year-round; harvested twice weekly

Buy: direct for restaurants/foodservice (contact form), Browne Trading (online)

farm · Kaupulehu (Kona Village, A Rosewood Resort)

Kahiko Mala'ai (Kona Village farm)

coconuts · limes · canoe plants · resort produce

Buy: resort-internal only; 'Island Roots' farm dinners for guests

market · Keauhou (Keauhou Shopping Center)

●Keauhou Farmers Market

100% Big Island grown: produce, honey, flowers, Kona coffee, mac nuts, meat and eggs, breads, jams

Season: Year-round, weekly

Buy: Saturdays 8am-12pm

market · Kailua-Kona (Alii Dr at Hualalai Rd)

Kona Farmers Market (Kailua Village Farmers & Crafts Market)

produce plus crafts, coffee, gifts

Season: Year-round

Buy: Wednesday-Sunday 7am-4pm

producer · Keahole Point (NELHA), Kailua-Kona

Kona Sea Salt (Kona Sea Salt Farm / Sea Salts of Hawaii)

solar-evaporated deep-ocean sea salt (water from 2,200 ft) · flake finishing salt · flavored salts · nigari · deep-ocean magnesium

Season: Year-round

Buy: online shop, bulk and wholesale, farm store and tours

fishery · Keahole Point (NELHA), Kailua-Kona

Ocean Era / Kona Limu Company

Kona Green Caviar (sea grapes) · Kona Dragon's Breath (seaweed) · Kona Sea Lettuce · other limu incl. lepe-o-Hina (per press)

Season: Year-round (own site: 'year-round')

Buy: restaurants and distributors statewide, KTA Super Stores on Hawaii Island (2024 press), contact via konalimu.com

producer · Kailua-Kona (Keauhou slopes of Hualalai)

Original Hawaiian Chocolate Factory

single-origin 100% Hawaiian milk and dark chocolate · criollo dark chocolate · roasted cacao nibs

Buy: online shop, factory tours/visits (reservations), retail partners

producer · Kailua-Kona (71-1580 Hawaii Belt Rd); kiawe forest at Puako

Rare Hawaiian Honey Company (formerly Volcano Island Honey)

organic raw kiawe 'white' honey · honey with ginger, lilikoi honey dijon, hibiscus honey marinade · teas

Buy: online shop, store locator (retail), Bee Safari visits

distributor · Kealakekua

Adaptations, Inc.

food hub aggregating 100-180 Hawaii Island farms: lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, heart of palm, Kona coffee, herbs, micro

Season: Seasonal product list

Buy: wholesale to restaurants, retailers and schools, Fresh Feast CSA (about 40 island pickup sites)

producer · Captain Cook (Kealakekua Bay area)

Big Island Bees

raw organic single-floral honeys: 'ohi'a lehua, macadamia blossom, wilelaiki (Christmas berry)

Buy: online shop, farm visits/tours

farm · Kealakekua (81-6581 Mamalahoa Hwy)

Greenwell Farms

100% Kona coffee (classic, estate, specialty) · chocolates and macadamia nuts · organic Hawaiian honey (retail)

Buy: online shop, free guided farm tours, retail store 8am-3:30pm

farm · Kealakekua area (Mahina Mele Market, 79-7460 Mamalahoa Hwy)

●Mahina Mele Farm

certified-organic Kona coffee ('Kona Rose') · organic dehydrated macadamia nuts ('Izzie Macs!') · macadamia oil

Buy: Mahina Mele Market (farm store), farm tours by appointment, Thanksgiving Coffee (roaster partner)

market · Captain Cook (Kealakekua Ranch Center / Amy Greenwell Garden area)

Pure Kona Green Market (formerly South Kona Green Market)

Kona-grown and Kona-made only: produce, Kona coffee, mac nuts, honey

Season: Year-round

Buy: Sundays about 9am-2pm

ranch · Kamuela (59-564 Kohala Mountain Rd)

Kahua Ranch

lamb · beef (site heading 'Kahua Beef and Lamb')

Buy: restaurant (lamb on Merriman's Waimea menu), Paniolo BBQ dinner and ranch activities

producer · Kawaihae (61-3251 Maluokalani St)

Hamakua Macadamia Nut Company

macadamia nuts (salted, unsalted, flavored, chocolate-covered, brittle) · bulk mac nuts · Ka'u coffee

Buy: visitor center 9am-4:30pm daily, online incl. bulk products

farm · Kamuela/Waimea

Hirabara Farms

specialty baby lettuces (about 13 types reported) · earth-grown lettuce · greens

Buy: restaurant/wholesale direct (supplies Merriman's, Sansei, Kajioka, Hotel Wailea per press)

farm · Kamuela

Hirayama Farms

romaine · cabbage · other lettuces

Buy: restaurant/wholesale (supplies Tommy Bahama Mauna Lani per its April 2023 blog)

market · Waimea (67-139 Pukalani Rd, Parker Ranch)

Kamuela Farmers Market (Pukalani Stables)

local produce, plants, flowers, prepared foods, coffee, dried fruit

Season: Year-round

Buy: Saturdays 7:30am-1pm

farm · Kamuela

Kawamata Farms (Kamuela Tomatoes / Kamuela's Finest)

hydroponic greenhouse tomatoes (beefsteak and others) · cucumbers

Season: Year-round (greenhouse)

Buy: grocery (Costco and others), restaurants, distributors incl. FreshPoint

farm · Kamuela

Kekela Farms

30+ vegetables, 100+ varieties (mixed vegetables; OMRI-approved organic inputs, not certified organic)

Season: Most vegetables year-round; some come and go with the Waimea seasons (own site)

Buy: farm stand at 64-604 Mana Rd: Tue 2-5pm, Sat 8am-noon (own site), Waimea Community Market, Saturdays (lovebigisland, Oct 2026)

market · Waimea (64-756 Mamalahoa Hwy)

Kuhio Hale Farmers Market (Waimea Homestead)

organic produce, homemade foods; more than half the stalls are growers

Season: Year-round

Buy: Saturdays 7:30am-12:30pm

ranch · Waimea

Parker Ranch

cattle (beef)

Buy: online shop (merchandise; beef sales channel not confirmed)

market · Waimea (Pukalani Stables)

Pukalani Midweek Market

produce and local goods, 35-40 vendors

Season: Year-round

Buy: Wednesdays 8:30am-1:30pm

market · Waimea (65-1224 Lindsey Rd)

Waimea Community Market (at Parker School)

growers' produce (incl. Kekela Farm), wood-fired bread, prepared foods

Season: Year-round

Buy: Saturdays 7:30am-12pm

farm · Honokaa

Ahualoa Family Farms

Hawaiian macadamia nuts · Hamakua coffee · mac nut dressings, oils and spreads

Buy: online shop, Honokaa shop, farmers markets (site lists)

market · Honokaa (Hwy 19 at Mamane St)

Hamakua Harvest Farmers Market

Hamakua farm produce; demonstration orchard; annual farm festival

Buy: Sundays 9am-2pm (HPR listing, dated 2023)

producer · Paauilo

Hawaiian Vanilla Company

whole vanilla beans · pure Hawaiian vanilla extract · estate vanilla coffee · culinary vanilla products

Buy: online shop, farm store Mon-Sat 10am-3pm, vanilla luncheon and farm tours, Waimea Town Market vendor (per market's own site)

farm · Ahualoa, Honokaa

Mauna Kea Tea

organic green tea (spring tea, pan-fired) · loose-leaf and powdered tea · Honokaa Banchan roasted tea

Season: Spring tea harvest (own site)

Buy: online shop, farm tours and tastings

producer · Waipio Valley

Mokuwai Piko Poi, Inc. (Waipio Valley taro)

Waipio wetland kalo (taro) · fresh poi

Season: Taro corm peak Mar-Jul and Nov-Dec per GoFarm/CTAHR chart (statewide)

Buy: local grocery stores and Costco (per CTAHR podcast)

market · Hilo; Pahoa; Kailua-Kona (Kona Commons)

Island Naturals Market & Deli

natural foods grocery; at least 50% local produce (2022), local fish and grass-fed beef

Buy: retail

distributor · Kailua-Kona / Hilo

Hawaii 'Ulu Cooperative (Hawai'i 'Ulu Producers Cooperative)

'ulu (breadfruit), mature and ripe, prepped · 'ulu flour · kalo (taro) · 'uala (sweet potato) · pala'ai (pumpkin) · 'ulu pancake mix and other value-added products

Season: 'Ulu peak Sep-Dec per the GoFarm/CTAHR chart

Buy: online shop, wholesale/commercial foodservice program with catalog, Hawaii Island local pickup at checkout (per press), Foodland (pancake mix)

producer · Hilo; Kailua-Kona; Kainaliu (Hale Cocoa farm)

Puna Chocolate Company

100% Hawaiian-grown cacao · bean-to-bar chocolate bars · cacao trees

Buy: retail cafes in Hilo (277 Keawe St) and Kona (74-5606 Pawai Pl), Hale Cocoa farm, Kainaliu, online shop, farm tours

market · Hilo (20 Mamo St)

Hilo Farmers Market

tropical fruit, vegetables, flowers, poi, local foods

Season: Year-round

Buy: daily 7am-3pm (own site); biggest days Wednesday and Saturday (guides)

distributor · Hilo (Lihiwai St bayfront)

Suisan (Suisan Company / Suisan Fish Market)

fresh local seafood: pelagics (ahi, etc.) and reef fish · poke · broadline foodservice

Buy: foodservice account (island-wide delivery), Suisan Fish Market retail counter, Hilo

farm · Pepeekeo

Hamakua Springs Country Farms

hydroponic tomatoes (heirloom, beefsteak, on-the-vine, cocktail, grape) · Williams and apple bananas · Japanese cucumbers · baby lettuce

Buy: grocery (Foodland, Safeway, KTA, Costco, Star Market per 2013 listing)

producer · Honomu (28-257 Akaka Falls Rd)

Honomu Goat Dairy

goat milk cheese · goat milk caramels · goat milk soap

Buy: on-farm shop (Tiki Hut)

farm · Honomu

Wailea Agricultural Group

fresh Hawaiian heart of palm (peach palm) · finger limes · rambutan · lychee · pulasan · other seasonal tropical fruit · nutmeg and mace · cloves · fresh bay leaf · curry leaf · cinnamon leaf · tropical flowers

Season: Tropical fruit is seasonal (own site); heart of palm harvested from suckers (~9 months each), effectively year-round

Buy: wholesale by phone, fax or email; ships heart of palm nationally/internationally; tropical fruit ships within Hawaii only

market · Pahoa area (15-2131 Keaau-Pahoa Rd, Hawaiian Homelands)

Maku'u Farmers Market

produce, plants, hot food, crafts; 150+ vendors

Season: Year-round

Buy: Sundays about 8am-2pm (sources vary 7am-2pm)

market · Volcano (19-4030 Wright Rd)

Volcano Village Farmers Market (Cooper Center)

produce, breads, coffee, jams, grass-fed beef, poi, flowers

Season: Year-round

Buy: Sundays 6-10am (arrive before 9), Thursdays 3-6pm (one guide says Wednesday)

market · Naalehu (Hwy 11)

Ka'u (Naalehu) Farmers Market

Ka'u honey, Ka'u coffee, grass-fed beef, eggs, fruit, vegetables, baked goods

Season: Year-round

Buy: Wednesdays 8am-2pm; some vendors Fridays (sources conflict; older listings say Wed and Sat)

producer · Pahala (96-2694 Wood Valley Rd)

Ka'u Coffee Mill

Ka'u coffee · macadamia nuts

Buy: online shop, mill tours and retail

ranch · Naalehu

Kuahiwi Ranch

100% grass-fed beef

Season: Year-round

Buy: retail locations, restaurants, ranch office in Naalehu