there’s farming… and there’s forest farming… and there’s regenerative forest farming
and there’s MĀMAKI
the delicious magical medicinal plant of Hawaii
TOUR THE ENCHANTED MĀMAKI FOREST
90-minute tours with 30-minute tasting scheduled weekdays between 9am and 3pm.
2-3 visitors $64 each; 4-9 visitors $48 each (students half price)
Groups of 10 or more $400.
All tours include tea tasting & a sample bag of HFF mamaki.
Schedule tours preferably at least 2 days in advance with jordanwesterholm@gmail.com before buying your tickets.
We only schedule singles if you can tour at the same time as another group or if you can pay for two $64 tickets (Manini Tour rate)
4-hour VIP Event in partnership with neighbor farm/petting zoo/gourmet bakery Lili House Farm on
Tuesdays or Wednesdays at 9am-1pm: 9-11am at HFF & 11-1pm at Lili House Farm
welcome to the enchanted mamaki forest.
Experience the ongoing operations of a commercial forest farm as well as acres of high elevation tropical rainforest.
Taste five strains of mamaki grown and brewed on site.
Take home a bag of your choice.
the forest farm experience.
Visitors can pick mature māmaki leaves and see māmaki seedlings and plants at various stages of development. Hawaiʻi Forest Farms also has clusters of wild poha berries, groves of koa trees, ʻōhia, koa, abundant hapu’u ferns and other native and exotic species of plants. Two groves of 40-year-old cultivated cook pines will house treehouse compounds in continuous construction.
native koa and cook pines co-exist with mamaki.
The regenerative forest farm features native trees and managed, introduced cook pines selectively used for HFF buildings and infrastructure. This apparently solitary cook pine sits at the edge of the largest cook pine grove and adjacent to this koa grove.
Native koa and ohia are also cultivated in our nursery and outplanted in mamaki groves to mimic the native forest.
Flora & Fauna of the
Enchanted Mamaki Forest
Kamehameha Butterfly or pulelehua
Visitors may also be fortunate to see a relatively rare sighting of the Kamehameha Butterfly, commonly referred to as pulelehua in Hawaiian.
The Kamehameha Butterfly is the state insect of Hawai’i and its favorite habitat is māmaki.
Additional fauna of note include an abundance of songbirds, including the ʻapapane, a small, crimson species of Hawaiian honeycreeper, and more rare sightings of the ʻio (Hawaiian hawk) and the nēnē (Hawaiian goose and state bird of Hawai’i).
ʻapapane
Hapu’u Curtain; Cook Pines; Poha (berries out of season)
Ulehe; You should know by now! Mamaki leaves and in bloom, but what varieties?
Sample our tea… or take some home… or order a bag!
Tours customarily end with a tasting & blending experience on the Hawaii Forest Farm lanai.
There are many varieties of mamaki (at least 5 distinct varieties are in abundance on the Hawaii Forest Farm and emerging cross-breeds).
There are many options for flavors, some of which grow on the forest farm including but not limited to mint, lemongrass, poha, oregano, and ginger are present.
Hibiscus, guava, lemon, lilikoi, mango and countless combinations can be made at home or tasted on the HFF lanai.
2-ounce bag of Hawaii Forest Farm pure mamaki
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plan or schedule your visit.
plant & cultivate
Depending on the season of your tour, each guest may have the option plant their very own māmaki in the forest. Volunteers are often welcomed as well!
Email farm manager Jordan to volunteer, schedule tours or order inventory: jordanwesterholm@gmail.com
steep, blend & taste
There are many varieties of māmaki (at least 5 of which are on the farm) and many natural flavors. Tours may involve curated tasting & blending experiences, or make your own mamaki tea blends and flavors combinations.
learn more… and more
If you are a school or non-profit community group and interested in a private visit or tour, please email educational director & farm caretaker Jordan Westerholm at jordanwesterholm@gmail.com