Mālama da Farmer Grantee: OK Farms

Located just outside Hilo in the ahupua‘a of Pu‘u‘eo, OK Farms has been growing tropical fruit since 2002. When the pandemic hit, the farm shifted gears—launching CSA boxes and addressing the challenges of local food security. Since 2022, OK Farms has focused on regenerative agroforestry, planting and harvesting thousands of pounds of Hawaiian staple crops like ‘ulu and kalo across their five-acre agroforest, blending traditional knowledge with sustainable innovation. Now, they’re expanding further—building a greenhouse for native and canoe plants, scaling up natural fertilizer production, and preparing to support other farms through education, seedlings, and organic soil amendments. OK Farms is creating a model for agriculture rooted in culture, science, and aloha ʻāina.