Foods That Grow in Hawaii
Thanks to its mild climate all year round, Hawaii is an agricultural paradise that can support many different types of crops. In fact, farmland makes up about 40% of the land on the islands, and at the time of USDA's 2017 Census of Agriculture, there were 7,328 farms in the state. Scroll through the slideshow to learn more about eight foods that grow in Hawaii.
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Macadamia Nuts
According to USDA’s 2017 Census of Agriculture, macadamia nuts ranked as Hawaii’s No. 2 commodity with a production value of $53.9 million. Originally from Australia, the macadamia nut tree arrived in Hawaii in 1882. At first, Hawaiians grew the trees mostly for ornamental purposes until the state’s first macadamia nut plantation opened in in 1921. Now, Hawaii has over 700 macadamia nut farms and supplies about 90% of the entire world’s macadamia nuts.