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My family and I took a cruise around the Hawaiian islands in 2019. We embarked in Honolulu on the island of Oahu. Prior to embarkation, we spent a few days on land and explored Oahu. Using Hilton’s Hawaiian Village as our base, we enjoyed visiting many interesting sites, including a Tropical Macadamia Farm.

The macadamia nut tree is originally from Australia, but the macadamia industry was born in Hawaii. Most of the world’s macadamia nuts are produced in Hawaii on small farms.

While on our tour of Oahu’s North shore, we stopped at Tropical Farms. This began as a roadside stand in 1987 with a husband-wife team shelling the nuts at night and selling them by day. It takes 300 pounds of pressure to crack the macadamia’s shell.

Now it’s a tourist attraction with a farm tour, demonstrations and a gift shop with lots of free samples. In the shadow of the Koʻolau Mountains with wild chickens running around the property, it is a lovely place to stop.

Oahu Posts➢

• Kahanamoku Beach
• Fort DeRussy Beach Park
• Green World Coffee Farm
• The Dole Plantation
• Anahulu River
• Waimea Falls
• Hau’ula Beach Park
• Tropical Macadamia Farm
• Byodo-In Temple
• Polynesian Cultural Center
• Aloha Tower
• Diamond Head
• Iolani Palace
• King Kamehameha Statue
• Aliʻiōlani Hale
• Pearl Harbor

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Location: 49-227 Kamehameha Hwy # A, Kaneohe, Hawaii
Designation: Farm
Date designated/established: 1987
Date of my visit: April 11, 2019