The farm is home to a growing agroforest, planted by hand between 2016 and 2022 with a long view in mind. While cacao is the heart of the system, it’s surrounded by an ever-evolving symphony of biodiversity — over 150 species of tropical fruit, flowering trees, herbs, and understory plants. Some of these trees began fruiting in 2023; others are still finding their roots. Together, they form a layered ecosystem where sunlight filters softly through the canopy, and every plant has a place and a purpose.
This agroforest was designed with cacao in mind — a tree that thrives in the shade of its elders. Tall canopy and support species were chosen and placed to shelter the cacao from wind and harsh sun, creating a forest-like microclimate that echoes its natural habitat. Each tree is planted not just for what it yields, but for how it supports its neighbors: offering mulch, nitrogen, pollinator habitat, or simply a rhythm to grow alongside. Here, everything is in conversation — growing, blooming, and bearing fruit in their own time.
Abiu
Abiurana
Acai
Achachairu
Ackee
Aguaí Guaçú
Almirajo
Atom (Dacryodes macrophylla)
Araza
Avocado (seedling)
Bakul (Mimusops elengi)
Bamboo – Sacred Bali (Schizostachyum brachycladum)
Banana – Apple
Banana – Dwarf Cavendish
Banana – Namwah
Beach Cambuca
Blackberry Jam Fruit
Borojo
Breadfruit – Maafala
Breadfruit – Hawaiian
Breadfruit – Puaa
Breadnut
Buddha’s Hand Citron
Bunya bunya
Cacao – Trinitario
Cacao – Criollo
Calamansi
Candle Tree, Guajilote
Cashew
Chempedak
Cherimoya
Cherry (Korean Ornamental)
Chico Sapote, Sapodilla
Clove
Cinnamon
Coconut – Dwarf Malaysian Red
Coconut – Dwarf Malaysian Yellow
Coconut – Dwarf Samoan
Coffee – Guatamalan
Chuo Ume
Cupuassu
Curry Leaf
Custard Apple
Cut Nut
Duguetia peruviana
Duranta – Golden Dewdrop
Durian
Eggfruit
Envira Caju
Fig – Black Mission
Fig – Brown Turkey
Fig – Adriatic
Finger Lime
Grumichama
Gliricidia
Golden Trumpet Tree
Gourka
Governor’s Plum
Green Tea
Grumichama
Guaquica
Guayabilla
Hala
Hapuu
Hame (Antidesma pulvinatum)
Haruka, Citrus
Hau
Ice Cream Bean
‘Iliahi, Hawaiian Sandalwood
Jaboticaba
Jacaranda
Jackfruit
Junglesop
Kafir Lime
Kamani
Keledang
Koaia
Kou
Kumquat – Meiwa
Kukui Nut
Kwai Muk
Langsat
Lemon Bay Rum
Lemon Drop Mangosteen
Loquat
Madruno
Mahogany
Maprang
Manele, Hawaiian Soapberry
Mango – Kasturi
Mango – Rubropetela
Mangosteen
Mamey Sapote
Mamey Apple
Marang
Meyers Lemon
Milo
Miracle Berry
Mocambo
Monkeypod (Samanea saman)
Moringa
Mountain Apple
Mulberry
Myrciaria strigipes
Naval Orange
Ndea
Neem
Neneleau
Nihoa Palm
Olive (dwarf)
Olive – Arbequina
Ooray
Panama Berry
Pandan
Papaya (Kamiya)
Peach Palm
Peanut Butter Fruit
Pedalai
Pomegranate
Pride of Burma (Amherstia nobilis)
Pheasant Wood
Puakenikeni
Queen Palm
Queensland Maple
Quince
Rainbow Shower Tree
Rollinia
Rosita de Cacao
Salak
Sausage Tree
Seashore Mangosteen
Sesbania sesban
Shikwaasaa
Soursop
Sudachi
Surinam Cherry
Spanish Tamarind
Tachibana, citrus
Tahitian chestnut
Tahitian Lime
Tamarind
Tangelo
Wild Jack
Wiliwili
White Sapote
Watermelon White Jaboticaba
Yerba Mate (Ilex paraguariensis)
Ylang Ylang
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Part of the HAA Knowledge Series — hands-on learning in regenerative tropical agriculture, rooted in Hawaiʻi.
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