At Kawamata Farms, it’s a family tradition to grow Kamuela’s Finest™ produce. Using innovative hydroponic science, they aim to inspire a future generation of farmers and contribute to the food security of Hawaii.

Kawamata Farms's roots run deep. Their story begins with Naoji Kawamata, a fisherman, who moved from Oahu’s North Shore to the Big Island of Hawaii in 1952. Naoji purchased 17 acres in Kamuela, where he and his wife Doris grew vegetables and raised their 7 children.

Doris Kawamata loved flowers. Kawamata Farm’s first specialty was roses. From the 1970s to the 1990s, their farm had over 100,000 rose bushes producing millions of blooms that were shipped across the Hawaiian Islands. In 1995, Kawamata Farms traded roses for tomatoes and a state-of-the-art hydroponic growing system adopted from the Netherlands. Today their farm produces 30,000 lbs of tomatoes a week, distributing them to tomato lovers across the Aloha State in grocery stores and restaurants.

With over half a century of farming in Hawaii, their commitment to family tradition, agricultural research and education, sustainability, and exceptional quality are the values that inspire them to keep growing Kamuela’s Finest™.