Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Visitor Center

Visitor center · Hawaii County

Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Visitor Center

Visitor center · Hawaii County

16-701 Macadamia Road, Keaau, HI 96749

Highlights

Visit the Mauna Loa macadamia nut farm for a casual stroll through its garden, a glimpse of the processing plant, and tasty nut samples.

16-701 Macadamia Road, Keaau, HI 96749 Get directions

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"Best Mac Nuts from Hawaii Living in Hawaii, I find it's not hard to appreciate macadamia nuts. After moving to the Islands, I did not waste any time determining my favorite kind of chocolate-covered mac, Mauna Loa. As with many other companies, mac nut orchards dot the Big Island, which has a great growing environment for the unusual nuts. The Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Company operates a visitors' center on the Big Island along with their orchards and processing plant. A tour of the area includes a farm to final product education and, of course, free samples for your enjoyment. I always keep several boxes on hand to give to my house guests to welcome them to Hawaii, but mac nuts are also a great gift for tourists to bring back home."

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Katy Wessel

Google

It's a nice stop. Most shop with nuts and nut merchandise with a couple things from other vendors thrown in, and also ice cream. There are 3 short videos taking visitors thru growing, production, and packaging. My favorite part was our walk thru the garden, and their beautiful variety of flora.

Michelle Porter

Google

**ALMOST EVERY PRODUCT SOLD HERE CAN BE FOUND AT WALMART WAY CHEAPER!!!** Warning! This is not a "Visitor Center!" It's an astronomically overpriced tourist trap with zero aloha that I highly recommend you skip! Free samples? When you walk in, a girl will barely stop looking at her phone long enough to throw a tiny cup with 3 microscopic nuts at you. And that's it! Refreshments? Haha! There is a free water cooler in the back. I was willing to pay $4 for a cup of coffee, but they only make it once daily at 10 am and it was 10:30, so all gone. And after I spent $140 on their products, they actually had the nerve to ask me to pay 15¢ for a bag to put it in! Seriously?? Although I was there on a weekday, no one was working in the factory, so nothing to see there. And their "Nature Walk" was a sadly neglected joke. In summary, this is not a factory outlet or discount store and there is no real reason to visit. I highly recommend going to Walmart where they sell all the same products and will probably treat you better.

John Pozadzides (John P.)

Google

I love Mauna Loa nuts. And after having taken tours of other manufacturers, like the Lavaloha Chocolate farm, or Kona coffee farms we were excited to see how the big boys do it! But they don't. There is one little gift shop with nothing in it you can't get at Walmart cheaper. And there are literally 2 windows you can look through in one very small factory building. Seriously, do NOT waste your time visiting. It will make you sad and negatively impact your perception of the brand. The company could learn a LOT from the other companies that it dwarfs about how to treat visitors. They could be charging $30-50 to really offer something people would pay for and least a lot, training them into brand ambassadors, while actually earning revenue. Alas, it's a missed opportunity for all.

shawn friend-begin

Google

Really nice opportunity to visit location of the most well-known macadamia brand in all of U.S. attractive, clean, well-displayed facility. Video of process, conveniently viewed on covered patio was in-depth and explained price point of this treasured delicacy well. Loved the nature walk (please replace missing signage). Perky staff. Loved the variety of products for sale.

Caryn Isabelle

Google

A small visitor's center with a shop and a nature path. The macadamia nut ice cream bar with Kona coffee, covered in chocolate and nuts is worth the stop alone! Otherwise, not a whole lot to see. Tip for anyone who is driving - when you turn off the road at the sign for the Visitor's center, it feels like a long drive to get there because there aren't any other signs. However, keep going and you'll know when you have arrived. As long as you have macadamia nut trees next to you, you are headed in the right direction.

Jonathan Sauder

Google

They are mostly just trying to sell you macadamia nut products. However, the drive through the macadamia tree orchard is pretty cool. They cater to tour bus groups, so if you happen to be there when one arrives, the place gets absolutely mobbed. The nature walk with some local plants and fruits is kind of cool, though.

Annie Mehler

Google

There was no production happening when we visited. The only thing to do was shop. There is a history posted on the outside of the production facility. The shop wasn't much more than you can find in a store. If you're looking for a couple unusual flavors, maybe it's worth a trip there. The garden out back is beautiful and well maintained.

Vic H

Google

If you enjoy Mauna Loa Mac nuts then check out the Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Visitor Center. There’s only a guided tour, however the staff members are super nice and you can sample different varieties of Mac nuts. So glad we stopped in and bought our favorites.