First glimpse of the HIP Agriculture Headquarters from the road, after emerging from a tunnel of banyan trees.
The Halawa Campus is the headquarters of HIP Agriculture. It is set in a beautiful mature orchard producing bananas, oranges, tangelos, avocados, breadfruit, coconuts, zapotes, lychee, Kukui nut, coffee, macadamia nuts and other tropical fruits. The ancestral lands are rich with old-growth bamboo groves, extensive banyan tree networks, and ancient Lo’i terraces. The house at Halawa serves as staff housing, classroom, office, design studio, and library. Other facilities include student kitchen, outdoor showers, community stage and outdoor classroom.
Up-cycled and inspired student kitchen
- HIPAgriculture Director Dash Kuhr (standing) and Bamboo Architect Sebastian Collette design a bamboo structure in HIP’s open-air classroom.
Mama Tulsi and her newest calf Kulea
An old growth mango tree limb hangs out over a banana tree and the path through the Halawa campus
The Kapa’au Orchard
We harvest and maintain a beautiful orchard in historic Kapa’au. The orchard contains a variety of tropical trees including orange, tangerine, avacado, macadamia nut, breadfruit, cinnamon, star apple, cherimoya, abiu, rambutan, jaboticaba and lychee.
Amongst the Kapaau Orchard
Harvesting avocados
Stairway to heaven. Thai green papaya salad is a staple at HIP Agriculture.
