History
The first Mauna Loa macadamia plantation was planted in 1946, and the first commercial crop was harvested in 1956.
The visitors center is a tourist attraction with its self-guided tour of the processing plant (viewed from the outside on a second-floor walkway due to safety and sanitation concerns) and large gift shop with homemade macadamia ice cream for sale and free samples of every flavour variation sold by the company. It is located at the address One Macadamia Road, near the town of Keaʻau at 19°39′24″N 155°0′33″W / 19.65667°N 155.00917°W / 19.65667; -155.00917Coordinates: 19°39′24″N 155°0′33″W / 19.65667°N 155.00917°W / 19.65667; -155.00917.
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