Plant Species

HOʻOMAU RANCH provides a healthy ecosystem for Māmaki to proliferate from natural disbursement of seeds and develop into mature large plants. Māmaki a native shrub or small tree with broad leaves and is an essential species in Hawaiian forests. Its leaves are traditionally used to make a caffeine-free herbal tea believed to have various health benefits. Māmaki also serves as a host plant for Pulelehua also known as the Kamehameha butterfly, Hawaii's state insect. The resurgence of the māmaki industry in Hawaii enables us to restore native ecosystem habitat;. Learn more about Pulelehua by visiting the Pulelehua Project.