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Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Corporation

World's largest processor of macadamia seeds

Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Corporation is the world's largest processor of macadamia seeds. The American company was a subsidiary of The Hershey Company from 2004 to 2015, when it was acquired by Hawaiian Host, Inc. The company takes its name from the volcano Mauna Loa. Their headquarters and main processing plant are near the mountain, south of Hilo in the Puna District of the island of Hawaiʻi, known as the Big Island.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

  • HeadquartersHonolulu County1
  • Legal formCorporation3
  • LEI549300Q9ZQYVMWJJ5P093
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
  • Registered addressC/O SCOTT CHOI, 96817-4576 Honolulu, United States3
  • Registered withBusiness Registration Division (Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs), 25719 D13

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Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut & Chocolate Factory (16254633357)
Photo: Prayitno / Thank you for (12 millions +) view from Los Angeles, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Corporation is the world's largest processor of macadamia seeds. The American company was a subsidiary of The Hershey Company from 2004 to 2015, when it was acquired by Hawaiian Host, Inc. The company takes its name from the volcano Mauna Loa. Their headquarters and main processing plant are near the mountain, south of Hilo in the Puna District of the island of Hawaiʻi, known as the Big Island.2

The story

The first Mauna Loa macadamia plantation was planted in 1946, and the first commercial crop was harvested in 1956. The company was owned by Big Five company C. Brewer & Co. from 1974 to 2000.

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 flavor variation sold by the company.

It is located at the address One Macadamia Road, near the town of Keaʻau, Hawaii at 19°39′24″N 155°0′33″W.

From Wikipedia’s article on Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Corporation, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

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