Laulima Farm Fruit Stand & Cafe

Laulima Farm Fruit Stand & Cafe is a roadside cafe and fruit stand on a 13-acre family farm in Kīpahulu, about a mile beyond the Kīpahulu district when you travel the Road to Hāna. Order a seasonal fruit platter or coffee, then stroll the garden path through tropical fruit trees and flowering plants. The bamboo-grove seating makes this an easy place to slow down on the drive; some visitors find the tasting prices steep. Cell service is limited here, so save your route before setting out.

The main draw is a fruit platter built around 10 or more seasonal fruits. It is a good way to try unfamiliar varieties, and visitors often mention staff explaining what they are tasting. The farm-grown coffee is hand-roasted and served as French press or espresso. The menu also lists avocado toast on locally baked sourdough, banana bread, fresh coconuts, and drinks such as lilikoi lemonade and tangelo juice; fruit selections change with the harvest.

Take a stroll along the garden trail through tropical fruit orchards and flowering plants. The bamboo grove has seating where you can rest with food or coffee, and visitors say the walk gives you something to do while a platter is prepared.

“Laulima” means “many hands” in ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi. Founded in 1996 by Café Gratitude cofounders Matthew and Terces Engelhart and their nephew Josh Stearn, the farm grew from land then covered in invasive trees and grasses into a diverse food forest. Avocado, jackfruit and longan form part of its canopy, with coffee and cacao among the shade-grown crops below. Josh Stearn’s widow Sarabeth Rings and her family now steward the farm, continuing its organic and regenerative practices.