Blog Entries

Grove Farm Agrees to Extend Deadline

rkawabata@grovefarm.com — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0100

KOLOA CAMP TENANTS NEED ADDITIONAL TIME: GROVE FARM AGREES TO EXTEND DEADLINE

In order to allow its tenants who require additional time, Grove Farm has agreed to extend the deadline for them to move out for an additional 30 days.

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The original date for the existing tenants to vacate the premises was Thursday, March 8. Since the notice was given to them in November 2011, one family moved out in mid-December 2011 and Grove Farm assi [...]

Open Letter to the Community

rkawabata@grovefarm.com — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0100

To Our Valued Island Friends and Neighbors:

There has been a lot of recent news regarding our Waihohonu Project in the "Koloa Camp" area. Please allow us this opportunity to provide
an overview of the project and an update on what has occurred.

For many years, Koloa Camp served as a housing site for plantation workers. Today, with the exception of one surviving spouse, the current tenants were not affiliated with the plantation. Sprea [...]

Waihohonu (Koloa Camp)

sshimabukuro@grovefarm.com — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 22:11:18 +0100

Waihohonu, formerly known as Koloa Camp, is located in Koloa town along the Waihohonu Stream. This exciting new project will dramatically upgrade the nearly 100-year old, plantation era homes into 50 new, 2 and 3 bedroom homes.

Waihohonu will be priced at affordable or market-level prices. Renters of camp homes will be given first right to purchase new homes. In order to keep costs down and accelerate the opportunity for residents to own homes, an innovative, m [...]

Maha'ulepu Farm receives IAL designation

sshimabukuro@grovefarm.com — Tue, 17 May 2011 00:00:00 +0100

The State of Hawai'i Land Use Commission (LUC) unanimously approved Maha'ulepu Farm LLC's Important Agricultural Land (IAL) application thereby dedicating 1,533 acres on the South Shore of Kaua'i for agricultural use.

The land was originally owned by Grove Farm Company and Visionary LLC, dba as Lihu'e Land Company, and was then transferred to Maha'ulepu Farm. The IAL designated lands will be kept in agricultural use for the foreseeable future and the major [...]

PBN Best in Business, Division II Finalist

sshimabukuro@grovefarm.com — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 02:34:36 +0100

Grove Farm was recently honored as a Best In Business, Division II Finalist at the Business Leadership Hawaii 2009 Awards. Grove Farm was the only company with headquarters outside of O'ahu to be acknowledged in the prestigious Best in Business category (Division I and II) this year. As a strong corporate citizen, focused on building a more sustainable island community, Grove Farm was recognized for its achievements in business and throughout the community.

Grove Farm Wins GE ecomagination Leadership Award

jaimek@aiointeractive.com — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100

On September 18, 2008, Grove Farm Company was honored with a prestigious GE ecomagination Leadership Award. The only awardee in the State to receive such an award this year, Grove Farm was recognized for an innovative, environmentally responsible solution that provides a sustainable, new water resource for as many as 15,000 residents and visitors on Kaua'i.

The Grove Farm Water Purification Plant is the result of having implemented a sustainable solution to alleviate Kaua'i's dependence on tra [...]

Grove Farm Employees Donate Their Time

jaimek@aiointeractive.com — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100

In the third quarter of 2008, the Grove Farm Foundation was proud to support three non-profit organizations with monetary donations via its Employee Volunteer Grants Program. The purpose of the program is to encourage Grove Farm employees to support Kaua'i's island community through the gift of valuable volunteer service. By personally investing themselves to further the cause of their favorite local non-profit organizations, Grove Farm employees are able to directly impact and positively inf [...]

Grove Farm Raises $25K for the UH Foundation

jaimek@aiointeractive.com — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100

The "Grove Farm and Coach McMackin Celebrity Invitational Golf Tournament" held at Puakea Golf Course on Wednesday, June 25, 2008, was an overwhelming success. The Grove Farm Foundation organized the event and helped to raise a tremendous $25,000 donation for the UH Foundation. The donation was used to equally benefit the Na Koa Football Booster Club and Kaua'i Community College's Culinary Arts Program.