Grove Farm News

Combating the Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Grove Farm cares deeply about protecting Kaua‘i from invasive species that have caused significant damage in other parts of Hawai‘i and the world. One of the most serious current threats is the...

Kumu’s Cupboard Equips Teachers for Success in the Classroom Step inside Kumu’s Cupboard and you’ll immediately feel it – the spark of creativity, the anticipation of possibilities, and a deep sense of aloha for the community. In this...

2025 Scholarship Applications Due February 21 Attention, Kapa‘a, Waimea, and Kaua‘i High Schools Seniors — apply now for the 2025 Grove Farm Scholarship! Applications are due to your school counselors by February 21. See your school...

Reflecting on 2024 and Looking Forward to 2025 As we welcome a new year, we know that 2025 will be a year filled with important work as Grove Farm continues its legacy of building and providing for the Kaua‘i community. Development of...

Building Communities Through Housing with Puakea II and III Since our historic sugarcane era, Grove Farm has been at the forefront in building communities. The plantation “camps” included grocery stores, post offices, banks, movie...

A Lifetime Devoted to Grove Farm and Volunteering These days, it’s rare to find a person that has devoted more than three decades to a company. Yet, Vice President Sharyl Lam Yuen is in her 31st year with Grove Farm and doesn’t intend...

Celebrating 160 Years of Being a Part of the Kauaʻi Community Next month will mark Grove Farm’s 160th anniversary, and it is amazing to reflect on all that has changed and all that has remained constant since our founding. The story of...

Congratulations to the Kaua’i Department of Water on another fun-filled and successful Make a Splash with Project WET (Water Education Today) Festival! This is the 19th year of the event, hosting a record number of 780+ Kaua‘i fifth...

Although previously published articles indicate that Grove Farm’s employee housing Puhi Camp (c. 1917-1980s) was built during the 1920s, newspaper accounts I’ve recently uncovered reveal activity at Puhi Camp as early as 1917. Puhi Camp...

A Man of Many Talents There are many miles of roads, fencing and landscaping across the lands that Grove Farm maintains and cares for on Kaua‘i. Maintaining vital infrastructure and the terrain is an important part of our kuleana to...