Hawaiian macadamia nut farmers face hardship due to false labeling of imported mac nuts as 'Hawaiian': NewsTarget.com

Macadamia nut processors physically located in Hawaii can legally import macadamia nuts from other countries (most notably Australia) and label them as 100 percent Hawaiian macadamia nuts, even though it is deceptive to consumers. Sources in the macadamia nut industry on the Big Island say that some companies -- notably Hershey-owned Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Corp. -- add non-Hawaiian nuts to Mauna Loa products they sell.

Growers report that the industry there is about to be devastated, and say in another five years it may not exist at anywhere near the same level it does today. Sadly, thousands of acres of macadamia nut trees, along with the farmers who tend them, could be economically wiped out. Given that macadamia nut trees take about seven years to produce their very first nut and 15 years to reach maturity, this is not an industry that can recover overnight.

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Hawaiian macadamia nut farmers face economic devastation due to false labeling of imported mac nuts as "Hawaiian"

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