Historic Rice Mill & Taro Farm Tours
9:45 AM ON WEDNESDAYS **RESERVATIONS REQUIRED** (Dates subject to change, special tours & private tours are possible by reservation only. Please contact us for your reservation).
Visit Hawai`i's ONLY remaining Rice Mill (listed on the National Register of Historic Places), where the past meets the present. Tucked away on a working wetland taro farm on Kaua`i's dramatically scenic North Shore, the Haraguchi Rice Mill is found within a National Wildlife Refuge, usually not accessible to the public. Learn about Hawai`i's agriculture and cultural history, view endangered native water birds, and explore the cultivation and uses of taro, a traditional Polynesian food source. Then enjoy a complementary picnic lunch featuring unique items prepared with taro grown on the very farm you visit.
TOURS:
We offer only guided tours every Wednesday at 10am, check in 9:45am (call for days & times, subject to change, excluding Thanksgiving, Christmas, & New Year's Day). Due to the limited amount of spaces, RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED and refunds are issued ONLY if a tour is cancelled by the Rice Mill. Please see your concierge for booking & costs, if its not available at your concierge, please contact us direct at info@haraguchiricemill.org or (808)651-3399.
The Haraguchi Rice Mill is a nonprofit organization. Your visit, donations, and gift shop purchases help support our free school tours, education programs and restoration efforts. Mahalo (Thank you)!
When you make your reservation, please specify your choice of sandwich/Hawaiian plate lunch and drink (please inform us of any food allergies).
SMOOTHIE:
LUNCH (Choose a sandwich or a Hawaiian Plate Lunch; Choose 1):
- Turkey Breast Sandwich
- Taro Hummus Veggie Sandwich
- Pork Lau Lau (steamed taro leaves & pork) Hawaiian Plate Lunch*
- Chicken Lau Lau (steamed taro leaves & chicken) Hawaiian Plate Lunch*
- Kalua Pig (Hawaiian pulled pork) Hawaiian Plate Lunch*
- KIDS (5-12yrs): Mini Kalua*
*Hawaiian Plate Lunches come with Rice (poi sampling on tour).
DRINK:
LOGISTICS
Check in at 9:45am, tours start promptly at 10am at the Haraguchi Rice Mill Kiosk. It is located at 5-5070A Kuhio Highway, next to Hanalei Taro & Juice Co., near the entrance to Hanalei Town. Park in the area behind the Rice Mill Kiosk. Restrooms are located near the parking lot. Limited restroom facilities are available on tour. Tours are conducted rain or shine. Please call 808-651-3399 if you get lost or have any questions.
Please be prepared for rain and/or sun and two short walks over mostly level ground on grass that may be damp, wet or slightly muddy.
Mahalo (Thank you) for your interest in the Ho`opulapula Haraguchi Rice Mill.
