Ki Kea Ono (Pure White Tea Grown in Hawaii)

Ki Kea Ono — Hawaiian for The Best, Most Delicious White Tea — is a rare, handcrafted artisan tea grown at 300 feet elevation on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi. Clean, delicate, and pure, this is Hawaiian tea at its finest.

🌿 Grown with the Land, Not Against It

Our tea plants thrive in two distinct growing environments, each lending its own character to the cup.

• Ocean Peninsula — open land overlooking the Pacific, bathed in sea breezes and island sunshine
• Agroforest — grown beneath the canopy of native Hawaiian trees including kukui (candlenut) and puakinikini, where dappled light and rich forest soil create a more complex, layered flavor

We grow using regenerative and organic methods — no chemicals, ever. Guided by the Hawaiian value of mālama ʻāina — our regenerative farming story — to care for the land — our practices work with the natural ecosystem of Papaikou, Hawaiʻi, building the health of the ʻāina for generations to come.

✨ Small Batch. Hand Harvested. Weekly.

Ki Kea Ono is hand-harvested in small batches every week and only minimally processed to preserve maximum freshness and viability. From our farm to your cup, every step is done with intention and care.

☕ How to Brew

• Amount: 2–3 grams per 6–8 oz of water
• Temperature: 195–208°F
• Steep time: 2 minutes, then re-steep for successive 2-minute infusions

💡 Staff tip: Try slightly hotter water to bring out more floral notes. Our “traditional twist” leaves take time to breathe and fully open — each re-infusion reveals a new flavor experience. Discard leaves within 12–24 hours.

This tea is meant to be savored. We’d love to hear about your favorite way to enjoy it — and any culinary pairings you discover along the way!

Mahānui loa for supporting our mission to share the goodness of Hawaiian-grown tea with the world. 🌎 Connect with us — Facebook: @ancientleaftea  ·  Instagram: @ancientleaf