Ki Maʻo Ono — Hawaiian for The Best, Most Delicious Green Tea — is a beautiful handcrafted artisan green tea grown at 300 feet elevation on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi. Hand-picked, pan-fired, and hand-rolled, it delivers a bright, clean cup with fresh floral notes and a subtle vegetal finish.
🌿 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, where dappled light and rich forest soil create a more complex, layered flavor
Grown 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 Maʻo 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 8 oz of water
Temperature: 175–195°F
Steep time: 1–2 minutes, then re-steep for successive 2-minute infusions
Yield: Each pack makes 10–15 cups (or 20–30 with 1–3 infusions)
💡 Staff tip: Ki Maʻo Ono also shines as a cold infusion. Use slightly more tea — one rounded palmful per 3 cups of cool water — and steep overnight in the fridge. On a hot day on the tea farm, we love it served over ice with a touch of local honey and lemon. 🍋 Discard leaves within 12–24 hours.
Mahānui loa for supporting our mission to share the goodness of Hawaiian-grown tea with the world. 🌎 Connect with us — Facebook: @ancientleaftea · Instagram: @ancientleaf
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