Our Founding Farmers – North Kohala’s Favorite Handmade Ice Cream Shop. Experience the taste of Hawaii’s North Kohala coast at Our Founding Farmers, Hawi’s premier handmade ice cream shop. We wake up early each day to craft fresh, small-batch ice cream using only locally-sourced ingredients from Big Island farms. You’ll savor the most delectable, locally-sourced handmade ice cream with every scoop. We proudly support local farmers while capturing the tropical vibe of our island home through unique Hawaiian flavors: dragon fruit, papaya, mango, chili chocolate, lilikoi and more.
Whether you’re a local or visiting North Kohala, treat yourself to our small-batch, hand-crafted ice cream at Our Founding Farmers.
Isabella Matragrano
INCREDIBLE, some of the best ice cream we’ve ever had. We walked in and immediately were helped and offered samples of “today’s flavors.” I decided on the chocolate chili and matcha tea, but sampled almost 10 different flavors and loved them all.
The ice cream tastes so fresh. We are from NY and travel all over for work frequently, and we are always testing the local ice cream spots. This is the up there as one of the best. This spot will definitely be a memorable part of our time on the big island.
… moreRebecca Weinisch
AMAZING!! Truthfully some of the best ice cream we’ve ever had. We had a group of 5 and everyone got a different flavor because truthfully they were all delicious. They were very generous with their tastings, which quickly made us realize there was not a bad choice. I highly recommend stopping here!
… moreAllison Cowdell
This ice-cream stop did not disappoint!! Fresh flavors are blended from local farms. The store and employees had a really fun vibe and added to our experience. We were given lots of samples to decide which unique flavors to choose.
… moreMatt S
If you’re looking for the best ice cream you’ve ever had, this is the place. Creamy, smooth, and sweet without being artificial. Everything here is made in small batches and flavors can change quickly.
We stopped here on our cruise ship excursion and came back a second time after for the rest of our trip. Do not miss the Lilikoi, it is delightful.
The owner is extremely friendly and will give you some samples when you come in so you can get a taste for a few flavors. Flavor highlights include:
Starfruit
Lilikoi
G-Snap
Pistachio
M&M
Cinnamon toast crunch
Peach
Strawberry
Choco-Chili (if you like a pic of heat)
… moreMichelle
O.M.G. We are SO glad we stopped by here after our hike and being at the black sand beach. Homemade flavors are WONDERFUL. The kid there is excellent. He let us try flavors I didn’t think to try. I was originally going to just get the papaya as I had my eyes on that but he gave me the g-snap to try. I like ginger but I don’t like strong ginger flavors and not a fan of gingerbread snaps but holyyy molyy that flavor was amazing!! I ended having to get two flavors. I know I’m going to dream about that flavor when I get back home in Texas! Definitely stop by here! Staff are friendly, flavors are truly made with love, and portions are huge!
… moreRobin Wang
The ice creams were definitely delicious which made with real ingredients and local food like papaya, guava, passion fruit! We found out they are not unique also super rich! Must stop by and try out!
… moreThomas LaVelle
Great ice cream! Fresh flavors , locally sourced and made in small batches. We were so happy to have stopped. We had at least 4 samples before we chose our order. Great friendly service. 10/10
… moreBobby Vick
Delicious ice cream! Some of the most unique and fun flavors I’ve ever had. I chose the star fruit ice cream because of a sample, and was shocked. I’m not a fruity ice cream gal, but that was amazing. We had a good experience with the owner and other worker. I see some reviews have had issues, but that was not the case for us. We didn’t use the bathroom, though.
It was good conversation while he gave us any sample we wanted.
… moreLaura Myre
Absolutely incredible in every way!!!! The flavors were bold, vibrant and real. The service was fantastic and fun. A wonderful experience- don’t miss it. They had me at “farm to scoop” but it was so much more. ❤️
… moreA V
Unique flavors. Staff is nice, and considerate of allergies. You can try a few flavors, tell them your taste palette, and they’ll pick out a good flavors. Price is okay, but it is homemade, so it’s too bad at all.
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