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John: WELCOME BACK TO
"LIVING 808."
WHEN PEOPLE HEAR KUALOA RANCH,ST
MO PEOPLE THINK ABOUT THE FUN
ACTIVITIES THEY'VE CAN DO THERE.
Trini: THAT'S RIGHT.
WHAT PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW IS THAT
AT THE HEART OF KUALOA RANCH,
THEY ARE AN AGRICULTURAL
OPERATION.
WE LEARN MORE ABOUT THAT IN
TODAY'S HAWAII GROWN, HAWAII
MADE SEGMENT.
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WE'RE HERE AT BEAUTIFUL KUALOA
RANCH ON THE WINDWARD SIDE OF
OAHU.
WE ARE CHATTING WITH TAYLOR
KELLERMAN.
TAYLOR, KUALOA RANCH SITS ON
UNDER FOUR THOUSAND ACRES OF AG
LAND.
WHAT ALL DO YOU DO HERE?
WE'RE REALLY WELL KNOWN FOR
ACTIVITIES AND LOCATIONS AND
MOVIES, AND THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE
THINK OF.
BUT WHAT'S LESSER KNOWN IS WE'RE
ONE OF THE LARGEST DIVERSIFIED
FARMS.
WE DO OUR GRASS FED BEEF PROGRAM
AND DO SHRIMP.
PACIFIC OYSTERS AS WELL AS
PROVIDES, VEGETABLES CUT FLOWERS
AND POTTED ORNAMENTAL.
Trini: WE'RE GOING TO FOCUS
ON YOUR SEAL OF QUALITY
PRODUCTS.
THAT'S THE SHRIMP, OYSTER --
AND BEEF.
Trini: OKAY.
TELL US ABOUT THE SHRIMP FARM.
THAT'S WHERE WE ARE NOW.
WE ARE IN OUR HAKIPUU SHRIMP
FARM.
WE RAISE A SALT WATER SHRIMP.
AND WE'RE HARVESTING UP TO ABOUT
1500 POUNDS PER MONTH AND
TELLING THEM TO RESTAURANTS.
AND WE HAVE OTHER ACCOUNTS
ARE ONE OF THE LAST PLACE YOU
CAN PICK UP TERR FRESH SHRIMP.
SO WE'RE FORTUNATE TO BE THE
STEWARDS OF THIS AREA.
WE HAVE ABOUT 125-ACRES.
WE PRACTICE THE TRADITIONAL
STYLE.
Trini: I'M NOT FAMILIAR
WITH ANY OTHER OYSTER FARM ON
THE ISLAND.
WE'RE THE ONLY OYSTER FARM
CERTIFIED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH.
ALL OUR COLLEEN WATER WE HAVE
CULTURALLY AND THROUGH THE
WE RECEIVE OUR OYSTER AS FROM
AN OYSTER FACILITY ON BIG
ISLAND.
WE PUT THEM IN THESE CAGES AND
GROW THEM.
WE GIVE THEM THE SPA TREATMENT,
AS WE LIKE TO SAY.
AFTER SEVEN MONTHS WE SHARE THEM
WITH OUR COMMUNITY.
Trini: NICE.
WHERE ARE WE HEADING TO NEXT?
WE ARE HEADED TO KAAAWA
VALLEY.
WE'RE HERE IN KAAAWA VALLEY WITH
SOME OF OUR GRASS FED CATTLE.
IT'S ONE OF OUR SEAL OF QUALITY
SEAL OF QUALITY.
THAT PROVES TO EVERYONE THAT THE
PRODUCTS ARE ACTUALLY HAWAII
GROWN, HAWAII MADE.
HOW HAS THAT HELPED YOUR
BUSINESS?
IT HELPS ALL OF HAWAI'I.
HAVING THAT PLATFORM TO STAND
ON, THAT HAS THE STANDARD OF
QUALITY IS GOOD TO HAVE.
Trini: WHERE CAN PEOPLE
FIND YOUR HAS HAS SHRIMP, OYSTER
AND BEEF?
VISIT US IN KAAAWA.
YOU CAN PICK IT UP AT OUR RETAIL
OUTLET.
WE SUGGEST THAT YOU ORDER
ONLINE.
Trini: ALL THE TOWNIES, IF
THEY THINK IT'S SO FAR AWAY, IT
ONLY TOOK US 20 MINUTES TO GET
HERE.
IT WAS BEAUTIFUL TO DRIVE.
THANK YOU FOR SHOWING US AROUND.
YOU DO SO MUCH MORE THAN YOU
KNEW.
GLAD TO HAVE YOU HERE AND
WELCOME YOU BACK ANY TIME.
John: SO MUCH FUN.
AND YOU GOT TO TRY SOMETHING.
Trini: I DID.
I LEARNED HOW TO THROW NET FOR
THE FIRST TIME.
NOT BAD.
John: THAT'S REALLY GOOD.
YOU HAD A NICE CIRCLE AND YOU
CAUGHT SOMETHING.
Trini: CAUGHT SOL SHRIMP.
NOT A LOT OF SHRIMP.
[LAUGHTER]
BUT THAT'S OKAY.
THE FORM WAS GOOD.
John: YOU ONLY HAD TO CATCH
ONE.
THERE YOU GO.
Trini: SEE MY FORM?
John: GREAT FORM.
AND YOU HAD A NICE LITTLE
CIRCLE.
Trini: I'M LIKE THAT WITH
GOLF.
MY SWING LOOKS DECENT BUT WHEN
YOU LOOK DOWN, THE BALL IS STILL