The Dynamic Duo
About Us
You may know us as Vanessa and Devin, the beekeepers who started Kilohana Honey! Well welcome to the fruition of our plans, to open Big Island Meadery, the first meadery on the Big Island making mead aka "honey wine" made from our very own honey!
Eye for Excellence
Award Winning Mead
We've been experimenting with mead flavors for quite a while now and are thrilled to have the platform to finally share the fruits of our labor with the world!
Visit Us
The Tasting Room
Come by our newly finished tasting room! Here you can try mead flights, sample honey and buy local merch! We are so excited to share this space with you all, big MAHALO for all the love and support as we got this dream of ours launched!
Our Reason
The Bees
For the love of bees. Always was, always will bee! Beekeepers face countless challenges, including Small Hive Beetles, Varroa Mites, and environmental threats – heavy rains and more recently, lava flows. But due to the year-round warmer climate, Hawaii is an overall great location for raising bees. “We want to spread the awareness of Big Island award winning honey, promote the vast number of varietal honey flavors and pair some of those flavor notes with local fruits and spices into tasty beverages”.
supporting farmers
Truly Local Ingredients
We strive to source all of our ingredients locally. Hawaii has so much to offer, why not showcase it? If you or someone you know is a farmer with some interesting stuff, send us a message! Lets talk!
11-23-2023
In The News!
Launched in late 2023, we were thrilled to share our story about our beginnings with PBN!
A-buzz on the Big Island
Island Scene
Mahalo Michelle for taking the time to speak with us about beekeeping in Puna and the challenges we've faced!