About The Pu'u o Kumau Ranch
We are extremely vigilant about all our animals' welfare, and we work to provide them with an environment that is as stress-free as possible. We take care of many of our animals throughout their entire life cycle. Our cattle herd is mostly mother cows, many of whom are with us for years. We keep as many of their calves as our pasture will support, then we graze those steers up to the size and weight suitable for the Kumau Club.
Here in Hawaii we are blessed with exceptional pastureland that gets frequent rain, which keeps the grass growing and green all year long. With such a healthy food supply, we can raise healthy calves who grow up into beautiful cows on grass alone. Our animals drink rain water and eat grass their entire lives, as they've evolved to do. Mother Nature actually produces our product with these basic fundamental components. The final processing is done locally, and our priority is to cause minimal stress to the animal.
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The ranch consists of approximately 400 agricultural acres on the northern ridge of Kohala Mountain, between 1,800 and 2,100 feet in elevation. Pu’u o Kumau does not have access to county water but has a plentiful rain-catchment water supply. As stewards of this precious place, we are working to put this land to its highest and best agricultural use. Because of the year-around grass supply, it is currently being dedicated to providing excellent grazing for cattle. Through our Kumau Club, we are able to sell limited quantities of the resulting product to local customers. In addition, small sections of the property are fenced off from the cattle for both current and future forestry and agricultural purposes, including the on-going restoration of native plants.