Activities - Tropical Farms

Many references and reviews for the Ali'i Tour at Tropical Farms Macadamia Nut Outlet. The farm is located on the northwest side of Oahu near Kualoa Ranch. Their website doesn't give info about the tour but here is an extensive blog post with pictures.

A description of the tour:

• Your Hawaiian experience begins when you board our "Adventure Bus" and travel through lush gardens of tropical flowers, exotic palms, and a variety of fruit and nut plants. Arriving at the hut of Chief Sielu Avea, you are greeted with song and merriment, and the old melodies of Polynesia played on natural instruments. The Chief will teach you the many ways that fruits and nuts grown here were used as food, medicine, tools, and shelter for the ancient Hawaiians.
• A magical discovery boat ride across the ancient fish pond, past Secret Island, where you will see how Hawaiians of all generations have protected, replenished and harvested fish from the 800 year old aquaculture pond that still flourishes today.
• Learn how the coconut palm, the "Tree of Life", was used in every part of Polynesian culture. See Chief Sielu's magnificent displays of fire. "E komo mai" (COME) let Chief Sielu and his friends show you the time of your life with Music, Fire, Song and Dance.
• Also see areas where movies and television series were filmed.

Some reviews of the tour:

• Based on the reviews from tripadvisor, I made sure my family took this tour. Not only did they have lots of fun, but everyone ranked it as one of their favorite excursions from our entire time there. The price was higher than the website stated ($20 per person), but it's still absolutely worth it. Lots of little surprises along the way - you start out in the bus and tour the farms briefly. Sit in a small outdoor theatre for a show on coconut husking, fire dance and how to make fire. Followed by a canoe ride with pictures, and then a tour of the farm tasting fresh, yummy fruit right off the tree. The humor is enjoyable too :)
• We live on island and this is the first place we tell all our family & friends to visit. We have been coming here every year since they first opened up and it just gets better and better. I love the mix of learning Chief Sielu gives everytime. Humor is beyond fixable when he puts you into stiches from laughing so hard. Great for all ages. By far the BEST tour I have been on out of the islands my family and I have visited!
• This is a MUST! If the Samoan Chief is in, be sure to take the Ali'i tour. Not only are he and his companions riotously entertaining, the cultural experience of the tropical orchard tour is fascinating. During the captivating show the Chief brought out hand-woven headbands with tropical flowers for all of the children. The tour groups are relatively small, so the interaction with the performers and guides if personal and spontaneous. The hour-long show and tour was totally worth the $15 per person (cash only). We found the best time to show up is at 10:45 a.m. for the 11:00 tour. Don't expect the tour to begin promptly at 11:00. Remember, you're in Hawaii! If your schedule is flexible, I recommend calling in advance to be sure the "Chief" will be there for your tour. Interacting with him is a delight.