About Malama Mushrooms

Mālama Mushrooms began as a small mushroom farm in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii where founder (& funguy) Benjamin began growing the first fruits of the project utilizing an empty lava-formed cave on his friends farm and selling gourmet mushrooms to his local community. When Benjamin realized his strength was in product development & education, he pivoted to focus on sourcing the highest quality USDA organic mushrooms and creating easy-to-use everyday products that integrate seamlessly into busy lives. 'Mālama' is Hawaiian for protect, preserve, & nurture. This serves as the standard for all the work that we do! Did you know only 7% of the worlds fungi have been discovered? Within that 7%, scientist have found fungi that are both eastern & western medicines, fungi that can break down plastics & other pollutants in our ecosystem, and fungi that can bolster overall health & wellness. However, there is still at least 93% of the entire kingdom that are yet to be found and looked at for their medicinal or utilitarian benefit! Hawaii is one of the most isolated island chains in the world and has a lot of rare mushroom species occurring here, all mostly overlooked. Benjamin co-founded the Hawaii Fungi Project along with Mycology PHD candidate Jeff Stallman to create an organization actively working on the endeavor of preserving the rare native mushrooms of Hawaii. 5% of Mālama's profits go towards the Hawaii Fungi Project. Read their story