Māmaki Pipturus albidus is a stingless nettle that only grows in the Hawaiian Island chain. It has co-evolved with one of two native butterfly species, pulelehua (a.k.a. Kamehameha butterfly), who favors mamaki as its host plant to lay its eggs. Adult pulelehua (males) drink the sap of the koa tree, so a healthy native forest includes both koa and mamaki. As deforestation by humans have occurred, less and less mamaki and therefore the pulelehua are being seen in the wild. However, with the recent popularity of mamaki as a healthy tea product, many family-owned farms have been established on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi. Our māmaki comes from our own natural farm as well as from organic farms we partner with here on Hawaiʻi Island. The more mamaki there is, the more we can restore habitat for the pulelehua.