09/11/2026
Lydgate Farms Hit Hard By the Hurricane—We’d Love Your Support
It’s been 34 years since a hurricane hit Kauai. That streak ended Monday night. Hurricane Lowell peaked between 10pm and 2am, and we took a beating.
The last couple of days have been back to basics. No phone, no power, no meetings, free of the complexity of day-to-day life. Brush cutting and hauling during the day, candlelit dinners at night. It’s kind of like camping but with more fallen trees and chainsawing.
The best part is my whole team is healthy and accounted for. We are working hard to take care of each other, our farm, and the Kauai community.
Our chocolate inventory is safe in our warehouse, which has power. We will be ready to ship chocolate soon.
A great way to support us now is to place an online order.
We love what we do, and aren’t going to let a storm stop us from spreading the good word about our Hawaiian Grown chocolate! It’s a great way for me and my 37 employees to make a living, and we intend to keep it that way, whatever comes. Going through something with a team and coming out the other side, that’s worth a lot. And we’ll have some stories to tell.
Tours are back open and can be booked online. If you have friends on Kauai let them know. Our retail store in Kapaa is open for tastings and drop-ins.
We’ll send more updates in the coming days.
Mahalo nui loa,
Will Lydgate
