Intermediate to large spreading tree producing intermediate-size kernels. Origin: Hawaii Agricultural Experiment Station, Hilo, HI, by P. Ito and R. Hamilton. Keauhou o.p.; selected c. 1973; not commercially introd. in Hawaii. Nut: bearing habit in bunches, avg. nine per raceme; intermediate to large; round; slight to moderate flecking; intermediate micropyle; kernel recovery intermediate, 39%; kernel intermediate, 2.8 g, slightly flattened, dull cream; percentage of whole kernels high. Tree: intermediate to large; spreading; canopy intermediate to dense; leaves long, 20-25 cm, wide, dark green, with obtuse apex, spiny undulating margins, and petiole of intermediate length; racemes intermediate in length, 18-22 cm; flowering short, intermediate-to late-season; fruit abscission extended, mid-to late-season; yield low to intermediate; low-medium susceptibility to stick-tights; fruit susceptible to pre-germination on tree. Fruit:
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