Note 1 - Operations and Ownership

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Text Block]

(1)	OPERATIONS AND OWNERSHIP

Royal Hawaiian Orchards, L.P. (the “Partnership”) is a master limited partnership managed by its sole general partner, Royal Hawaiian Resources, Inc. (the “Managing Partner”). The Partnership owns or leases

5,381

tree acres of macadamia orchards on the island of Hawaii, including

641

tree acres that we own and lease to another party. The Partnership sells harvested nuts to a customer in Hawaii and also retains nuts to be processed into finished products or sold in bulk kernel form. The Partnership also farms approximately

433

acres of macadamia orchards in Hawaii for other orchard owners in exchange for a fee.

The Partnership has developed several retail product lines of

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macadamia snacks being sold under the brand name “ROYAL HAWAIIAN ORCHARDS®” and reported under Royal Hawaiian Macadamia Nut, Inc. (“Royal”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Partnership. Royal has contracted with

third

-party co-packers to manufacture its branded products.

Royal Hawaiian Services, LLC (“RHS”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Partnership, commenced operations in

2013

and provides administrative and farming services for the Partnership.

Limited partner interests are represented by Units, which are evidenced by depositary units that trade publicly on the OTCQX platform under the symbol NNUTU.