Mac nut production increases from last season

STEVE PARENTE/Hamakua Mac Nut Co. via AP, File

Macadamia nuts at a Hamakua Nut Co. orchard near Kailua-Kona.

KAILUA-KONA — Macadamia nut production and farm value in Hawaii increased during the 2017-18 season, according to figures from the National Agricultural Statistics Service.