The breadfruit collection, located at the National Tropical Botanical Garden’s Kahanu Garden, Maui, Hawaii, was established in the 1970s to create a definitive collection of breadfruit and breadnut. The first trees were planted in 1978 with 25 varieties growing by 1982. From 1985 to 1987, Diane Ragone, PhD, visited 45 Pacific islands to collect breadfruit varieties and document traditional uses and cultural practices. More than 300 varieties of breadfruit were photographed, documented, and propagating material collected. Additional varieties were received from horticulturists and agriculture departments in the region. Today Kahanu Garden contains 195 accessions and more than 120 varieties from 18 Pacific Island groups, Indonesia, the Philippines, and the Seychelles. This is the largest and most extensive collection of breadfruit varieties and species in the world and is preserving some varieties that no longer exist in their native lands.