UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) December 5, 2012

Royal Hawaiian Orchards, L.P. (f.k.a. ML Macadamia Orchards, L.P.)

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 808-969-8057

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

o            Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 5.02.                                        Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

Mr. Scott C. Wallace resigned as a director of Royal Hawaiian Resources, Inc. (“Royal”), the managing general partner of the Registrant, on December 5, 2012 and Mr. Barry W. Blank was appointed as a director of Royal on that date to fill the vacancy created by Mr. Wallace’s resignation.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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