Keep your vacation going with tips for transporting Hawaiian pineapple to the mainland.
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Keep your vacation going with tips for transporting Hawaiian pineapple to the mainland.
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We are in Hilo now and will be flying out in a week. We would love to take some lychee and apple-bananas back, but aren’t sure where to find any approved ones. Can you suggest a couple of places? PLEASE! Good information on taking pineapples back.
Hi Sheila.
Those are not permitted unless fumigated and we aren’t aware of any way to accomplish that at a retail level. Pineapples and Coconuts are fine.
Aloha.
We used to bring home pineapples for years and found the best at Farmer’s Markets and Costco. Now we just buy at Costco here and the taste is the same if we find the golden ones. Much better than ten years ago when you couldn’t locate a good pineapple on the mainland in stores.
We like to bring back a pound or two of Hawai’ian ginger, which is OK to take to the mainland. It keeps well frozen and can be easily grated that way with a Microplane grater. (Thanks to a Safeway profuce manager for that tip.)
Hi Michael.
Most of the ginger sold in Hawaii is from China. Just saying.
Aloha.
I did not know that I could plant and grow pineapples at home. Can I do the same with coconuts? I am very excited to try this!! In my climate, it will probably take 5 years to bear fruit!!!
Thanks!
Hi Teresa.
Yes you can do the same thing with coconuts. Not sure however if they will ever produce anything edible without a tropical climate.
Aloha
I have a guily little secret. I like ‘Hawaiian Pizza’. But I like SPAM and poi too, so it cancels out.
Aloha
I love your articles. I was wondering if it’s okay to bring Orchid plants back to the mainland.
Mahalo
Angela
Hi Angela.
Our understanding is that you need to buy ones that have USDA certification in order to involve a more complicated process.
Aloha.
I was used to bringing a whole case (8 or so) pineapples back. United does not charge for boxes of product purchased in Hawaii. We have brought back a case of pineapples and a case of wine at no charge. Last year, we had a Hawaiian Airlines flight to HNL and then we took United home. Hawaiian Airlines charged us for the bags! They should at least compete with other airlines that ship “Hawaii” products free.
Thanks for the info and good to know that the papayas are not treated with chemicals-
Yeah, but most Hawaiian papayas are now GMO.
Calavo is the largest exporter of fresh Hawaiian papaya to the US Mainland.
I would like to correct your article. No Gas is used to meet USDA quar antine regulations. We use vapor heat on our papaya to assure that no fruit flies end up in mainland agriculture.
Canada allows no treatment at all since fruit flies could not survive the cold Winters.
Thanks for that clarification Eric.
Aloha.
Many years ago, papaya was available pre packaged at the airport for transport home. I LOVED this as I adore papaya. I love pineapple, too, but it does not return the affection. Why did they stop with the papaya???
Hi Julie,
Good to hear from you! It is likely that those treated papayas are still available although perhaps not at LIH. There are treatment facilities that prepare for shipping to the mainland.
Aloha.