May 17 2009
Hawaii’s Best Deals On Produce And Flowers
Throughout Hawaii you’ll find self-serve roadside stands. Many are tucked away on back roads and offer great value. Locals build these stands at the edge of their property to sell whatever they grow that’s in season. Most are run on the honor system. Just take what you want and leave the money in the box.
Those of us who live here have our favorite stands that we often visit. I decided to share with you my favorite stand for flowers on Kauai. The price can’t be beat. For only $3, I walked away with a beautiful arrangement of torch ginger, orchids and assorted heliconias.
This stand is located at 3265 Lauoho Road about a half mile off the highway near Kalaheo.
If you have a favorite roadside stand in Hawaii, please be sure to add yours in the comment section.
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We are so blessed with an abundance of tropical flowers in Hawaii. Best part they don’t only look beautiful, they also keep in a vase or as a flower arrangement very long. My personal favorites are the orchids.
When on the Big Island, visitors may find the best price for fresh orchids or other Hawaiian flower arrangements at the many stands of Hilo Farmers’ Market. A few stands are always open. Wed + Sat are the big days!
Aloha Pua
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Hi Pua,
Yes, Hilo farmers market on Wednesday and Saturday is great (we’ve written about it before). But the prices don’t generally compare with farm stands in my experience.
Aloha, Jeff
My favorite local fruit stand is up country outside of Nawiliwili Harbor. Take the beautiful, slow winding road (I forget the name) and you will come upon this little stand that has amazing, inexpensive and ripe fruit. Avocados, oranges, grapefruit, bananas and papayas. I was lucky enough to get to meet the sweet old farmer. He came riding up on his golf cart with his trusty garden dog riding shotgun. We had a nice long talk about life and fruit. Seek his stand out and maybe you’ll get lucky and find him stocking his shelf ! Marsha
Hi Marsha,
If its the stand I’m thinking of, I wrecked a tire there once. The pavement was really damaged and the tire fell in and then popped. That is the road that connects to Puhi via Menehune fish pond, right?
Aloha, Jeff
Yes, Jeff, you’ve got the right road. It is bad. Sorry about your tire. Did you like the fruit stand ? His signs crack me up..I guess the kids steal his fruit. I always leave a little extra to make up for my past crimes as a youth !