Comments on: Hawaii’s Best Deals On Produce And Flowers

By: Marsha

Marsha — Wed, 20 May 2009 15:16:58 +0000

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 !

By: Jeff

Jeff — Mon, 18 May 2009 17:53:18 +0000

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

By: Marsha

Marsha — Mon, 18 May 2009 15:22:55 +0000

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

By: Jeff

Jeff — Mon, 18 May 2009 08:20:52 +0000

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

By: Pua

Pua — Mon, 18 May 2009 05:05:12 +0000

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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