Travel Reference
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products - including milk, beef, produce and coffee - from dozens of local vendors un-
der its Mountain Apple Brand.
Bottom line: the only way that small-scale farmers can thrive is to sell their products.
Like the bumper stickers say, “Buy local. It matters!”
HAWAII'S HOME-GROWN BOUNTY
Today outstanding island farms are lauded like designer brands on local restaurant
menus. There are way too many notables to name, but here are a few:
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HHawaiʻi th
ig Island- Hamakua Coast mushrooms and vanilla; tomatoes and
salad greens from Hamakua Springs Country Farms;kampachi(yellowtail) from
Kona Blue Water Farms; Kona Cold Lobsters; Big Island Abalone from the Kona
coast; Kona coffee and chocolate; Mauna Kea Tea; Kaʻu oranges and coffee; yellow-
flesh Kapho Solo papayas from Puna.
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Kauaʻi
iʻi the B
e Big Isla
uaʻi- goat cheese from the North Shore's Kauaʻi Kunana Dairy; grass-fed beef
from Medeiros Farm and Kauai Coffee Company coffee from Kalaheo; Kilauea
honey and Kolo Kai Organic Farm's fresh ginger; Hanalei-grown taro; red-flesh Sun-
rise papayas.
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Oʻah
Oʻahu- salad greens from 'Nalo Farms in Waimanalo; grass-fed beef from North
Shore Cattle Co; tomatoes from North Shore Farms; Wailalua coffee, vanilla and
chocolate; Manoa honey; sweet corn from Kahuku; ʻEwa-grown melons; orange-
flesh Kamiya papayas.
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MMauui- grass-fed beef from Maui Cattle Co; Aliʻi Kula Lavender Farm, Surfing
Goat Dairy cheese, ʻUlupalakua Ranch elk meat and Kula Country Farms' strawber-
ries and onions, all from the Upcountry; Maui Brand natural cane sugar; Kaʻanapali
Estate's MauiGrown Coffee.
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Molok
aʻi- organic fruit and vegetables from Kumu Farms; coffee from Coffees of
Hawaii; Pacifica Hawaiʻi sea salt; Molokaʻi Meli honey; macadamia nuts from
Purdy's.
Molokaʻi
Island Drinks
Fruit trees thrive in Hawaii, so you'd expect to find fresh juices everywhere. Alas, most
supermarket cartons contain imported purees or sugary 'juice drinks' like POG (passion
fruit, orange and guava). Look for real, freshly squeezed or blended juices at health food
stores, farmers markets, specialty juice bars and roadside fruit stands. Don't assume that
the fruit is local, however.
