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People don’t really know exactly when pineapples were introduced to the islands. They grow quite well here in the Tropical Desert. With plenty of sun and a little water you can have a mature plant within a few years. The pineapple was common of voyages around the 1700s to the 1800s to prevent scurvy, some believe that a wayward Spanish galleon traveling the Manila-Acapulco route was responsible for accidentally introducing pineapple to Hawaii long before Captain James Cook’s arrival in 1778.

The first recorded planting was on January 21, 1813 , by Francisco de Paula y Marin, a Spanish horticulturist and advisor to King Kamehameha the first. From there the pinapple industry made its roots and kicked off to become one of the islands main crops and over a 90 million dollar a year crop at its largest scale.

The scientific name for Pineapple is Ananas comosus and its a perennial herb belonging to the Bromeliaceae family. The main flowering time of a Pineapple is in mid-December and fruiting follows in the summer. Although today Pineapple planters can induce flowering artificially during different times of the year to make harvesting possible all year round.

I usually buy my morning Pineapple at M’s Puako General store right next door to our office. For around $2.50 a container I can get my morning fix. I was told that the core of Pineapple has a special vitamin c that only Pineapples contain. Recently I have been cutting off the tops and saving them to replant for my garden at home. So far most of the tops have turned out to be good and have started the journey to my stomach. HA Ha.

Make sure when you get here you try the island fresh Pineapples , if you are lucky you may find a white one at one of the many roadside stands.

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