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In Search Of The Perfect Nut – Life On A Big Island Macadamia Farm

Life on a Big Island Macadamia Farm: The pickers start early – just after 7:00am. Morning dew clings to the trees planted in their neat rows and the air is still chilly from the night and the all-consuming jungle darkness. Streaks of sunlight filter through the branches and start to burn off the damp, getting …

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The History of Big Island Macadamia Nuts: The Long-Lived Bush Trees From Down Under That Revolutionized Hawaiian Agriculture

Before the introduction of Big Island Macadamia Nuts, people had been growing food crops in Hawaii since the time of the first Polynesian settlers, who brought with them seeds and saplings of staples like taro and breadfruit to use in building their new civilization. These “canoe plants” formed the basis of ancient Hawaiian agriculture for …

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Kona Farmers Market – West Hawaii’s Best Fresh Produce and Trinket Shopping

Few will argue that Kona Farmers Market – found just off of Kamehameha Avenue along the city’s waterfront of windswept, colorful shops – is the best spot on Big Island to sample the tropical cornucopia of strange new fruit that Hawaii has to offer. It is the premiere stop on the island’s ubiquitous, informal “fruit …

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Hamakua Macadamia Nut Company – Home of the Big Island’s Famous Hawaiian Macadamia Nuts

There simply is no better place on the Big Island of Hawaii to feast on mounds of buttery, world-renown and locally-grown Hawaiian macadamia nuts than at Hamakua Macadamia Nut Company’s spacious showroom located in the hills above the small West Hawaii port town of Kawaihae. It’s a high-ceiling storefront awash in sunlight filtering through its …

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Big Island Candies – Heavenly Shortbreads, Cookies, Brownies and Chocolate-Dipped Treats in The Heart of Hilo

Few shops on Big Island cater to the sweet tooths of visitors and locals alike quite like Big Island Candies, whose sprawling factory and handsome storefront found off a leafy side-road in the town of Hilo is absolutely packed wall to wall with buttery, sugar-dusted chocolatey delights. The alluring perfume of its fresh-baked shortbreads greets …

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Sombat’s Fresh Thai Cuisine-Hilo’s Award winning Thai Restaurant

Sombat’s Fresh Thai is simply the most delicious Thai food Big Island has to offer. The walls inside its downtown Hilo restaurant are strewn with “Best Of” awards from local newspapers spanning back many years, and its large portions, friendly waitstaff and consistent quality has built a large, loyal following in a city with many …

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Kanaka Kava – Traditional, Locally Sourced Hawaiian Food In An Easygoing Outdoor Atmosphere

A Review of Kanaka Kava: The restaurants around Big Island’s Kona Town serve up something for everyone, from prime rib to hamburgers, Asian noodles to Indian curry, fish tacos to pizza. There are plenty of eateries offering contemporary Hawaiian cuisine, too — a mix of different foods from multiple continents, sometimes combined in strange and …

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Big Island Grill – Hawaiian Comfort Food and Laid Back Atmosphere In The Heart Of Kona Town

A Review of Big Island Grill: For those visiting Kona Town and looking for a taste of real Hawaiian comfort food for breakfast or lunch, the macadamia nut pancakes, hot noodle soups and smoked pork plate lunches. Big Island Grill are tasty ways to delve into the islands’ legendary, sometimes-strange local food. Contemporary Hawaiian cuisine …

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Kamana Kitchen – Kona’s Mouthwatering Indian Cuisine By The Sea

A Review of Kamana Kitchen: Vacationing foodies might be skeptical of the idea of finding top-notch Indian food being served in Hawaii, much less on the largely rural and sometimes insular Big Island. But somehow, out of the dearth of exceptional ethnic cuisine on the island (besides East Asian food, of course), there is one …

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