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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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 …
A trip to Big Island isn’t complete without sampling some local delicacies, and the legendary Hawaiian sweet roll is a great place to start. These are baked in staggering amounts at Punalu’u Bake Shop, an immensely popular roadside bakery, restaurant, ice-cream shop and rest stop found beside the country highway in the small town of …
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When you think of the perfect vacation on Big Island, you might picture luaus, beautiful sandy beaches, and ukuleles, but you may not be aware of the incredible opportunities for whale watching tours on Big Island of Hawaii. During the winter months of December through April, over a dozen distinct species of whales, from melon-headed …
Hawaii is a land shaped by volcanoes. This remote island chain in the center of the Pacific Ocean rises out of the sea, pushing toward the sky due to volcanic activity and geological forces occurring here for millions of years. Hawaii volcano lava flows have spewed eruptions over millennia and have formed a lush, rugged …
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