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You’ll find the Dole Plantation on the drive from Honolulu to Hawaii’s North Shore, about 40 minutes north of Waikiki on the Kamehameha Highway.  If you’re staying in Honolulu and want to get “out of the city” for awhile, especially with children, a fun day trip would be to the Dole Plantation, one of the island’s most popular tourist destinations with more than a million visitors a year.

A Brief History of the Pineapple in Hawaii

The pineapple was given its English name because of its resemblance to a pine cone.  Christopher Columbus was the first who brought this plant, native of South America, to Europe.  For centuries pineapple imported to America’s seaside towns was a treat; a fresh pineapple displayed on …

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