there were about 10,000 acres of pineapple growing on different parts of the island,” Balala says. Over time, Hawaii couldn’t compete with the overseas competition and the canning industry ...

According to HGTV, pineapples grow best in USDA zones 11 and 12 in the United States — including Hawaii, Florida and Puerto Rico. Pineapples are indigenous to South America and the Caribbean ...

One possible reason is the growing fascination at the time ... As for the name, the brand of tinned pineapple was called Hawaiian, so Panopoulos’s invention was named in its honour.

Strand, who had been president of Hali‘imaile Pineapple Co., is moving ... including the Hawaii Farm Bureau Association, Grown on Maui Committee, Maui Food Innovation Center Advisory Committee ...

Fresh pineapple is so sweet ... The vodka, rum, whiskey and gin are crafted with Hawaiian spring water and local ingredients grown in the rich volcanic soil. Visitors can take a 30- to 45-minute ...