Organic spirits, super-creative cocktails, craft beers, boutique wines – specialty drinks are a thing! The Hawaiian Islands have known about hand-crafted alcoholic drinks since 1790. We cannot describe the very first distilled liquor as a specialty drink, but it caught on very quickly. The origin of the island’s first liquor happened to be with one… Read more »
Many years ago, I remember hearing people talk about one tropical fruit they experienced when visiting Hawai’i. That fruit was the guava. People found these remarkable fruits everywhere – on hiking trails, along roads, in pastures, and throughout all the state and national parks. Some guava were small, sweet, and red, while others were yellow… Read more »
Here is one more reason to love Hawai’i – our Home-Grown Chocolate! Yes, just when you thought Hawai’i could not get ANY better, we tell you that the best major food group, chocolate, is grown and produced right here on all the major Hawaiian Islands! So today we are going to talk about Hawai’i and… Read more »
One of the most enjoyable things for foodies is exploring new and unusual dishes which are part of the land and culture that have never been experienced before. Many times specialties of culture have evolved and stood the test of time over and over again. You just know they are going to be good! Like… Read more »
Noni is an Ancient Hawaiian medicinal plant that is widely used worldwide. Noni was such an essential plant for the ancient Polynesians who migrated to Hawai’i that it was one of their initial Canoe Plants . Canoe Plants were the plants so crucial to the new settlers that precious space was given to them aboard… Read more »
No matter how much we learn about Maui or the State of Hawai’i, there is always something new and exciting just around the bend. We searched for some unusual facts and information and found out SO MANY things we never knew about this rare and unique island chain. The hardest thing we had to do… Read more »
