Aloha Ken, I was hoping to connect to other banana fans in Hawaii. It seems so many issues are specific to our climate, and especially on the Big Island our lack of soil, massive amounts of rain, and lack of nutrients in the soil.
I'm right in Seaview down the road from Opihikao. What started as an edible screen of Apple bananas (since I'm on the main road in my neighborhood) has turned into an obsession to grow as many interesting kinds as I can. My main interested are in growing natives and edible plants. You can see more if you click the link in my signature, and I just got a little write up in Puna News on page 11.
http://www.puna-news.com/1111.pdf