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Originally Posted by harveyc
Thanks, Mike. From what I understand, bananas can't be shipped to the mainland anways, but maybe that is just to California. I hear all kinds of stories. One friend in Hawaii told me that he can get Ae Ae for $10 and that they are common. Another friend in Hawaii says that they aren't that common but that he sells them for $50 when he has them. I paid $200 for one nice large one and then $100 each for two that were even larger and thought I got a great deal. They think we're all suckers (and I don't mean "pups")!! LOL
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I have been to Hawaii numerous times and they are not that common and the growers know the value of these rare plants..so no $10 pups...
I think someone posted an article to the forum a while back about stolen Ae Ae's in Maui..
Following is a link:
http://www.mauinews.com/story.aspx?id=23228