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Can't believe the prices of supermarket fruits in HI.

Sugar cane is plentiful, I see it all over Maui, yet this little section is $4.99. I went to a roadside foodstand, chatted up the owner a bit, he just took out a machete and got me an 8'er grown behind his shack, for free. :woohoonaner:

Rambutans and longans for $7.99 a pound? I didn't buy any. I can get 'em in Orange County for much less, and fresher too. Funny thing is, the Longans I buy are "imported" from Hawaii, yet they're cheaper when bought in CA. I would think that in HI climate, one could grown rambutans easily.

All in all, a wonderful trip, as always. Hoping to move there someday. :ha:

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Can we see more pics from that trip?
Nature, bananas, palms,....
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I'll try in the next couple days, stay tuned.

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Go here for some photos.
Some photos from Hawaii. - Bananas.org
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I have found the price situation is true in other places, as well. Citrus is generally cheaper in our New York supermarkets, than in those in Florida.
I usually run through the produce section, when I'm in a supermarket, to see if they've got anything unusual that I can grow. One time I picked up a passionfruit, at a Fort Lauderdale supermarket. When I got to the cashier, she said that before she rung it up, she wanted to let me know they were expensive, $1.98. I figured what the heck-I'm only buying one.
The next day we visited a huge flea market, where they have a section for plants, flowers, and produce. A little old lady had some passionfruit on her stand. I asked, "How much?", and she told me they were 6 for a dollar. I said that I only wanted about two, and she said that I owed her a quarter. (BTW, I took them home, planted the seeds in the beginning of February, had first flowers in September, and ripe fruit in December.)