Located on
the slopes of Diamond head in Waikiki , Kapi’olani community college has got a
very picturesque and scenic campus. Every Saturday
the Hawaii Farm Bureau operates
farmer’s market at the KCC parking lot C. As Hawaii grows it Agricultural
presence, more and more people are becoming aware of buying locally produced
foods and produce.
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| Kapi'olani community college |
The
market opens every Saturday form 7.30-11 AM and Tuesday 4:00 – 7:00 pm.
They have
white gloved police officers to regulate the traffic and direct people about
parking the cars. Though ample parking place is available, it fills quickly and
sometimes it may be difficult to get a spot.
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| a stall at the farmers market |
It’s a great
place to buy local produce and interact with local farmers and small business
vendors. There are so many delicious things to try, you may want to come more
than once.
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| Dessert at the farmer's market |
There are
3-4 rows of tent after tent of delicious foods, plants, and unique products
offered for sale. you can fulfill your appetites with roasted corn on the cob,
pizza using local Hawaii tomatoes and basil, green drinks, Vietnamese, Thai,
bbq, seafoods, gourmet
popsickles; Hawaiian herbal teas, sea salt that was once reserved for island royalty,
grilled local-made sausages...the list goes on and on.
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Plants for sale
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| Eating healthy--Freshly made juices at the market |
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| Taro and sweet potato chips---- freshly made |
But, the highlights are
pig and the lady, the grilled abalone, the lemonade stand and the fried green
tomatoes.
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| The pig lady |
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| Menu at the pig lady |
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| Abalone |
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| fried green tomatoes |
There are
2-3 stalls selling fresh flowers which includes exotic Hawaiian flowers and
other locally grown blooms.
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| exotic flowers for sale |
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| orchids for sale |
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| exotic flowers for sale |
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| exotic flowers for sale |
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| exotic flowers for sale |
There are
two stands selling refreshing fruit drinks and smoothies, which are amazing:
pineapple, lychee, coconut, papaya, apple banana, mango, Lilikoi, guava,
watermelon, etc. and you can mix them.
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| Fresh fruit smoothies for sale |
One shop specially
carries all the local tropical exotic fruits like starfruit, mangosteen, guavas
and many more.
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| Avacado and Lilikoi |
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| Tropical papaya |
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| Avacados |
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| very sweet native mangoes |
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| Logan and Rambutan |
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| Pink Guava |
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| Star-fruits |
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| Honey cream pineapple |
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| Sapote |
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| Mangosteen |
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| Chempedek -Jack-fruit relative native to Malaya |
After
visiting and enjoying the farmer’s market, many tourists roam around the scenic
KKC campus.
The
market is flocked by tourist, specifically who stay at Waikiki. It’s a 10-minute
walk from Waikiki. You can also reach there by bus. Bus route 2, 3,9,23,24
directly service KCC. The complete bus schedule can be found here.
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| Popcorn stall at the market |
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| Hawaii grown coffee |
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Organic skin care products
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Fresh sugarcane juice
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