Articles tagged ‘train’

Dole Pineapple Plantation

By Julie Blakley | March 14th, 2008 | Add a Comment »

Oahu’s North Shore,
Approximately a 40-minute drive from Waikiki
The pineapple has long been associated with the islands of Hawaii, but little do most people know the tropical fruit did not actually originate in the Hawaiian archipelago. In fact, the word for pineapple in Hawaiian—halakahiki—means “foreign fruit” and it is believed the first pineapples in Hawaii came [...]

 

Maui’s Sugar Cane Train

By Jessica | March 7th, 2008 | 1 Comment »

There’s something about riding on a train that makes people smile - and you don’t have to be a train fanatic to get excited about riding an historic train, either. On Maui you can get from Lahaina to Ka’anapali by train, and even saying the name is fun - all aboard the Sugar Cane Train!
Maui’s [...]