Dole Plantation, Wahiawa

In the middle of nowhere this pineapple village tells a tale of the yesteryears. Although no one really knows when pineapples first came to Hawaii, at one point in time, Hawaii was known as the "Pineapple Kingdom." There are lots of things to do at Dole Plantation. Mostly family fun things. My day there included feeding the koi fishes in the large koi pond (they have 50 cents vending machines with fish food there), riding the "Pineapple Express" train- a 20 minute automated adventure, going through the worlds LARGEST MAZE, and walking through the Plantation Garden Tour.

After a full day in the sun, I recommend getting cooled down with their famous Pineapple Dole-whip sherbet and checking out their little shop. You can get fresh pineapples or as they say in hawaiian "halakahiki's."

Here's a helpful chart on how to cut a pineapple: