Day 3-Dole Plantation

(Thought I'd try something new with the Waimea Valley thing, hehe. Here's the link.)

That was only the first part of day 3 though! The second part was going to the Dole Plantation ( :D ).

The Dole Plantation's the first plantation on Oahu, and was established by the "Pineapple King" (which is, by all means, a really awesome name)- James Dole. He was the creator of the Dole Food Company, and brought his stuff over when he bought a 64 acre farm on Oahu.

He made pineapples.

Because pineapples.

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Over time, he acquired machinery (a cannery and packing plant) and began producing more pineapples, eventually bought some magazine advertisements, and voila! First ad campaign for consumers in the U.S.- dude was living!

So, that continued, and Pineapple Empire was established. He ended up buying the entire island of Lanai to grow pineapples, and eventually ended up producing over 75% of the world's pineapple crop (talk about DOMINATIONNN). Decades later, it's now the world's largest producer of fruits and vegetables, still including pineapples!

Pretty good for a guy who started off planting a few pineapples, huh?

We got Dole Whip! :D

Also, baby pineapple!

:D

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Pineapple fun facts!

1) Pineapples take about 2 years to grow (they are grown underground).

2) They're planted upside down (this helps them to grow faster, for some... strange reason...)

3) The top of a pineapple can b re-planted and grown, to make a new pineapple! How nifty!

4) Pineapple contains the enzyme bromelain, which helps break down protein. This is great for digestion- so pop a few into your mouth when you're done eating!

T'was a fun day.

That's it, folks! Thanks for reading! :)

Next- Day 4: Waikiki Beach and Royal Hawaiian Aha'aina Luau