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Old Oct 27, 2025 | 5:42 pm
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Originally Posted by Section 107
Yes! Sugarloaf, that's it! That is what we got in Poipu, Kaua'i. They are, quite simply, sublime.

I found this place that ships: All Pineapple Products in Kilauea, HI | Kauai Sugarloaf Pineapple
Anyone have experience purchasing from them or another producer?

These things are not cheap!
Haven’t (yet) bought from them by mail, but we make a point to buy them whenever we’re on Kauai. If we’re not staying in Poipu, we still take time to drive down there on Wednesday afternoon when the Kauai Culinary Market is happening in Kukui’ula. They’re worth it! Best pineapples in the world.

The link you found is to the farm that sells at the Wednesday and Saturday markets on Kauai. I think they’re the only farm on Kauai that grows the Sugarloaf. We found white pineapples at the farmer’s market in Hilo once that I think were from a local farm there, but I don’t know the name or if they ship.

Last time we were on Kauai, we did their farm tour, which was quite interesting. The owners take you through their farm and tell stories about how they got started, what it’s like to grow pineapple, how to tell when they’re ripe, etc. Then everyone on the tour gets to plant a pineapple and pick a pineapple to take home. At the end of the tour, they give you a pineapple frosty, which is simply their white pineapple, frozen and run through a Champion juicer with nothing else added. It’s amazingly smooth and delicious!
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