What Hawaii Grows: Tropical Bounty from Farm to Table

Tropical Fruits

Pineapple, banana, mango, avocado, papaya, dragon fruit, lychee, starfruit, passion fruit, rambutan, guava, coconut.

Vegetables & Staples

Sweet potato, taro (kalo), yam, onion, green onion, chili pepper, tomato, cucumber, zucchini, eggplant, lettuce, cabbage, watercress.

Grains

Rice (small-scale), wheat (limited), corn.

Pasture & Livestock Feed

Grasses (guinea, pangola) for cattle ranching (Parker Ranch, etc.).

Flowers & Foliage

Orchids, anthuriums, proteas, ginger, heliconia, ti leaf—major export to mainland US and Japan.

Specialty Crops

Coffee (Kona, Kaʻū), cacao, macadamia nuts, vanilla, turmeric, noni.

Hawaii's year-round growing season, volcanic soils, and microclimates support extraordinary diversity—though 85–90% of food is still imported.