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Hawaiian Islands Farmers Markets

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Carole Cancler

Listed below are farmers markets currently operating throughout the Hawaiian Islands. We also provide tips for getting the most out of your shopping day and a guide to what’s in season throughout the year.

Tips for shopping at a farmers market

  • Bring a shopping cart, basket, or bags
  • Bring cash in small denominations
  • Prepare a shopping list to help you shop efficiently
  • Be flexible and adapt your shopping list to what is available that day
  • In addition to fresh produce and local products, you can find ready-to-eat snacks and meals

Please kokua. Follow safety guidelines such as wearing a mask and social distancing.

mangosteen and pink guava at the farmers market

KCC farmers market (L) mangosteen and (R) pink guava 2021 photo by Carole Cancler

Hawai’i seasonal fruits & vegetables

Listed below are fruits and vegetables you might expect to see in farmers markets each month. However, consider this a very a rough guide.

  • There may be some varieties of produce available year-round, but the most popular variety available in Hawai’i has a shorter peak season.
  • Different varieties of fruits and vegetables may be unfamiliar to you and go unrecognized—for example, there are many kinds of bananas, oranges, papayas, eggplants, sweet potatoes, squashes, cabbages, and many types of Asian greens. These varieties may be differently colored or shaped and larger or smaller in size than the commercially grown crops commonly found at supermarkets. Yet, these lesser known, locally grown varieties often have more interesting flavor.
  • Weather conditions can affect the harvest on any given day during a season. During periods of excessive (or too little) rain, availability can decrease or disappear altogether.

There are still other fruits and vegetables not listed below that you may find at Hawai’i farmers markets. For example: star apple, banana flower, cherimoya, egg fruit, loquat, mangosteen, white sapote, black/chocolate sapote, soursop (aka guanabana), wing beans, and many more. Be sure to ask about anything that isn’t familiar—find out from the grower how to prepare it and then buy some to take home. You’ll never know until you try it! You may find a new favorite.

Finally, we didn’t include some produce that is common in many supermarkets, such as kale, potatoes, radish, and asparagus, to name a few. So, expect to also find a lot of familiar produce among the surprises.

longan at the farmers market

Longan look scrubby and dry but inside these tropical fruits are onolicious – 2021 photo by Carole Cancler

Winter seasonal Hawai’i produce

Available year-round:

January is peak season for:

  • Fruits: citrus (lime, orange, pummelo/pomelo, tangerine) guava, rambutan, strawberry, starfruit
  • Vegetables: avocado

February is peak season for:

March is peak season for:

large pink radishes on the farmers market table

You may find some common produce at a Hawai’i farmers market that looks different from supermarket varieties, like these pink radishes the size of a football – 2021 photo by Carole Cancler

Spring seasonal Hawai’i produce

Available year-round:

April is peak season for:

  • Fruits: guava, orange, starfruit, strawberry
  • Vegetables: beans, bitter melon, celery, corn, cucumber, eggplant, ginger root, lettuces, onion,  green pepper, sweet potato, taro

May is peak season for:

  • Fruits: lychee
  • Vegetables: beans, bitter melon, celery, corn, cucumber, eggplant, ginger root, onion, green pepper, sweet potato, taro, tomato, watercress

June is peak season for:

Jars of Hawaiian fruit jams

In addition to local produce, you’ll find onolicious products like these Hawaiian Grown fruit jams and coconut butter – 2021 photo by Carole Cancler

Summer seasonal Hawai’i produce

Available year-round:

July is peak season for:

August is peak season for:

September is peak season for:

bin of papaya, banana flower, and cabbage at the farmers market

If you see something unfamiliar at the farmers market, ask the producer how to prepare it, then buy some to try. You may discover a new favorite food. 2021 photo by Carole Cancler

Fall seasonal Hawai’i produce

Available year-round:

October is peak season for:

November is peak season for:

December is peak season for:

  • Fruits: atemoya (custard-apple), citrus (lime, orange, pummelo/pomelo, tangerine), rambutan, starfruit
  • Vegetables: avocado, corn, pumpkin (kabocha, winter squash), taro, zucchini

 

Get more info about Hawai’i fruits and vegetables in the following seasonal guides:

List of Hawai’i Farmers Markets

(Listed alphabetically by island, then by day of week)

 

Assorted musubi at the farmers market

Assorted musubi snacks awaiting hungry shoppers at Hilo farmers market 2010 photo by Carole Cancler

Big Island: Hilo Farmers Market

  • Where: Located at the corner of Mamo and Kamehameha Ave, parking is available at Mo’oheau Park or on side streets
  • When: Open daily, 7:00am-3:00pm. BIG market days are Wednesday and Saturday. EBT/SNAP accepted.
  • Website: Hilo Farmers Market Home Page

Big Island: Waimea Midweek Farmers Market

Big Island: Waimea Town Market

Big Island: Kamuela Farmers Market

Big Island: Keahou Farmers Market

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paco warabi bundles at the farmers market

If you see something unfamiliar, be sure to ask the producer how to prepare it. You might discover a new favorite! – Hilo farmers market 2010 photo by Carole Cancler

Kauaʻi Monday Pau Hana Market

Kauaʻi Culinary Market

Kauaʻi South Shore Aloha Market Art + Farm

Kauaʻi Community Market

  • Where: Kauaʻi Community College, 3-1901 Kaumualii Hwy, Lihue, HI 96766
  • When: Saturday, 9:00 am-1:00 pm
  • Website: Kauaʻi Community Market

Maui: Upcountry Farmers Market

  • Where: Kulamalu Town Center, 55 Kiopaa St, Makawao, HI 96768 (just off Kula Highway 37, anchored by Long’s Drugs), at the far end of the center, next to the football field (look for the signs.)
  • When: Saturday, 7:00 am-11:00 am
  • Website: Maui – Upcountry Farmers Market

Molokaʻi Homestead Farmers Market

Molokai Sustainable Mobile Market

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taro fields in Hanalei Valley on Kauai in Hawaii

Taro fields in Hanalei Valley on the island of Kauaʻi – DepositPhotos.com

O’ahu: Kalama Village Farmers Market

O’ahu: Hyatt Regency Farmers Market

  • Where: Hyatt Regency Hotel Waikiki, 2424 Kalakaua Avenue Honolulu, HI 96815
  • When: Every Monday and Wednesday, 4pm – 8pm
  • Website: https://mahikufarmersmarket.com/

O’ahu: Honolulu Farmers Market

  • Where: Neal S. Blaisdell Center, 777 Ward Ave, Honolulu, HI 96814. Free parking in the Blaisdell parking lot.
  • When: Wednesday, 4:00 pm-7:00 pm. EBT/SNAP accepted.
  • Website: Honolulu farmers market (hfbf.org)

O’ahu: Ewa Beach Farmers Market

O’ahu: Waimea Valley Farmers Market

O’ahu: Kailua Farmers Market

O’ahu: International Market Place Farmers Market

O’ahu: Ala Moana Pacific Center Farmers Market

O’ahu: Mililani Friday Farmers Market

O’ahu: KCC Farmers Market

O’ahu: Kaka‘ako Farmers Market

  • Where: Ward Village, 919 Ala Moana Blvd AND 210 Ward Ave, Honolulu, HI 96814. Free self-parking in the surface lot at the corner of Ward Avenue and Auahi St (entrance on Auahi).
  • When: Saturday, 8:00 am-12:00 pm
  • Website: Kaka’ako Farmers Market | Facebook

O’ahu: Pearlridge Farmers Market

O’ahu: Mililani Sunday Farmers Market

O’ahu: Lōkahi Kailua Market

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fresh sugar cane at the farmers market

Fresh sugar cane stacked up at KCC farmers market waiting to be made into a beverage for thirsty shoppers – 2021 photo by Carole Cancler

Calendar of farmers markets across Hawai’i

 

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