Pumpkin
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This page provides a detailed list of Hawaii's pumpkin patches, corn mazes, hay rides and other Halloween farm stuff!! Just scroll down this page! Some are farms, where you take a hay ride out into the field, others are elaborate farm stands with mountains of pumpkins and other activities and some are simple roadside stands. All should have loads of pumpkins to choose from. To really make it fun for your kids, look for those that have the extra activities, like a corn maze, spook house, or hayride. There is usually a small fee for the mazes (of course, the more elaborate mazes tend to charge more. Hayrides are often free. ALWAYS call before you go to confirm all information, they don't always report changes to me!
We have loads of related resources here, too.
- What is the history of Halloween?
- Halloween around the world
- How to choose a pumpkin
- How to EASILY carve a beautiful Jack-O-Lantern, fully illustrated!
- How to make a pumpkin pie from an actual pumpkin (it's easy!)
- Other pumpkin recipes (pie, soup, bread, roasted seeds)
- History of the Jack-o-Lantern
- Tips for a safe and fun Halloween
- Halloween clip art
- Pumpkin Facts and What to do with the pumpkin after Halloween.
- Halloween links to Halloween web sites
On our Pick-your-own website, we also have pages with our own simple instructions on canning, freezing and drying many other fruits and vegetables, such as how to make jam, apple butter, applesauce, spaghetti sauce, salsa, pickles, ketchup or freezing corn (these links open new pages, just close them to return here). Be sure to come back at Christmas if you are looking for a cut-your-own Christmas tree farm! Look at the bottom of the page for links to resources on home canning, picking tips, recipes, etc..
I'm always looking for more to add and feedback about any patch, stand or farm you have visited, so write me using the Feedback form! And if you have a farm and want to add it or correct the information, please click on Add My Farm!
- To find fruit and vegetable pick-your-own fruit and vegetable farms in Hawaii, click here.
- To find choose and cut-your-own Christmas tree farms in Hawaii, click here.
Hawaii's Pumpkin Patches, Corn Mazes, Hay Rides and More, by County
Remember: ALWAYS call (or follow the link to the farm's own website, if the name is a blue link) to confirm the information before you go! They may close, run out or change events, times, etc. without notifying me!-
Aloun Farms - THE GREAT PUMPKIN PATCH IN KAPOLEI, pumpkin
patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field,
tractor-pulled hay rides, prepicked produce, gift shop, snacks and
refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, petting zoo, school tours
91-1440 Farrington Highway, Kapolei, HI 96707. Phone: 808-677-9516. Fax: 808-677-9202. Email: info@alounfarms.com. Directions: From Honolulu, travel west on the H-1 Freeway, towards Waianae. Take the Ewa cut-off and exit on (5B). This will put you on the old Farrington Highway. We are between the town of Waipahu and Kapolei. Look for Pumpkin Patch signs along the road to direct you to the Patch. And for a map to our farm, Click here. Open: Pumpkin Patch Educational School Tours are available from October 1 to 31st. These tours school tours are available Monday through Friday with tours at 9 am, 10 am and 11 am. Please call to make reservations or for more information. Public Picking is on the last two weekends of October. Public event hours are from 9am to 5pm. No reservations are needed for the Public Picking. The Great Kapolei Pumpkin Patch begins harvesting pumpkins from late September through October. Ornamental gourds, white pumpkins, mini pumpkins, baby pumpkins are also harvested at Aloun Farms during this period. Payment: Cash, only. Aloun Farms Flyin-Hawaiian slingshot, delicious local foods, roasted corn and kiddie rides. $1 and a canned food donation to Hawaii Food Bank gets you a hayride!
According to a visitor on October 10, 2008: "Parking this year (2008) for the pumpkin patch is $3 and they are a cash only farm. Pumpkins are priced to size. Open to the public last 2 weekends in October from 9am-5pm. " - Ahualoa Hog Farm - (Honokaa,
Hawaii) P.O. Box 1585 46-3723 Kapuna Road/Ahualoa
Honokaa,HI 96727 phone 808-775-8075 or toll free 1-866-248-2562 year round. Schedule and Location: 46-3723 Kapuna Road Ahualoa, Hawaii Call for appointment
Hamakua Coast
- Kaye Family Farm - pumpkins, pumpkin
patch-pick in the field, picnic area, farm animals, school tours, events at
your location (call for info)
28-1515 Government Main Road, Honomu, HI 96728. Phone: (808) 345-1668. Email: springerkaye@yahoo.com. Directions: From the Hamakua Coast Highway 19, take the Akaka Falls/Honomu turn off, between the 13 and 14 mile markers. The road will bear left into the small town of Honomu. Stay on this road for about half a mile (do not turn up to Akaka Falls). Where the paved road becomes a dirt road, our farm is on your right. Look for the sign to park and honk your horn. If no one comes out to wave, please come back another time. Open: Sundays and Thursdays 8am to dark; Best to call ahead. Our tropical farm has lots of exotic fruits and warm-weather veggies not listed or not typical of mainland farms! Come for tomatoes, corn, avocados, lychees, and leafy greens in summer; Come for starfruit, citrus, strawberries, lettuce in winter; Great exotic fruit to pick yourself and taro by reservation all year long. We follow organic methods, but are not yet certified. Payment: Cash, only. Trees: Rambutan, lychee, mamee sapote, white sapote, lilikoi (late summer), star fruit, avocado, ginnups, all citrus, ice cream bean, mulberry, mango, indonesian guava, regular guava, strawberry guava, apple banana... Annuals: Corn, tomatoes, lettuces, swiss chard, kale, bok choy, taro, tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, peanuts, rosemary, mints, basil, dill, chives. Happy to trade for other produce. (ADDED: May 31, 2008)
Do you know of any more pumpkin patches, corn mazes, or other special Halloween events? Please tell me about them - Click here to write to me!
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