I have looked over these forums for the different sites we plan on seeing and we have taken into serious consideration the posts of others very seriously.
I would like the opinions of people who have been to the Dole Plantation. Was it really worth your time and expense? Did you feel like you were glad you went or felt you totaly wasted your time?
We were leaning on going but now we arent sure due to some of the past postings from months back. So we are looking for a more recent opinion since we will be in Oahu in 3 weeks.
Thanks in Advance for your opinions and thoughts!
Jet!
Dole Plantation ....Yea ..or ....Nay!?!?!
If you don%26#39;t do the maze or tour there%26#39;s no expense. There%26#39;s a small garden with some information about and examples of pineapples, as well as the history of Dole. It%26#39;s a nice place to stop for 15 or 20 minutes on the way to the North Shore to get a plantation iced tea or some Dole Whip.
Dole Plantation ....Yea ..or ....Nay!?!?!
Agree with MerryTravel. Spend a half hour there and learn about the in%26#39;s and out%26#39;s of pineapples, maybe buy a t-shirt or something to drink then move on.
Is it a must do? No but I would say go if you are nearby.
It%26#39;s a good place to stretch your legs if you got stuck in Honolulu traffic on the way out of town. The train ride has this cheesy recording that goes on about how “good” life was for the plantation workers and how they lived happily in their segregated areas. It really sugar coats it.
If you want a botanical garden experience, go on up to Waimea Audubon Center. It is also a better place to leave your money, as far as gift shops go. They have a lot of the same items, same prices, but at least the profits go to Audubon, and not Dole.
Enjoy you three weeks!
Agree with Merry Travels and Brighton Bill - I wouldn%26#39;t go out of my way to stop there, but if you are going by anyway it is a good place to stretch for 30 minutes or so - we enjoyed the little garden area and looking at the different varieties of pineapples, but didn%26#39;t spend a dime. Have heard the dole whips are worth the stop though.
Its worth a stop if you are going by there to or from the north shore.
There is a nice pineapple garden display (free) %26amp; a carp pond.
Gift shop is nice, but rather expensive. I%26#39;ve never spent any money at the gift shop.
Like most have said if you are on your way to the North Shore its worth an hour stop. We bought souveniers there and our girls liked the maze. We didn%26#39;t do the train or the gardens.
Thanks so much for the input people. Now I know its not a place to put on a must do list. We decided to take traffic and other factors into consideration before stopping off there. If we need to hit the restroom, get a drink etc ...we will stop. The more I read about the place the more it seemed like it really wasnt that much of an attraction to dedicate a sloted amount of time going to.
Mahalo!
Jet
hi jet
just come home after 3 weeks in hawaii spent 8 days in oahu
did the dole plantation and it was not very good it is closing in 2 years and looks like they are not upkeeping it to well.
give it a miss.
yvonne
the only reason i stop at the dole plantation is for the dole whip, other than that no other reason.
';did the dole plantation and it was not very good it is closing in 2 years and looks like they are not upkeeping it to well.';
I think it is Del Monte that is stopping their pineapple enterprise, not Dole.
Dole is doing quite well %26amp; has recently added on to their gift shop.
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