The World’s Largest Plant Maze Is Right Here In Hawaii And You’ll Want To Visit
By Megan Shute|Published July 31, 2017
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With more than 10 years of experience as a professional writer, Megan holds a degree in Mass Media from her home state of Minnesota. After college, she chose to trade in her winter boots for slippahs and moved to the beautiful island of Oahu, where she has been living for more than five years. She lives on the west side but is constantly taking mini-road trips across the island and visits the neighboring islands whenever she can getaway. She loves hiking, snorkeling, locally-grown coffee, and finding the best acai bowl on Oahu.
There is little more synonymous with the Hawaiian Islands than breathtaking beaches, crystalline water, stunning scenery, and pineapples. And nowhere is more famous for the fresh, Hawaiian fruit than the historic Dole Plantation. The plantation sits just north of the small town of Wahiawa, in central Oahu, now serves as a major tourist destination, and is home to the world’s largest plant maze.
James Dole, who purchased the 61-acre land parcel in 1900, was the first person to truly understand the pineapple’s potential and became known across the United States as the Pineapple King, and Hawaii was famous for being the pineapple capital of the world.
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At more than 20,000 acres the Dole Plantation is also the largest pineapple plantation in the world!
The Dole Plantation’s giant pineapple garden maze was declared the world's largest in 2008 by the Guinness Book of World Records, and is one of only a few permanent botanical mazes in the United States.
The maze encircles a botanical garden in the shape of a giant pineapple, and is housed on more than three acres, featuring nearly 2.5 miles of paths crafted from 14,000 Hawaiian plants.
Your $8 maze ticket comes with a maze map and a small card used for the scavenger hunt.
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There are eight secret checkpoints (one for each of Hawaii's main islands) hidden within the maze so you are working towards completing a challenge rather than purposely getting lost just to find the exit again. The fastest finishers win a prize and have their names recorded on a sign at the maze’s entrance.
Aside from the pineapple maze, the Dole Plantation offers activities for the whole family – you can take a ride on the Pineapple express for young children, go on a tour of the garden, or indulge in an amazing, world-famous Dole Whip.
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Entry to the Dole Plantation is free, though you’ll have to pay for each of the main attractions – including the pineapple maze – separately. The Dole Plantation is located at 64-1550 Kamehameha Highway in Wahiawa, and is open from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily. For more information, check out their website.
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