Hilo Farmers Market

Nearly 20 years old, Hilo's Farmers Market is an island-wide event, as locals gather from all over to shop for fresh produce and catch up with friends. Covered stalls sell top-quality island produce: papayas, liliko'i, breadfruit, apple bananas, mangoes and star fruit. You'll find lots of Asian greens, organic vegetables and local produce. There's prepared food, too: bento boxes (with Spam musubi) and machete-cut coconuts for drinking.

A huge number of craft and clothing stalls also lay out their wares: browse for sarongs and T-shirts, rubbah slippahs and wood carvings, shell jewelry and coconut-leaf baskets. There's some wonderful stuff, but not all the crafts are authentic, so shop carefully.