Hawai’i is a big island (okay…how big is it?) and we have a lot of farmers’s markets. Small agriculture abounds here and the variety of stuff you find offered as you go around the island reflects the local climate and tastes at each market. While some markets strive only for “locally grown,” others (notably Hilo) allow vendors to buy wholesale and offer these goods at their tables. So, it is buyer beware if you are only looking for locally grown produce from local farmers. Ask questions; local farmers are anxious to talk-story about their produce, while others might be less communicative and claim their produce was grown by a cousin, or on a farm on the other side of the island, or something like that.

Some articles, such as garlic, are almost surely imported (China, usually), while bananas, papayas, lettuce, chard, eggplant, and kale are almost surely locally grown. It will pay your peace-of-mind to ask questions, be a little skeptical, and look around; the bigger markets will have several vendors with similar offerings.

Farmers’ markets are generally Saturdays and Sundays, but there are other markets, usually smaller and more local, during the week. Here is a listing of markets going around the island,  starting in Hilo. The Hilo Farmers’ Market is the most famous of the lot and is a great tourist attraction as well as a favorite of locals. Each market has its own personality and all are worth a visit. Go holoholo one of these weekends to visit a few, sample the character of these places, and pick up some of the best fresh food on the planet!

I made this list from the best info I could find. If you know of another FMarket or find an error in the listing, please post a comment. Mahalo!

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Hilo Farmers’ Market
Corner of Mamo Street and Kamehameha Avenue
Saturdays and Wednesdays
6am – noon

Kino’ole Farmers’ Market
Kino’ole Shopping Center
1990 Kino’ole Street, Hilo
Saturdays
7am – noon

SPACE Farmer’s Market
Kalapana (Uncle Robert’s)
Saturdays
8am – 11:30am

Volcano Farmers’ Market
19-4030 Wright Road, Volcano
Sundays
6:30am – 9am

Maku’u Farmers’ Market
Kea’au-Pahoa bypass road, Hwy 130
Sundays
8am – 2pm

Na’alehu Farmers’ Market
95-5657 Mamalahoa Hwy, Na’alehu
Wednesdays and Saturdays
8am – noon

South Kona Green Market
82-6188 Mamalahoa Hwy, mile marker109.5
Sundays
9am – 2pm

Ho’oulu Community Farmers’ Market
Sheraton Kona Resort & Spa at Keauhou Bay
Wednesdays
9am – 2pm

Keauhou Farmers’ Market
Keauhou Shopping Center, Keauhou
Saturdays
8am – noon

Waikoloa Village Farmers’ Market
Waikoloa Community Church
Saturdays
7:15am – 10am

Waimea Town Market
At Parker School, Waimea (Kamuela)
Saturdays
8am – noon

Waimea Hawaiian Homestead Farmers’ Market
Waimea Middle & Elementary School Playground
67-1229 Mamalahoa Hwy (look for the banners)
Saturdays
7am – noon

Waimea Mid-Week Farmers’ Market
Pukalani Stables, Waimea
Wednesdays
9am – 4pm

Kekela Farms Organic Farmers’ Market
64-604 Mana Road, Waimea
Tuesdays
2pm – 5pm

The Hawi Farmers’ Market
Akoni Pule Hwy (Hwy 27) and Hawi Road
Saturdays
8am – 3pm

Honoka’a Farmers’ Market
Honoka’a Town near Honoka’a Trading Co.
Saturdays
8am – 11am

Laupahoehoe Farmers Market
Hwy Belt Road (Hwy 19), Laupahoehoe
near the Minit-Stop
Sundays
9am – 1pm