Comments on: Hilo Farmer’s Market http://bigislandgrinds.com/2005/10/hilo-farmers-market/ A food blog from da Big Island of Hawaii Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:54:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Big Island Grinds » Hilo Bay Sugar Shack http://bigislandgrinds.com/2005/10/hilo-farmers-market/#comment-8906 Big Island Grinds » Hilo Bay Sugar Shack Sat, 20 Jan 2007 02:10:50 +0000 http://www.bigislandgrinds.com/?p=41#comment-8906 [...] Need a little break from shopping at the Hilo Farmer’s Market? Check out Hilo Bay Sugar Shack, located right next to the Farmer’s Market. They make a great halo halo, the popular filipino desert. [...] [...] Need a little break from shopping at the Hilo Farmer’s Market? Check out Hilo Bay Sugar Shack, located right next to the Farmer’s Market. They make a great halo halo, the popular filipino desert. [...]

]]> By: Lorry Ann http://bigislandgrinds.com/2005/10/hilo-farmers-market/#comment-1680 Lorry Ann Tue, 09 May 2006 19:30:08 +0000 http://www.bigislandgrinds.com/?p=41#comment-1680 We had to move to Utah to make a living, but it's always a tradition to visit the Farmer's Market with my mom to buy the things I need to take home - lichee, cancanen, fish eggs, t-shirts - lots of goodies! But one thing I always look forward to is eating a big bowl of halo halo from the little store right by the Awa Bar. So ono! By the way, I love your website! Keep up the good work, so I'll know where to eat the next time I visit. Aloha! We had to move to Utah to make a living, but it’s always a tradition to visit the Farmer’s Market with my mom to buy the things I need to take home - lichee, cancanen, fish eggs, t-shirts - lots of goodies! But one thing I always look forward to is eating a big bowl of halo halo from the little store right by the Awa Bar. So ono! By the way, I love your website! Keep up the good work, so I’ll know where to eat the next time I visit. Aloha!

]]> By: Steve http://bigislandgrinds.com/2005/10/hilo-farmers-market/#comment-525 Steve Thu, 16 Mar 2006 09:28:29 +0000 http://www.bigislandgrinds.com/?p=41#comment-525 I love the Hilo market (Mamo market) But Actaully-- the Maku'u market in Puna on Sundays is much better-- it's giant and a real scene.. it has a ton of food stalls and its..cheap! Its very Puna and full of exotic Hindu hippies, Orchid sellers, Biker knive vendors, Thai ladies, gay banana sellers! it has lots of food stalls including the BEST Thai papaya salad, smoked meats, crepes, indian food, etc etc ... You can get durian and mamey, antiques, cheap clothes. its very crowded also and is closed by 1 or 2 in the afternoon Oh don't forget the Thai lady with the roast rice stuffed with sweet Taro I love the Hilo market (Mamo market)
But Actaully– the Maku’u market in Puna on Sundays is much better– it’s giant and a real scene.. it has a ton of food stalls and its..cheap! Its very Puna and full of exotic Hindu hippies, Orchid sellers, Biker knive vendors, Thai ladies, gay banana sellers! it has lots of food stalls including the BEST Thai papaya salad, smoked meats, crepes, indian food, etc etc … You can get durian and mamey, antiques, cheap clothes.
its very crowded also and is closed by 1 or 2 in the afternoon

Oh don’t forget the Thai lady with the roast rice stuffed with sweet Taro

]]> By: Dean http://bigislandgrinds.com/2005/10/hilo-farmers-market/#comment-286 Dean Tue, 08 Nov 2005 23:25:58 +0000 http://www.bigislandgrinds.com/?p=41#comment-286 James did you ever taste the empanadas from the Filipino food seller in your photo? It's the orange looking things in the display rack. They have vegetables and egg in them ... not bad tasting when you can get them fresh(go before 7:00am on Saturday. James did you ever taste the empanadas from the Filipino food seller in your photo? It’s the orange looking things in the display rack. They have vegetables and egg in them … not bad tasting when you can get them fresh(go before 7:00am on Saturday.

]]> By: lance http://bigislandgrinds.com/2005/10/hilo-farmers-market/#comment-285 lance Tue, 08 Nov 2005 18:15:17 +0000 http://www.bigislandgrinds.com/?p=41#comment-285 Kirk, I remember those bags that covered the parking meters. I think they did away with those bags because parking in downtown Hilo is free now. Imagine from penny parking meters to free. Plus, because of the price of gas these days, the city bus service around the island is free now . What a Mayor!!!! Kirk,

I remember those bags that covered the parking meters. I think they did away with those bags because parking in downtown Hilo is free now. Imagine from penny parking meters to free. Plus, because of the price of gas these days, the city bus service around the island is free now . What a Mayor!!!!

]]> By: Lisa http://bigislandgrinds.com/2005/10/hilo-farmers-market/#comment-284 Lisa Tue, 08 Nov 2005 06:41:14 +0000 http://www.bigislandgrinds.com/?p=41#comment-284 Uncle Rubio. Pretty interesting site. Even though I lived in Hilo my whole life I only ate like half the places you've posted. I didn't know Osaka served korean food? Definitely i'll check it out there when I go back. Keep up the good work! BTW nice pictures. Take care. Uncle Rubio. Pretty interesting site. Even though I lived in Hilo my whole life I only ate like half the places you’ve posted. I didn’t know Osaka served korean food? Definitely i’ll check it out there when I go back. Keep up the good work! BTW nice pictures. Take care.

]]> By: James http://bigislandgrinds.com/2005/10/hilo-farmers-market/#comment-283 James Mon, 07 Nov 2005 18:27:42 +0000 http://www.bigislandgrinds.com/?p=41#comment-283 Reid, you sure did it right with the anthuriums... they cost just a few bucks but look like a whole lot more! Hope you get to visit Hilo again soon. :) monika, I think I know which lady you're talking about... they do have the best filipino deserts here! I'm not sure if she was there this day, though, I should've tried getting a photo. Kirk, lol.. I remember those. I thought it was funny too! They don't have those anymore though, I don't recall. lope, yeah, I know what you mean... these guys setup before the sun rises! I never get to make it here until about 11am. alan, I agree, I never seen a better farmer's market in the Islands yet. The awa bar is relatively new, and awa definitely wouldn't agree with my tummy early in the morning either :D Thanks for visiting everyone! Reid, you sure did it right with the anthuriums… they cost just a few bucks but look like a whole lot more! Hope you get to visit Hilo again soon. :)

monika, I think I know which lady you’re talking about… they do have the best filipino deserts here! I’m not sure if she was there this day, though, I should’ve tried getting a photo.

Kirk, lol.. I remember those. I thought it was funny too! They don’t have those anymore though, I don’t recall.

lope, yeah, I know what you mean… these guys setup before the sun rises! I never get to make it here until about 11am.

alan, I agree, I never seen a better farmer’s market in the Islands yet. The awa bar is relatively new, and awa definitely wouldn’t agree with my tummy early in the morning either :D

Thanks for visiting everyone!

]]> By: alan http://bigislandgrinds.com/2005/10/hilo-farmers-market/#comment-275 alan Tue, 01 Nov 2005 00:00:03 +0000 http://www.bigislandgrinds.com/?p=41#comment-275 The Hilo market is really the best among all the islands. I had no idea there was an `awa bar right there-- although I don't think I'd want `awa first thing in the morning anyway. The Hilo market is really the best among all the islands. I had no idea there was an `awa bar right there– although I don’t think I’d want `awa first thing in the morning anyway.

]]> By: lope http://bigislandgrinds.com/2005/10/hilo-farmers-market/#comment-274 lope Mon, 31 Oct 2005 08:37:08 +0000 http://www.bigislandgrinds.com/?p=41#comment-274 hi, james...you're so lucky you get to go to the farmer's market! i loved going there...though it was only once in a blue moon. it was way too hard to wake up at an ungodly hour on a saturday during college! (anything before lunch time! hehehe) i loved seeing all the different produce that was hard to find at the regular markets. they had the hugest bunches of green leaf lettuce and the arugula and tomatoes were delish!! now i'm missing hilo even more!! hi, james…you’re so lucky you get to go to the farmer’s market! i loved going there…though it was only once in a blue moon. it was way too hard to wake up at an ungodly hour on a saturday during college! (anything before lunch time! hehehe) i loved seeing all the different produce that was hard to find at the regular markets. they had the hugest bunches of green leaf lettuce and the arugula and tomatoes were delish!! now i’m missing hilo even more!!

]]> By: Kirk http://bigislandgrinds.com/2005/10/hilo-farmers-market/#comment-273 Kirk Mon, 31 Oct 2005 05:47:03 +0000 http://www.bigislandgrinds.com/?p=41#comment-273 James - We used to have friends who lived in Hilo, and always made sure we stopped by the Farmer's Market. what always made us laugh, were the handmade cloth "bags" placed over the parking meters to make sure people didn't feed them! James - We used to have friends who lived in Hilo, and always made sure we stopped by the Farmer’s Market. what always made us laugh, were the handmade cloth “bags” placed over the parking meters to make sure people didn’t feed them!

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