Good as gold

The Maui Pineapple Tour immerses visitors in the sweet fruit's history and cultivation

By Cheryl Chee Tsutsumi

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jun 24, 2012

~~<p>Before he moved to Maui five years ago, Steve Potter had never eaten fresh pineapple, nor did he know much about it. "I occasionally had pineapple upside-down cake, but that was it," said the Denver native.</p>
<p>When Maui Pineapple Co. hired Potter to lead its tour in 2007, he quickly became an aficionado. "My boss gave me six pineapples and told me to go home and practice cutting them," he recalled. "Because mature pineapples weigh 3 to 5 pounds, that can be tricky. I got in the bathtub and experimented there, so I wouldn't make a mess in the kitchen."</p>
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<h4>MAUI PINEAPPLE TOUR</h4>
<strong>» Meet at:</strong> Maui Gold Pineapple Co., 875 Haliimaile Road (next to the Haliimaile General Store)
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Before he moved to Maui five years ago, Steve Potter had never eaten fresh pineapple, nor did he know much about it. "I occasionally had pineapple upside-down cake, but that was it," said the Denver native.

When Maui Pineapple Co. hired Potter to lead its tour in 2007, he quickly became an aficionado. "My boss gave me six pineapples and told me to go home and practice cutting them," he recalled. "Because mature pineapples weigh 3 to 5 pounds, that can be tricky. I got in the bathtub and experimented there, so I wouldn't make a mess in the kitchen." MAUI PINEAPPLE TOUR » Meet at: Maui Gold Pineapple Co., 875 Haliimaile Road (next to the Haliimaile General Store) Login for more...