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10 Easy Steps to Growing Your Own Pineapple

Pineapples were first introduced to Hawaii in 1813 by Don Francisco de Paula y Marin. He was the Spanish advisor to King Kamehameha I, and is also credited with bringing coffee to the islands. By 1913 the pineapple industry was a booming business. Hawaii had eight canneries which altogether packed nine million cases of pineapple. Soon after Hawaii would be credited for providing the world with 80% of its pineapples.

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