Island Treasures: Ho‘oulu Farmers Market and Artisans Fair

For the past six years the Ho‘oulu Community Farmers Market and Artisans Fair (Gallery on the Green) has been serving the Hawai‘i Island community with the freshest produce all while supporting local farmers.

Located at the Sheraton Kona Resort at Keauhou Bay, the market currently supports 50 Hawai‘i Island small business owners selling their locally grown and made products. Whether they’re featuring honey, coffees, or an amazing piece of art, rest assured each item was made, created, grown, or designed in our own backyard.

Owners Gail and Greg Smith opened the market in 2010 with Kumu Keala Ching and Randyl Rupar in hopes of creating a space that would support the local community and its economy. Today, they are currently the only farmers and artisans market on the island that has no imported products.

“All vendors have made, grown, or created their products here on the Big Island,” Gail says.

Aside from the market, Gail and her husband currently run Earth Matters Organic Farm in Ka‘ū, which they pride themselves as the southernmost organic farm in the United States.

While food may be their forte, the couple also has a deep respect and appreciation for the Native Hawaiian culture and for everything Hawai‘i. True to the aloha spirit, Gail describes the market as one big ‘ohana, where everyone works together to help one another and to provide quality products from the island.

“When someone needs help, there’s always someone to jump right in and help them,” she says.

That feeling has grown over the years along with the market itself, however, Gail speaks enthusiastically about the fact she still has the same 15 vendors she started with in 2010.

“That says something about the way we work together,” she says.

Aside from providing food for customers, the market also offers music each week (rain or shine) and top-notch artists that either have work in galleries or whose work is accredited.

There’s a little something for everyone at this community staple, and Gail encourages everyone to visit the market on Wednesdays from 9am until 2pm.

Ho‘oulu Farmers Market and Artisans Fair
Wednesdays, 9am–2pm
808.443.8281
Email