THE BEST PAPAYAS AROUND AND
THEY'RE LOCALLY GROWN AND
HAWAI'I MADE DELIVERED FRESH
John: A BEAUTIFUL TRIED TO
THE WINDWARD SIDE FOR THE KAMIYA
GOLD PAPAYA FARM.
JOINING ME ARE THE OWNERS OF THE
PAPAYA FARM, MICHAEL AND KEN.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
THIS IS GREAT.
THIS IS BEAUTIFUL.
WHAT A BACK BACKDROP.
TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT.
YOU'VE BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR A
I'M A SECOND GENERATION FARMER.
MY FATHER STARTED FARMING IN THE
'40s AND WHEN I FINISHED
COLLEGE AND MILITARY, I CAME
BACK AND JOINED THE FARM AND
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN
BUSINESS?
WHEN I GOT BACK IN THE
SERVICE, THIS WAS IN THE '70s
AND I'VE BEEN IN THE BUSINESS
MATH.
SOMETHING LIKE 30 40 YEARS.
THAT'S RIGHT.
John: WHERE CAN FOLKS BY
THESE PAPAYAS?
CUSTOMERS CAN GET THEM AT
TIMES SUPERMARKETS AND A HOST OF
YES.
GMO.
IT'S NECESSARY FOR PAPAYAS IN
HAWAI'I.
NO GMO, WE WON'T HAVE PAPAYA
BECAUSE OF THE PAPAYA VIRUS.
John: THE RING SPOT VIRUS.
WHAT DOES IT DO?
IT'S ACTUALLY A VIRUS THAT
SAPS THE ENERGY OF THE TREE SO
YOU DON'T HAVE GOOD QUALITY OR
GOOD PRODUCTION.
SO IT'S A DEVASTATING DISEASE.
ONLY WAY YOU CAN CURE IT IS CUT
THE TREE DOWN.
WITH THIS GMO, IT PROTECTS
AGAINST THE INFECTION.
John: AND IT REALLY DID
SAVE THE PAPAYA INDUSTRY.
EXACTLY.
John: THEY LOOK GOOD.
WHAT DIFFERENTIATES THESE
PAPAYAS FROM THE OTHER ONES?
OUR PAPAYAS ARE KNOWN FOR
THEIR TEXTURE, THEIR FRA GRANT
AROMA AND THE TASTE.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE KNOWN FOR, IS
THE TASTE THAT PEOPLE ENJOY.
John: I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD
AND --
PLEASE, TRY ONE.
John: IT SMELLS GOOD.
IT SMELLS REALLY GOOD.
I'M GOING TO LET YOU HOLD THE
MIC.
AND I'M GOING TO GO AND TRY THIS
PLEASE DO ENJOY.
John: JUST A SMALL BITE SO
I CAN TALK AFTER.
OH, SO GOOD.
IT'S SO GOOD.
IT REALLY IS GOOD.
THANK YOU.
John: I SEE THAT YOU HAVE A
LOT HERE OUT ON THE TABLE.
ARE THEY JUST SITTING HERE
WAITING FOR SOMEBODY TO GRAB
THEM?
ACTUALLY FOR YOU.
John: SO I HAVE TO PICK
'EM?
ANYBODY WHO COMES TO THE FARM
THEY TASTE GOOD ENOUGH.
LET'S GO.
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John: I'LL PICK THESE THREE
RIGHT HERE.
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ALL RIGHT.
LAST ONE.
I DIDN'T GRAB TOO MANY, DID I?
NOT AT ALL.
John: THANK YOU FOR LETTING
ME DO THIS.
I'LL SHARE.
I PROMISE.
PLEASE DO.
IT COMES WITH ALOHA.
I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU GUYS DO
HERE.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
John: THANK YOU FOR JOINING