Dole Plantation
About
What It Is
Dole Plantation is a commercial agricultural attraction located at 64-1550 Kamehameha Highway in Wahiawa, on the island of Oahu, Hawaii [1]. It began as a fruit stand in 1950 and was formally opened to the public as a visitor experience in 1989 [1]. Today it draws more than one million visitors annually and is counted among Oahu's most popular attractions [1].
Activities & Experiences
Visitors can ride the Pineapple Express Train Tour, walk the Plantation Garden Tour, and navigate the Pineapple Garden Maze [1]. Informational displays and presentations about pineapple are also available on site [1]. A plantation country store sells gifts, local products, food, and refreshments, including the Dole Soft Serve [1]. A newer feature, the Pineapple Love Lock, allows visitors to purchase a heart-shaped lock at the ticket booth, add their initials, and attach it to a designated area in the Plantation Garden or within the maze, keeping the key as a souvenir [1].
Practical Access
The plantation is open daily, Monday through Sunday, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., with special hours on certain holidays available via a downloadable schedule on the official site [1]. The address is 64-1550 Kamehameha Highway, Wahiawa, Hawaii 96786, and the site can be reached by phone at 808-621-8408 [1]. A mobile experience is available that lets visitors track their maze progress, find stations, and access an audio garden tour in English, Japanese, and Korean [1].
Restrictions
No specific restrictions noted in the sources.
What Makes It Distinctive
Dole Plantation hosts what it describes as the world's largest maze, the Pineapple Garden Maze, setting it apart from typical agricultural or botanical stops [1]. Its combination of a working pineapple theme, a train tour, a navigable garden maze, and a multi-language mobile audio experience makes it unusual among Hawaii's visitor attractions [1]. The site's history stretching back to 1950, along with its scale of more than one million annual visitors, gives it a long-established cultural presence on Oahu [1].
Sources
- Open year-round
- Typical duration: 1h
Access & fees
- free admission and parking (grounds, visitor center, country store)
- locks sold at ticket booth
- per-activity fees apply
- pineapple express train tour: adult $15.00
- pineapple garden maze: adult $10.00
- plantation garden tour: adult $8.50
- shaka pass available
Things to do
- explore the pineapple garden maze
- group & school tours
- learn about pineapple cultivation and hawaiʻi's agricultural history
- love lock installation
- photography
- pineapple love lock
- ride the pineapple express train tour
- seasonal garden displays
- walk the plantation garden tour
Before you go
- holiday hours vary
Amenities
- family-friendly educational exhibits
- informational displays
- mobile audio tour
- plantation grille & country store
- shop for hawaiian gifts, local snacks, and souvenirs
- smartphone experience app
- try the famous dole whip
Features
- 1m+ visitors per year
- founded 1950, public 1989
- pineapple garden maze
Good to know
- 64-1550 kamehameha hwy.
- daily 9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
- group and school rates
- opened to public
- tickets sold on site only, no advance booking; children 3 and under free with a paying adult