Hi. Aloha! My name is Leilani and I live in Hawaii! There are a lot of fun things to do here, and a lot of yummy food to eat. Pineapple is my favorite fruit to eat. It is called Halakahiki in Hawaiian. Halakahiki means ¡§foreign fruit.¡¨ Hala is the name of a native Hawaiian plant that looks similar to pineapple. Kahiki means from a foreign land.

The pineapple, or halakahiki, isn¡¦t native to Hawaii, but it has been growing here for 200 years, and now, there are a lot of pineapples!

It is my favorite fruit because on the outside it is prickly, but once it is opened, it smells so sweet and tastes so good. My sisters and I love to have pineapple after a warm day out surfing in the ocean. Every time I bite into a slice of pineapple, I can almost close my eyes and see the waves.

The pineapple is also a symbol of hospitality! My family puts pineapples by our door when we have guests over and we decorate with them for parties. All over the world, the pineapple is used outside of buildings and houses to welcome people in.

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