Moloka`i

Kanemitsu’s Bakery & Restaurant: The local legend fills the Kaunakakai air with the sweet smell of taro lavosh, along with Moloka`i bread flavors that range from apricot-pineapple to coconut or strawberry, there are classics like wheat, and onion-cheese. You can even take a bit of Moloka`i home with you; you can buy the bread mixes next door. Oh, and the cream cheese and jelly bread is ono. 79 AlaMalama St.: 808-553-5855

Lana`i

Blue Ginger: Owned by Joe and Georgia, this is the favorite local restaurant on Lana`i. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, they are famous for their French toast and their mahi mahi sandwich with capers and mushrooms on homemade bread. Tell them Edible Hawaiian Islands magazine says Aloha. Corner of Seventh Street and Illima Avenue; 808-565-6363

Hawai`i Island

Chocolate for Your Valentine: Original Hawaiian Chocolate—Artisanal Single-Origin Chocolate, made and grown in Hawai`i. OHC are the first to grow, hand pick, sun dry and process only Hawaiian-grown cocoa beans, non-blended to assure purity and quality. From our favorite Plumeria shaped chocolate gift boxes to recipes, go to their websites for a chocolate dream come true. www.ohcf.us

Kaua`i

Princeville Center, on the North Shore: Here you will find everything from shopping, dining and eateries to banking, gifts, real estate and even a hardware store…. A great place to meet up with friends and support the local community.

Maui

Local Food Tours: Tour Da Food Maui offers intimate excursions to Maui’s off-the-tourist-path culinary treasures—restaurants, snack shacks and markets. You’ll come away with a better understanding of Maui’s multicultural community and its history. For reservations and more information, contact Bonnie Friedman, 808-242-8382; www.tourdafood.com

O`ahu

Too busy to go to the Farmers’ Market, Kula Fields now offers home delivery, fresh, natural, locally grown produce delivered to your door. You will need to sign up and there is a $35 annual membership fee. You can reach them at 808-281-6141 and for more info: www.kulafields.com