Making Vanilla on the North Shore of Oʻahu | Home is Here

Making Vanilla on the North Shore of Oʻahu | Home is Here | PBS HAWAIʻI

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We all face moments in our lives that have us reevaluating what we want our future to look like. For Saili Levi, it was a health scare that jumpstarted his pursuit to change his career path. And after several failed attempts, it was a venture into vanilla that is bringing his family some sweet success.
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The Levi Family
From Home is Here Episode 204
Original Airdate: 10/26/22
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@Tamaolevasa1 Жыл бұрын

That’s my nephew and his family doing great things! Keep the Lord first and all other things will be added to you and your family. Your auntie and I wish you all the success you deserve and we love you!👍🏾

@WonderfullyMade_Lex Жыл бұрын

This is such an encouraging interview. I was wondering how he/they were doing. Blessings to you all 🌺

@williampatrickfurey 11 ай бұрын

Does he ever eat them fresh picked, meaning raw and unprocessed?

@MohamedJamesKamara-jc6vj 10 ай бұрын

Hey

@craidynr 5 ай бұрын

@@williampatrickfurey I would like to know too. Can't find any info about vanilla that's not processed.

@williampatrickfurey 5 ай бұрын

@@craidynr same when I looked but I think I might have the option to try to grow it in a tall glass jar on a windowsill during the summer months to maintain humidity.

@dashutkamishutka 8 күн бұрын

I wish there would be more content like this on TV and everywhere else.

@davidunoi7099 8 күн бұрын

Malo lava uso. What an inspiring and educational video! Ia faamanuia Le Atua i lou aiga ma le pisinisi uso!

@TobinOsusky 4 ай бұрын

I just began growing vanilla here last year. It is so beautiful to see how your family has come together to learn together. Truly a blessing in so many ways. Thanks for sharing this story and inspiration.

@patfromamboy 23 күн бұрын

Where do you grow it? I grow vanilla in Yacolt Washington and it’s growing well but not flowering yet. It’s dry here so I buy giant 5 gallon ziplock bags and they keep the humidity high where the plants love it.

@abigaillevi873 Жыл бұрын

Thank you PBS Hawaii for such a wonderful segment!

@sathapalani 5 ай бұрын

what a truly wholesome story! Love the fact that the business is helping the family be and grow together

@jomama81ranch8 4 ай бұрын

How cool is this story!!!!! May God bless and keep all of you!

@taniasadarakamahoni4639 Жыл бұрын

Just incredible! What a beautiful segment❤. So proud of the Levi Ohana🌼

@philsam_teinemasaya53 Жыл бұрын

Thats my uso!💪🏾💪🏾🤟🏾🤟🏾🔥🔥🇼🇸🇦🇸

@peniganivatu4528 4 ай бұрын

Heartwarming story....Vinaka

@holycow8743 10 ай бұрын

I hope this family was not effected by the fires. Bless you guys!

@travisgrant5608 Жыл бұрын

What a positive uplifting story in these drastically uncertain times. Beautiful family. Thank you! (from Michigan 🤙)

@22Bilson 4 ай бұрын

So awesome! What a blessing to this family. Trust the process and lean on an AMAZING outcomes!❤️🙏🙌

@tiatoelupe3530 Жыл бұрын

Love this so much! Thank you for sharing your story! Love you Levi Ohana! ❤❤❤

@WesleySnipes3568 Жыл бұрын

Tia!! Awesome video, this made me miss Laie somethin Serious🤙🏽

@ggrace1133 Жыл бұрын

I want some Laie vanilla!

@roberttuifua692 2 ай бұрын

Right on Uso... love your mindset and your drive through entrepreneurship. May Heavenly Father bless you and your Ohana with many more blessed years of love, light, growth and happiness! Alofa Atu Uso!!!🙏🏼🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽

@patfromamboy 23 күн бұрын

I grow vanilla orchids in Yacolt Washington for fun. I’d love to have high humidity like they do in Hawaii. My girlfriend lives in Brasil and her family has a farm. They have high humidity there.

@stevehoag232 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful, very happy for Saili, Abigail and the whole family 😊

@mikes_in_paradise78 3 ай бұрын

Thats so awesome!! Love of planting along with education and trial and error approach! Family business...great stuff!!

@dcdc10222 5 ай бұрын

This is a beautiful family tradition they are growing 🍃

@omextracts 2 ай бұрын

Incredible story 💚 blessings to you and your family 🙏🏼

@annesuekocoyle1956 8 ай бұрын

Amazing! Blessings to you and your ohana and mahalo!

@alexcarter8807 11 ай бұрын

I've seen aquaculture, the famous (at one time) Kahuku corn, the guy behind us in Punalu'u had a plumeria farm, all kinds of things. If it works, great!

@violethouseworth5943 10 ай бұрын

Awesome>>I love that NATURE GAVE YOU THE LEAP OF FAITH TO SUCCEED

@JuanLopez-tp7hj 4 ай бұрын

Awesome

@Wisdom808 4 ай бұрын

Awesome. Been to Tahiti a bunch and would see Vanilla everywhere. I always wanted to get some going at home but hard to find starters. Happy to see these guys going for it. It is a good crop that sells for a good profit.

@urs- Жыл бұрын

Beautiful family! The love this ohana has for each other is so heartwarming. What a great story to end my day with. 🤙🏼❣️

@wasabiginger6993 8 ай бұрын

❤ this story!

@brahmburgers Жыл бұрын

Aloha from Pahoa in Puna on the Big Island. Yesterday I planted 14 vanilla vines. Lovely family you have. Thanks for the video.

@WesleySnipes3568 Жыл бұрын

Great story! Much Love Braddah🤙🏽

@dubdi6985 2 ай бұрын

This is so wholesome

@rainbow_flo Жыл бұрын

Beautiful story❤

@asaelikavika6219 Жыл бұрын

You motivate us❤❤❤❤😢thank you❤

@rahulbtyvlogs2249 9 ай бұрын

That's great❤

@ayrafarm9547 Жыл бұрын

The garden is very nice and tidy, the fruit is also very good, greetings, one scent, I'm from Indonesia

@nambat-ju8vt 3 ай бұрын

awesome man you've become. I'm from the Philippines and I've ventured vanilla farming for two years now. Hopefully next year my vines will show the fruits of my labor😁. I'm amused of those crazy ideas especially the mushhroom😅 I've been into it too. Vanilla farming was just introduced to me by a foreigner friend here. It was just a foreign idea and maybe it's a destiny for me because I was once being fascinated with melliponics several years ago. At last I can make use of my stingless bees soon. Hopefully they will do the pollination for free someday😅.

@Saaduden_G_Abdulmalic 11 ай бұрын

These so many plant our place look like that. Soecifically our forest.

@user-ps9gi5dk2y 3 ай бұрын

Very interesting

@laonongtrendinhdk 3 ай бұрын

hawaii có nhiewuf cây xanh và cảnh đẹp tự nhiên có phải không ?,

@SeansChocolates 11 ай бұрын

Amazing video, im into my 4th year of growing the vanilla and i wish i could get some helpful tips to see the now 50 foot orchid bloom

@jellyfish34 9 ай бұрын

I want the split beans! They're exactly what i need for processing. I collect vanilla from around the world. Most of my beans are grade A to gourmet (basically that means very long, pretty beans), but i love working with grade B. Where can i order?

@OlohanaYoung Жыл бұрын

very very good story with awesome info. I have vanilla vines all over some Ohia trees here in Puna.. too high to hand pollinate.. we need to bring them down to head level.... very good info here, aloha and mahalo...

@danielnaberhaus5337 7 ай бұрын

Ohia trees are delicate, they don't really like orchids growing on them. But hapu'u ferns are happy to support other species, thats why they are called the mother of the forest. They make a great trellis for vanilla.

@Stargazer69 8 ай бұрын

So how can we purchase these vanilla beans?

@markgriff9265 3 ай бұрын

I would like to grow Tahitian vanilla but I am in GA. I would need some kind of greenhouse to grow in because of winter. How tall will it grow and what is the soil you are using to grow it in? Thanks.

@chrisfoliaki8153 11 ай бұрын

6:14 can we have breaks ….in our own business we breaks whatever we wants …love to hear your story I was plan before and now i try to starts mine and also do my Forex Trades

@thanatu76 4 ай бұрын

Obesity is a major problem that causes multiple illnesses such as cancer.

@evesfarm 5 ай бұрын

I need market for vanilla any one here to help

@tamehamehaprints3604 Жыл бұрын

not easy to get the pods, thus the 2nd most Expensive Spice in World.... I have some in the trees here in Puna... I heard they are like $10 /pod retail

@evesfarm 5 ай бұрын

I need market for vanilla any one here to help