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

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]

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]

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

[@williampatrickfurey]

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

[@MohamedJamesKamara-jc6vj]

Hey

[@craidynr]

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

[@williampatrickfurey]

@@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.

[@davidunoi7099]

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

[@TobinOsusky]

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]

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]

Thank you PBS Hawaii for such a wonderful segment!

[@dashutkamishutka]

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

[@philsam_teinemasaya53]

Thats my uso!💪🏾💪🏾🤟🏾🤟🏾🔥🔥🇼🇸🇦🇸

[@sathapalani]

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

[@taniasadarakamahoni4639]

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

[@travisgrant5608]

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

[@jomama81ranch8]

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

[@holycow8743]

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

[@ggrace1133]

I want some Laie vanilla!

[@tiatoelupe3530]

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

[@WesleySnipes3568]

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

[@peniganivatu4528]

Heartwarming story....Vinaka

[@temujinkhan6326]

A very touching story... I am very jealous he has a very supportive wife.

[@22Bilson]

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

[@annesuekocoyle1956]

Amazing! Blessings to you and your ohana and mahalo!

[@stevehoag232]

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

[@mikes_in_paradise78]

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

[@JuanLopez-tp7hj]

Awesome

[@alexcarter8807]

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!

[@brahmburgers]

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

[@urs-]

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

[@violethouseworth5943]

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

[@roberttuifua692]

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!!!🙏🏼🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽

[@omextracts]

Incredible story 💚 blessings to you and your family 🙏🏼

[@WesleySnipes3568]

Great story! Much Love Braddah🤙🏽

[@Wisdom808]

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.

[@dcdc10222]

This is a beautiful family tradition they are growing 🍃

[@rainbow_flo]

Beautiful story❤

[@asaelikavika6219]

You motivate us❤❤❤❤😢thank you❤

[@ayrafarm9547]

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

[@patfromamboy]

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.

[@wasabiginger6993]

❤ this story!

[@user-ps9gi5dk2y]

Very interesting

[@dubdi6985]

This is so wholesome

[@rahulbtyvlogs2249]

That's great❤

[@SeansChocolates]

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

[@nambat-ju8vt]

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😅.

[@OlohanaYoung]

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]

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.

[@Saaduden_G_Abdulmalic]

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

[@laonongtrendinhdk]

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

[@lungz22]

He prayed about it 🙏

[@jellyfish34]

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?

[@Stargazer69]

So how can we purchase these vanilla beans?

[@markgriff9265]

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]

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

[@nishudebbarma512]

Sir I need vanilla plant

[@evesfarm]

I need market for vanilla any one here to help

[@thanatu76]

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

[@tamehamehaprints3604]

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]

I need market for vanilla any one here to help