Workers from the Maui Land and Pineapple Company used to eat their lunch on the porch of Honolua Store. Today Kapalua Resort employees do the same, but so do tourists who stay at Kapalua Villas, nearby upscale Ritz-Carlton or Montage, or elsewhere on West Maui. No wonder. Who could resist sweet bread French toast or the local favorite, gut-busting loco moco...

Mana Foods is the place for kale and carrots, loquats and lilikoi. In the deli case you’ll find the makings of an interesting lunch, with savories ranging from Thai salads to Kahlua pork and veggie wraps. Cheese and charcuterie, baguettes and bran muffins, and numerous other picnic necessities are here. About 50 percent of the produce is locally grown and...