Oahu family ‘blessed’ their business Laie Vanilla Co. is thriving
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Vanilla bean pods are seen growing on the farm of Saili Levi on Monday, June 28, in Laie. Saili Levi, along with his wife and three daughters, are the proprietors of Laie Vanilla Co., which entails growing, hand pollinating, and harvesting the orchid crop which is the second most expensive spice in the world.2/20
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Saili Levi hand pollinates a vanilla orchid among the rows of vanilla orchid vines at his farm on Monday, June 28, in Laie. Saili Levi, along with his wife and three daughters, are the proprietors of Laie Vanilla Co., which entails growing, hand pollinating, and harvesting the orchid crop the second most expensive spice in the world behind saffron.3/20
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Eight-year-old Malie Levi hand pollinates a vanilla orchid blossom in her family’s backyard on Monday, June 28, in Laie. Saili Levi, along with his wife and three daughters, are the proprietors of Laie Vanilla Co., which entails growing, hand pollinating, and harvesting the orchid crop the second most expensive spice in the world behind saffron.4/20
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Saili Levi smiles at his young vanilla orchid vines the backyard of his home on Monday, June 28, in Laie. Saili Levi, along with his wife and three daughters, are the proprietors of Laie Vanilla Co., which entails growing, hand pollinating, and harvesting the orchid crop the second most expensive spice in the world behind saffron.5/20
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Saili Levi, left, and daughter Malie, 8, walk the rows of vanilla orchid vines at their farm on Monday, June 28, in Laie. Saili Levi, along with his wife and three daughters, are the proprietors of Laie Vanilla Co., which entails growing, hand pollinating, and harvesting the orchid crop the second most expensive spice in the world behind saffron.6/20
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Vanilla bean pods are seen on the vine on Monday, June 28, in Laie. Saili Levi, along with his wife and three daughters, are the proprietors of Laie Vanilla Co., which entails growing, hand pollinating, and harvesting the orchid crop the second most expensive spice in the world behind saffron.7/20
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Saili Levi checks on the rows of vanilla orchid vines at his farm on Monday, June 28, in Laie. Saili Levi, along with his wife and three daughters, are the proprietors of Laie Vanilla Co., which entails growing, hand pollinating, and harvesting the orchid crop the second most expensive spice in the world behind saffron.8/20
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Saili Levi hand pollinates a vanilla orchid blossom among the rows of vanilla orchid vines at his farm on Monday, June 28, in Laie. Saili Levi, along with his wife and three daughters, are the proprietors of Laie Vanilla Co., which entails growing, hand pollinating, and harvesting the orchid crop the second most expensive spice in the world behind saffron.9/20
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Taimane Levi, 4, holds harvested and dried vanilla beans on Monday, June 28, in Laie. Saili Levi, along with his wife and three daughters, are the proprietors of Laie Vanilla Co., which entails growing, hand pollinating, and harvesting the orchid crop the second most expensive spice in the world behind saffron.10/20
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Malie Levi, 8, walks the rows of vanilla orchid blossom vines looking to hand pollinate blossoms on Monday, June 28, in Laie. Saili Levi, along with his wife and three daughters, are the proprietors of Laie Vanilla Co., which entails growing, hand pollinating, and harvesting the orchid crop the second most expensive spice in the world behind saffron.11/20
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Malie Levi, 8, hand pollinates a vanilla orchid blossom on her family’s farm on Monday, June 28, in Laie. Saili Levi, along with his wife and three daughters, are the proprietors of Laie Vanilla Co., which entails growing, hand pollinating, and harvesting the orchid crop the second most expensive spice in the world behind saffron.12/20
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Vanilla orchid blossoms are seen on Monday, June 28, in Laie. Saili Levi, along with his wife and three daughters, are the proprietors of Laie Vanilla Co., which entails growing, hand pollinating, and harvesting the orchid crop the second most expensive spice in the world behind saffron.13/20
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Inilani Levi, 5, holds a jar of harvested and dried vanilla beans among the rows of vanilla orchid vines at the family farm on Monday, June 28, in Laie. Saili Levi, along with his wife and three daughters, are the proprietors of Laie Vanilla Co., which entails growing, hand pollinating, and harvesting the orchid crop the second most expensive spice in the world behind saffron.14/20
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Malie Levi, 8, hand pollinates a vanilla orchid blossom on her family’s farm on Monday, June 28, in Laie. Saili Levi, along with his wife and three daughters, are the proprietors of Laie Vanilla Co., which entails growing, hand pollinating, and harvesting the orchid crop the second most expensive spice in the world behind saffron.15/20
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Saili Levi, top, and daughters Malie, 8, Inilani, 5, and Taimane, 4, pose for a portrait among the rows of vanilla orchid vines at the family’s farm on Monday, June 28, in Laie. Saili Levi, along with his wife and three daughters, are the proprietors of Laie Vanilla Co., which entails growing, hand pollinating, and harvesting the orchid crop the second most expensive spice in the world behind saffron.16/20
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Harvested and dried Laie vanilla beans, photographed on Monday, June 28, in Laie. Saili Levi, along with his wife and three daughters, are the proprietors of Laie Vanilla Co., which entails growing, hand pollinating, and harvesting the orchid crop the second most expensive spice in the world behind saffron.17/20
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A vanilla orchid blossom prior to being hand pollinated is held by Saili Levi on Monday, June 28, in Laie. Saili Levi, along with his wife and three daughters, are the proprietors of Laie Vanilla Co., which entails growing, hand pollinating, and harvesting the orchid crop the second most expensive spice in the world behind saffron.18/20
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Saili Levi holds a dried and harvested vanilla bean, left, alongside a vanilla bean pod still on the vine on Monday, June 28, in Laie. Saili Levi, along with his wife and three daughters, are the proprietors of Laie Vanilla Co., which entails growing, hand pollinating, and harvesting the orchid crop the second most expensive spice in the world behind saffron.19/20
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Malie Levi, 8, walks the rows of vanilla orchid vines looking to hand pollinate blossoms on Monday, June 28, in Laie. Saili Levi, along with his wife and three daughters, are the proprietors of Laie Vanilla Co., which entails growing, hand pollinating, and harvesting the orchid crop the second most expensive spice in the world behind saffron.20/20
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A vanilla orchid blossom is seen on Monday, June 28, in Laie. Saili Levi, along with his wife and three daughters, are the proprietors of Laie Vanilla Co., which entails growing, hand pollinating, and harvesting the orchid crop the second most expensive spice in the world behind saffron.
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