Pineapples are native to South and Central America and the West Indies before Columbus arrived in 1493 and carried the fruit back to Spain. The Spanish brought the fruit to Hawaii, once the world's leading producer, early in the 16th century. Today pineapples are synonymous with Hawaii. We may not be able to ship you a real pineapple but we have several 14 k gold pineapples for you to enjoy or to make a gift.