Kona Brewery where I had a beer brewed with coconut, YUM and the other three pictures are at my cousins' house in Kona. The pineapple and banana plants are prolific everywhere but it must be nice to have it in your backyard.

To see the spider better, click on original. As to the spider: Argiope appensa is an orb-weaving spider belonging to the family Araneidae.
In Hawaii they are referred to as Hawaiian garden spiders. In Hawaii, they are known to be quite communal (see picture), with multi-generational specimens living within close quarters, using the same anchor lines for separate webs.