How about a toString() for the HSSFCell?
public String toString() {
	switch 
(getCellType()) {
		case CELL_TYPE_BLANK:
			return "";
		case 
CELL_TYPE_BOOLEAN:
			return getBooleanCellValue()?"True":"False");
		case 
CELL_TYPE_ERROR:
			return getErrorCellValue() + "";
		case 
CELL_TYPE_FORMULA:
			return getStringCellValue();//I don't know how to do 
this???
		case CELL_TYPE_NUMERIC:
			return  cell.getNumericCellValue() + "";
		case 
CELL_TYPE_STRING:
			return cell.getStringCellValue();
		default:
			return 
"Unknown Cell Type: " + cell.getCellType();
	}
}