Old Lahaina Town Utterly Destroyed - Recovery & Relief Efforts

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When the last sugar mill closed on Maui our legislators had the idea the state could legalize hemp and keep the fields producing something. As expected they came up with an overly restrictive bureaucratic system that guaranteed hemp would never be profitable, and the nail in the coffin came when the MAGA people legalized hemp at the federal level so the only distinction to Hawaiian hemp is that it would be the most expensive in the marketplace.

"paved parking lots"

Well, there has been a housing shortage on Maui. A couple of big subdivisions would cover up a lot of guinea grass. Maybe DHHL could develop them and get a two-fer (housing for DHHL folks while keeping The Transplants out).