08-17-2023, 07:31 PM
"I wonder, wasn't Hawaii Sugar getting Fed subsidies also?" - Oink
Yes, but unionization raised wages to mddle class levels, which was good in the short run, but eventually led to the demise of the industry. Florida and Louisiana still produce millions of tons of sugar annually from cane using low wage workers.
So don't expect the firetrap vacant agricultural lands to go back to sugar or pineapple production. Best case scenario would be developing diverse agriculture and/or planting fire resistant native species . . . if any such exist. We don't have the political leadership, however, for anything like that to happen. Just look at the idiot trying to explain why the sirens weren't sounded at Lahaina, and you'll know what I mean.
Yes, but unionization raised wages to mddle class levels, which was good in the short run, but eventually led to the demise of the industry. Florida and Louisiana still produce millions of tons of sugar annually from cane using low wage workers.
So don't expect the firetrap vacant agricultural lands to go back to sugar or pineapple production. Best case scenario would be developing diverse agriculture and/or planting fire resistant native species . . . if any such exist. We don't have the political leadership, however, for anything like that to happen. Just look at the idiot trying to explain why the sirens weren't sounded at Lahaina, and you'll know what I mean.