04-26-2008, 08:00 AM
Sorry Dr W, but cane still burns on Maui! Anti burn task forces have attacked Maui since the 1970s, and some people still complain, but the burning goes on (once every 18 months) for harvest! They decided cane beat subdivisions. Oahu and BI cane/Land owners wanted it shut down so they could develop houses! The state forced them to stay open for many years, Burning was their final justification for closing down and planting houses!
On Oahu,tourist industry and military has provided the finances to grow and develop, and consequently provide livings for many! Big Isle not so lucky, and no sugar! I believe in Puna, flower production is the biggest indutry!
On Oahu,tourist industry and military has provided the finances to grow and develop, and consequently provide livings for many! Big Isle not so lucky, and no sugar! I believe in Puna, flower production is the biggest indutry!
Gordon J Tilley