#Maui plantation
Maui Council passes bill to encourage active agriculture
The Maui County Council on Friday passed on second and final reading Bill 103, CD1 (2023) to encourage active agricultural use on land left fallow by landowners, Council member Gabe Johnson announced.
Lahaina Cannery welcomes Plantation Museum
Lahaina Cannery welcomes its newest tenant, the Plantation Museum, presented by Lahaina Restoration Foundation.
Inaugural Plantation Festival, Rescheduled for Aug. 20
The inaugural Plantation Festival has been rescheduled to Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Queen Ka’ahumanu Center.
HC&S 1st Round of Layoffs Begin
Monday, March 7, 2016, marked the last day for dozens of workers at Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Company who were laid off as part of the company’s transition away from sugar cane production.
Maui Plantation Festival Being Planned, Meeting Set
The Queen Ka’ahumanu Center is organizing a Plantation Festival to celebrate the sugar industry and its workers. The event comes following Alexander & Baldwin’s announcement earlier this year that it plans to close Maui sugar operations and transition to a diversified agribusiness model instead.
Lahaina Plantation Days Returns for 4th Year
The three-day event celebrates West Maui’s plantation roots, and kicks off with an ‘Ohana Movie Night on Thursday, featuring the independent film “Picture Bride” on a giant outdoor screen. Gates open at 6 p.m.
“LAHAINA PLANTATION DAYS†THEN AND NOW
The Lahaina Restoration Foundation is hosting a three-day event celebrating the town’s plantation heritage. “Lahaina Plantation Days, Then and Now” begins Thursday July 30 at the old Pioneer Mill site near the historic smokestack on Lahainaluna Road. The event will feature entertainment, food booths and exhibits. Event hours are 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm on […]
