#cane smoke maui

Maui’s health officer has grown impatient with some administrators in the health care system, who he complains are preventing his team from finishing what could be a definitive look at the health effects of cane smoke on the island.

One of the missions moving forward is to explore options for converting the plantation from a sugar farm into a bio-energy farm, said HC&S.

The focus instead was on what could be done together in moving to harvest methods and crops that would end burning.

A group of Maui residents opposed to cane burning have organized a sign waving event to raise awareness about their plight.