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Last Load of Sugar Departs from Kahului Harbor
The final load of sugar from Maui went out of port at Kahului Harbor this morning. Blaring boat horns could be heard throughout central Maui as the departure marked the end of an era for sugar in the islands.
Maui Sugar: End of an Era – What Will Happen to the View From Above?
For those that have flown in to Kahului Airport, including tourists and visitors alike, the fields of cane have served as a green welcome-carpet of sorts to those arriving on Maui. Will that green turn into a brown dust bowl, or be replaced by a different crop going forward?
New Scholarship Supports Maui Sugar Mill Workers
A new scholarship fund specifically designed to support the Maui sugar industry workers and their children has been established amid the impending closure of HC&S.
Maui Sugar: End of an Era – Part 2
HC&S General Manager, Rick Volner tells Maui Now that the company had a couple of major goals that they set out at the beginning of the year. “One was obviously finishing this last year and getting the sugar production and the crop through.”
Maui Highlighted in A&B Second Quarter 2016 Results
In the Development & Sales sector, seven binding sales contracts were made at the 70-unit Keala O Wailea on Maui averaging $1.1 million per unit.
Gabbard Meets With Displaced Maui Sugar Workers
Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard meets with residents losing their jobs this year as a result of A&B’s decision to cease sugar operations at HC&S.
Millions of Dollars in Federal Funding Approved for HC&S Workers
Today, the U.S. Department of Labor approved a petition for federal aid that will provide millions of dollars in federal funding for displaced workers at the Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar Company on Maui.
Maui Senators Call Federal Assistance for HC&S Workers “Welcomed News”
State Senators from Maui were in unison calling Monday’s announcement confirming federal assistance for displaced Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Company workers welcomed news.
Schatz: Federal Money For HC&S Workers On The Way
The International Trade Commission issued a determination that the dumping of sugar from Mexico caused serious injury to the domestic sugar industry, and specifically named HC&S as one of the domestic firms impacted.
VIDEO: Maui Land and Pineapple Co. Completes Last Harvest
By Wendy Osher [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exGK5X7izr4[/youtube] After nearly 100 years in the pineapple business, Maui Land and Pineapple Co. harvested its last pineapples from fields in Haliimaile and Haiku on Wednesday, December 23, 2009. The company had announced plans earlier this year to lay off 285 workers and cease pineapple operations by December 31st. Another 133 employees […]