#sugar plantations

Maui Gold Pineapple wants to ramp up to full production, but deer and drought stand in the way

The company says its fields are getting “eaten alive by axis deer and feral pigs,” and many Maui farms are facing similar challenges.

End of an era: Alexander & Baldwin transfers full ownership of East Maui Irrigation to Mahi Pono

The EMI system, which was used to divert water from East Maui streams to the sugar plantation for nearly 150 years, is one of the last physical — and one of the most controversial — reminders of the sugar plantation and A&B’s outsize influence on Maui.

‘How Sweet It Is’ brings life to history of sugar industry this month at Makawao Cemetery

History buffs will have an opportunity to see portrayals of sugar barons from the 19th- and early 20th-century Hawai‘i in performances of “How Sweet It Is” at the July 27-28 debut of “Makawao Cemetery Theatre.”