HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY Ko: Sugar cane				HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY “The hand goes, the wink goes; nothing is gained by just looking sweet.”
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September 12, 1999 – The last sugar cane harvest takes place in Lahaina. Maui’s Hana plant was the first to close, followed by Paia, and then Lahaina. Now, Maui (and Hawaii) has just one sugar processing plant remaining – Puunene. Most residents hate the noise, the filth, the extravagant waste of water, the draining of natural streams, the cane burning, and the plain roadside ugliness. But many fear the replacement – no more agriculture means parent company Alexander & Baldwin may try to create massive developments on the 37,000+ green acres of sugar cane under cultivation.

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