Holy Smokes!

October 17, 2007 > MAUI TODAY No Comments
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 HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY - PACA LOLO: Marijuana
 HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY - “Where the wind blows, there the smoke falls.”

Maui paca loloOctober 17, 2005: The organization Drug Science estimates that as of 2005 Marijuana (paca lolo) is the largest cash crop in Hawaii, producing nearly $3.9 billion annually, or nearly sixty times what sugar cane produces ($64 million). Of this, it is estimated (as this is illegal activity, the word estimated is emphasized) that nearly one-third ($1.3 billion) comes from the Island of Maui. This amounts to a daily take of $3.5 million.

The only state that produces more cash for this crop is California ($13.8 billion).  On a national scale, marijuana is the number one cash crop in the United States, at $35 billion, beating the next largest crop — corn — which comes in at $23 billion.

Holomua–”To improve”

October 17, 2007 Haole Anna No Comments

If you live on the northshore of Maui and like to walk your dog, ride a bike, or perambulate or jog for exercise, it can be a challenge to find a good safe place. The intrepid (and perhaps foolish) souls go right along busy Hana Highway (too many walking dangerously WITH traffic, instead of the safer AGAINST traffic).

Others find Holomua Road the perfect solution. Just around the corner and east about a quarter of a mile past Mama’s Fish House, Holomua is the first right turn heading mauka. Tucked between the cane fields off Hana Highway, you quickly leave the hustle and bustle and noises of traffic behind. Trees reach in and over from each side of the road forming a long green archway, providing a serene invitation to follow the gentle but steady incline.

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