IT'S THE END OF AN ERA FOR
HAWAII'S SUGAR
EARLIER THIS YEAR, H-C AND-S
ANNOUNCED, IT
THE COUNTRY. IN RECENT YEARS, IT
SUFFERED LARGE
OPERATING LOSSES..PROMPTING THE
COMPANY TO PURSUE OTHER FARMING
15;06;42;16 so really this day
SOME OF THE FUTURE POSSIBILITIES
FOR THE
ENERGY CROPS.
AS FOR THE WORKERS -- THERE WERE
675
EMPLOYEES...AND THE END OF
OPERATIONS IS
AND FOLLOWS UP. BRIGETTE?
JOE, BITTERSWEET...THE BEST WAY
TO DESCRIBE
THE LAST SUGAR HARVEST IN
HAWAII,JOE. THERE
HANABUSA IN ATTENDANCE TODAY...
BUT THE REAL
VIPS WERE THE EMPLOYEES... PAST
AND
nat sound: the roar of the
32:33 its over the season is
over! 32:38
145 years ago, the first sugar
cane was planted in maui. in
grandparents, who left their
japan, the philippines, china,
and portugal, to start a new
life in hawaii.
like 88 year old silvestre
bagio, who spent 45 years of
i was young boy when i came
plantation. just like my friend
here!
91 years old. but im still
moving around. brigette: what
are you working on at 91. costo
- well, to keep myself
when workers would burn the
somehow its gonna fly ash the
day after you wash your car.
that always happened. but
to todays ceremony alone.
because after 44 years of
working the fields, he couldnt
miss the last harvest.
TAKE A GOOD LONG LOOK AT THIS...
SMOKE BILLOWING OUT OF THE
SMOKESTACKS.BECAUSE
AFTER TODAY THIS WILL NO LONGER
BE IN
OPERATION. ITS A SIGHT MANY
MAUI RESIDENTS
EMPLOYEES WERE LAID OFF... IM
TOLD BY THE END
MAUI, BRIGETTE NAMATA, KHON2
NEWS
THE AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT SAYS
THE
END OF SUGAR WILL CHANGE THE
STATE'S AG
ECONOMY FOREVER.
DIRECTOR SCOTT ENRIGHT SAYS THE
WHAT CROP WILL BE ECONOMICALLY
VIABLE FOR HAWAII
2:57 we're seeing an uptick in
and citrus with citrus greening
on the mainland that's a real
THERE'S ALSO A HIGH DEMAND FOR
FRESH,
SEED CORN.