Pineapple all pau on Valley isle - Hawaii Business

I hope MLP allows the laid off employees and locals to take some pineapple tops of the Maui Gold pineapples to keep growing them in their back yards and possibly grow them for resale locally.

It's so sad to see that Hawaii has more homes than pineapple fields. The old Hawaii is long gone. People that have not been to Hawaii yet expect to see the "tropics", but all they get to see now is a "Miami" in Hawaii.

Sad times for all.....a part of history and a way of life that future generations will never know.

I hope all that acreage doesn't turn into condos.

local boy in France wrote:

It's so sad to see that Hawaii has more homes than pineapple fields. The old Hawaii is long gone. People that have not been to Hawaii yet expect to see the "tropics", but all they get to see now is a "Miami" in Hawaii.

Perhaps the people there in honor of that memory will affectionately take on the name "pineapple".

Bogey1 wrote:

Sad times for all.....a part of history and a way of life that future generations will never know.
I hope all that acreage doesn't turn into condos.

Let's see...several thousand acres on the slopes of Haleakala and on the West Side that used to be pineapple fields. What else can be done with the land except development? Suspect this was Case's original plan. Cole was the instrument to clear the way of pineapple, and he was rewarded with a golden parachute and huge acreage Up-Country.

When I was employed at MPC (Maui Pineapple CompanY from 1947-1956, it was already called MPC. Not according to your article where it says it changed its name in 1962. Sad, sad times as I remember those years where we "sweated" working in the warehouse. There is no better pineapple than "MAUI GOLD". All other gold pines are not as sweet at 'MAUI GOLD".
Gonna miss all the wonderful fresh pines.

As an ex-worker of The hawaiian Baking Co.(Holsum) and Ex-packer of the now closed frito-lay production unit, I can only say to the Maui Land & Pineapple workers...welcome to the party...life will go on. Get that $8 dollar/hr job (when you had been making $17+/hr) start all over again from the bottom to survive. Then keep looking for a higher paying job on the side. Good luck.

Will agriculture being slowly phased out. Tourism being so sensitive to the up and down swings of the economy (currently down due to this recession). Is there any "movement" from the public or private sector to go into something else? Medical? Bio-chemical?

Can you make that a Nicaraguan Pizza Please?

bless the families, but at least the aina will not be poisoned by the pineapple farms anymore! malama aina.

...unfortunately, we shouldn't be surprised by this turn of events. Once the Cameron family sold their interest in MLP, the balance of the company changed dramatically to emphasize development and 'efficiency' in agricultural operations to improve the positioning in the minds of analysts to boost share value - to the expense of their responsibility to supporting a sustainable economy here on Maui. They did try some good things - Kapalua Farms (organic) and a big push for sustainability. But in the end, their senior-most leadership focused more on themselves and taking big bets on development (Puleleha, Hali'imaile and Kapalua etc) that didn't work out through a combination of poor execution and bad timing. The end of an era here on Maui and the start of yet more development as valuable agricultural lands are converted into 'farms.'

I wonder what MLP will do with all the surplus land? Maybe they should go into Ag. farming growing fruits and vegetables like Aloun Farms. I hope MLP won't turn the land into a golf course or more condos. MLP should have kept some land and continue pineapple farming for the people of Maui or for their guests at their resorts. Tourist that come to Maui come for their local pineapples not from a foreign land.

Popeye wrote:

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Let's see...several thousand acres on the slopes of Haleakala and on the West Side that used to be pineapple fields. What else can be done with the land except development? Suspect this was Case's original plan. Cole was the instrument to clear the way of pineapple, and he was rewarded with a golden parachute and huge acreage Up-Country.

You hit the nail right on. This is a classic examlpe of corporate greed that the amalikas are notorious for. Buy a company then rape, pillage, and plunder it with a screw you attitude to go along with it. This is what Punahou has given us! I wonder if they are alumnus of Buyco (as john buyers of C.Brewer and Co.)who led the way in the distruction of agriculture in Hawaii and on Maui? Then you have to ask "where are all of the poloticians that got into bed with these egocentrics hypocrites"?

Looks like Maui going get more dusty!

maui the demigod wrote:

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You hit the nail right on. This is a classic examlpe of corporate greed that the amalikas are notorious for. Buy a company then rape, pillage, and plunder it with a screw you attitude to go along with it. This is what Punahou has given us! I wonder if they are alumnus of Buyco (as john buyers of C.Brewer and Co.)who led the way in the distruction of agriculture in Hawaii and on Maui? Then you have to ask "where are all of the poloticians that got into bed with these egocentrics hypocrites"?

Right on! I hope Steve Case who sucessfully brought this to ruin can sleep at night. Send Case and all the bankers and land developers to Guatanamo! At least Doc Buyers is gone so he cant wreck any further destruction on the islands!

Malama wrote:

...unfortunately, we shouldn't be surprised by this turn of events. Once the Cameron family sold their interest in MLP, the balance of the company changed dramatically to emphasize development and 'efficiency' in agricultural operations to improve the positioning in the minds of analysts to boost share value - to the expense of their responsibility to supporting a sustainable economy here on Maui. They did try some good things - Kapalua Farms (organic) and a big push for sustainability. But in the end, their senior-most leadership focused more on themselves and taking big bets on development (Puleleha, Hali'imaile and Kapalua etc) that didn't work out through a combination of poor execution and bad timing. The end of an era here on Maui and the start of yet more development as valuable agricultural lands are converted into 'farms.'

thanks..good analysis

Well? After all the discussion about how "culturally significant" pineapple farming is in hawaii, isn't anyone suggesting the State Taxpayers start funding the financial losses of these companies?

The word pineapple in English was first recorded in 1398, when it was originally used to describe the reproductive organs of conifer trees (now termed pine cones). When European explorers discovered this tropical fruit, they called them pineapples (term first recorded in that sense in 1664) because of their resemblance to what is now known as the pine cone. The term pine cone was first recorded in 1694 and was used to replace the original meaning of pineapple. In the scientific binomial Ananas comosus, ananas, the original name of the fruit, comes from the Tupi (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) word for pine nanas, as recorded by André Thevenet in 1555 and comosus means "tufted" and refers to the stem of the fruit. Other members of the Ananas genus are often called pine as well by laymen.

Many languages use the Tupian term ananas. In Spanish, pineapples are called piña "pine cone" in Spain and most Hispanic American countries. They have varying names in the languages of India: "Anaasa" (&#3077;&#3112;&#3 134;&#3128;) in telugu, annachi pazham (Tamil), anarosh (Bengali), and in Malayalam, kaitha chakka. In Malay, pineapples are known as "nanas" or "nenas". In the Maldivian language of Dhivehi, pineapples are known as alanaasi. The pineapple is a herbaceous perennial plant which grows to 1.0 to 1.5 metres (3.3 to 4.9 ft) tall with 30 or more trough-shaped and pointed leaves 30 to 100 centimetres (1.0 to 3.3 ft) long, surrounding a thick stem. The pineapple is an example of a multiple fruit: multiple, helically-arranged flowers along the axis each produce a fleshy fruit that becomes pressed against the fruits of adjacent flowers, forming what appears to be a single fleshy fruit.

The fruit of a pineapple are arranged in two interlocking helices, eight in one direction, thirteen in the other, each being a Fibonacci number. The leaves of the cultivar 'Smooth Cayenne' mostly lack spines except at the leaf tip, but the cultivars 'Spanish' and 'Queen' have large spines along the leaf margins. Pineapple contains a proteolytic enzyme bromelain, which breaks down protein. Pineapple juice can thus be used as a marinade and tenderizer for meat. The enzymes in raw pineapples can interfere with the preparation of some foods, such as jelly or other gelatin-based desserts. The bromelain breaks down in cooking or the canning process, thus canned pineapple can generally be used with gelatin. These enzymes can be hazardous to someone suffering from certain protein deficiencies or disorders, such as Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. Raw pineapples also should not be consumed by those with hemophilia or by those with kidney or liver disease, as it may reduce the time taken to coagulate a consumer's blood.

Consumers of pineapple have claimed that pineapple has benefits for some intestinal disorders and others believe it serves as a pain reliever; others claim that it helps to induce childbirth when a baby is overdue. Pineapple is a good source of manganese (91 %DV in a 1 cup serving), as well as containing significant amounts of Vitamin C (94 %DV in a 1 cup serving) and Vitamin B1 (8 %DV in a 1 cup serving). The natives of southern Brazil and Paraguay spread the pineapple throughout South America, and it eventually reached the Caribbean. Columbus discovered it in the Indies and brought it back with him to Europe. The Spanish introduced it into the Philippines, Hawaii (introduced in the early 19th century, first commercial plantation 1886), Zimbabwe and Guam. The fruit was cultivated successfully in European hothouses, and pineapple pits, beginning in 1720. Commonly grown cultivars include 'Red Spanish','Hilo','Smooth Cayenne','St. Michael','Kona Sugarloaf','Natal Queen', and 'Pernambuco'.

riase diversified crops...we want food securtiy..not pinapples or more expensive hotels

now what ...

how we going make mai tai ...

no mo no place fo poke da umbrella ...

an da cherry on da plastic sword ...

auwe, how can suck 'em up ....