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The Pioneer Mill in Lahaina closed in 1999, and the Kekaha Sugar Mill and Lihue Plantation closed in 2000. [9] [8] West Maui Land acquired the former Pioneer Mill fields above Launiupoko Beach Park. [10] Steve Case acquired the Lihue plantation in 2001. [11] Amfac Hawaii went into Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2002. [12]
The Big Five (Hawaiian: Nā Hui Nui ʻElima) was the name given to a group of what started as sugarcane processing corporations that wielded considerable political power in the Territory of Hawaii during the early 20th century, and leaned heavily toward the Hawaii Republican Party.
The industry was tightly controlled by descendants of missionary families and other businessmen, concentrated in corporations known in Hawaiʻi as "The Big Five". [2] These included Castle & Cooke, Alexander & Baldwin, C. Brewer & Co., H. Hackfeld & Co. (later named American Factors (now Amfac)) and Theo H. Davies & Co., [11] which together eventually gained control over other aspects of the ...
Maduro may hope that a border skirmish or a military takeover of the disputed Esequibo region would eclipse all other political issues. | Opinion
Oct. 18—First Hawaiian Inc. said it has appointed Michael Fujimoto, executive chairman of Hawaii Planing Mill Ltd., dba HPM Building Supply, to serve on the holding company's board. First ...
After completion of the aqueduct, the company was eventually renamed Alexander & Baldwin Plantation. Between 1872 and 1900, the company took over more land and sugar mill operations. In 1898, Alexander and Baldwin purchased a controlling interest in one of its rival companies, Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Company (HC&S) from Claus Spreckels. [4]
Out of the 200 peaceful protesters who gathered, 50 of them were injured in attempts by police to disband them. When tear gas, bayonets, and hoses failed, the police resorted to using firearms on the unarmed protesters. This tragic day became known as the "Hilo Massacres" or "Hawaii's Bloody Monday" and led to further organisation in the ...
Hawaii Gov. Josh Green praised the ruling. "The settlement came exactly one year after the fire occurred, when most felt it could take five years or more to reach agreement," Green said.