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James Drummond Dole (September 27, 1877 – May 20, 1958), the "Pineapple King", was an American industrialist who developed the pineapple industry in Hawaii.He established the Hawaiian Pineapple Company (HAPCO) which was later reorganized to become the Dole Food Company that operates in over 90 countries.
Sanford Ballard Dole (April 23, 1844 – June 9, 1926) was a Hawaii-born lawyer and jurist. He lived through the periods when Hawaii was a kingdom , provisional government , republic , and territory .
Dole plc (previously named Dole Food Company and Standard Fruit Company) is an Irish-American agricultural multinational corporation headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. The company is among the world's largest producers of fruit and vegetables, operating with 38,500 full-time and seasonal employees who supply some 300 products in 75 countries.
Sunshine Productions, Inc. presents the “Hawaii Holiday Craft and Gift Fair” from Nov. 1 to Nov. 3 at the Blaisdell Center Exhibition Hall located at 777 Ward Avenue, Honolulu, Hawaii.
The success of the plantation owners meant Hawaii would become essentially an oligarchy, with a wealthy class ruling the rest of the island chain's population, Dolim says. February 12, 1874: King ...
It is colloquially known as the Pineapple Island because of its past as an island-wide pineapple plantation. [6] The island's only settlement of note is the small town of Lanai City. The island is 98% owned by Larry Ellison, cofounder and chairman of Oracle Corporation; [7] the remaining 2% is owned by the state of Hawaii or individual ...
Between 1900 and 1906, four surface water collection systems were constructed, giving the Waialua sugar plantation the largest water storage capacity in the state of Hawaii. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] As a result of these efforts, sugar production increased from less than 5000 to 20,000 tons from 1900-1905. [ 1 ]
Early mills were extremely inefficient, producing molasses in four hours using an entire cord of wood to do so. [10] This level of wood use caused dramatic deforestation. At times, ecosystems were entirely destroyed unnecessarily. One plantation drained a riparian area of 600 acres (2.4 km 2) to produce cane. [10]