Hula Planet:What To Do In Hawaii

We continue the Fields of Hawaii series with a look at one of the many sugar cane fields in Maui. At one point, sugar cane was one of Hawaii’s leading industries and there were 80 plantations throughout Hawaii. Now, there are only one active plantations and it’s on Maui. There was one on Kauai up until several months ago. On Maui, you’ll find a great little museum about the sugar cane industry and history in Hawaii. The Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum is located in Puunene, Maui. We made the most of a rainy day on Maui by visiting this museum. What was most memorable to me was learning about plantation life and how sugar plantations led to a mix of cultures that currently shape Hawaii’s diversity. In case you can’t get to this museum in person anytime soon, here are a couple of interesting videos produced by the sugar museum. Email subscribers: click the following links to access the videos: Part One Part Two Photo credit: Liza of A Maui Blog . Mahalo Liza! © Go Visit Hawaii – Republication of this entire post is prohibited without prior permission. Using extracts of less than 100 words are permitted with full attribution and link back to GoVisitHawaii.com .

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