Sugar plantations in Hawaii

Sugarcane was introduced to Hawaiʻi by its first inhabitants in approximately 600 AD and was observed by Captain Cook upon arrival in the islands in 1778.^[1] Sugar quickly turned into a big business and generated rapid population growth in the islands with 337,000 people immigrating over the span of a century.^[2] The sugar grown and processed in Hawaiʻi was shipped primarily to the United States and, in smaller quantities, globally. Sugarcane and pineapple plantations were the largest employers in Hawaiʻi.^[3] Today the sugarcane plantations are gone, production having moved to other countries.

^ Deerr, 1949
^ Urcia, 1960
^ Lyte, Brittany (December 17, 2017). "With pineapple and sugar production gone, Hawaii weighs its agricultural future". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved May 9, 2018.

[Deerr-1] Deerr, 1949

[Urcia-2] Urcia, 1960

[3] Lyte, Brittany (December 17, 2017). "With pineapple and sugar production gone, Hawaii weighs its agricultural future". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved May 9, 2018.

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