Hawaii agriculture is synonymous with pineapples and sugar. Sugarcane plantations boomed in the mid 1800s to supply northern US states that were cut off from the south during the Civil War. James Dole arrived in the islands in 1899 and started the Hawaiian Pineapple Company, which at its peak produced 75% of the world's pineapples.
Do They Still Grow Pineapples in Hawaii?
Do They Still Grow Pineapples in Hawaii?
Do They Still Grow Pineapples in Hawaii?
Hawaii agriculture is synonymous with pineapples and sugar. Sugarcane plantations boomed in the mid 1800s to supply northern US states that were cut off from the south during the Civil War. James Dole arrived in the islands in 1899 and started the Hawaiian Pineapple Company, which at its peak produced 75% of the world's pineapples.