Last year at this time, Mauians were cheering the news that Alexander & Baldwin had suddenly shed its former cane field land and 50 percent of its EMI irrigation system in a $267-million sale to a completely unknown, newly-created entity named Mahi Pono. Oh, there were high hopes for this corporate stranger, the result of a partnership between the Canadian Public Sector … [Read more...] about Naughty or Nice? At the one-year anniversary of Mahi Pono’s 56,000-acre Maui ag land grab, questions remain about the company’s ultimate intentions
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What Will Be the Fate of Maui’s Central Valley? Amid reports that it is selling Maui holdings, A&B receives permits for continued water diversion. Sierra Club is contesting the decision
Alexander and Baldwin has a potential partner who wants to grow various crops on “the entire footprint,” of A&B’s agricultural holdings on Maui, a company official said Friday. “We’re pursuing and have had inquiry from a farming partner out of California, and they have an interest in farming nearly the whole footprint of land. We’re in discussions with them looking at … [Read more...] about What Will Be the Fate of Maui’s Central Valley? Amid reports that it is selling Maui holdings, A&B receives permits for continued water diversion. Sierra Club is contesting the decision
County Clerk rejects Maui Community Farmland Council ballot initiative
Bad news for the Maui Community Farmland Council (MCFC)–their effort to get a ballot measure that would break up big agricultural holdings in Maui County (read: Alexander & Baldwin) through eminent domain and redistribute the land to organic farmers has failed to gather the minimum number of signatures. "The Office of the County Clerk has certified that the Community … [Read more...] about County Clerk rejects Maui Community Farmland Council ballot initiative
Drew Toonz: East Maui water and Alexander and Baldwin
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