You ought to be ashamed of your one sided letters to the editor article (“Feeling the Burn,” Sept. 27, 2012). Must have taken all of three minutes to write the intro and avoid any other complications associated with such skillful editorial work. Be a man, state your agenda at the beginning of your article. Let your readers know this will not be a neutral argument but an … [Read more...] about Complaining About Cane Burning Complaints
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More Than 100 Maui Residents Wrote Complaints Against Sugar Cane Burning But We Wonder If Anyone Will Listen
From March to November each year, Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar (HC&S) burns about 400 acres of its sugarcane every week. That comes to about 70 acres a day–roughly the size of the Disneyland theme park in Anaheim, California. The burning takes place, according to the company’s website (hcsugar.com), because it is “the only economical means HC&S has found to-date” of removing … [Read more...] about More Than 100 Maui Residents Wrote Complaints Against Sugar Cane Burning But We Wonder If Anyone Will Listen