Sugar water : Hawaii's plantation ditches /

Hawaii's sugar industry enjoyed great success for most of the 20th century, and its influence was felt across a broad spectrum: economics, politics, the environment, and society. This success was made possible, in part, through the liberal use of Hawaii's natural resources. Chief among the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wilcox, Carol, 1943-
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press ©1996.
Online Access:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt6wr4h0
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Pioneers, Politics, and Profits
  • 2. Water Use and Rights
  • 3. The Ditch Builders
  • 4. Early Efforts
  • 5. East Kauai. Lihue Plantation and East Kauai Water Company. Grove Farm. Koloa Plantation. McBryde Sugar Company. Kilauea Sugar Company
  • 6. West Kauai. Hawaiian Sugar Company (Makaweli Plantation). Waimea Sugar Mill Company. Kekaha Sugar Company
  • 7. Oahu. Waiahole Water Company and Oahu Sugar Company. Waialua Sugar Company. Kahuku Plantation Company. Waimanalo Sugar Company
  • 8. East Maui. East Maui Irrigation Company
  • 9. West Maui. Wailuku Sugar Company. Honolua Ranch and Pioneer Mill Company
  • 10. Hawaii. Kohala Ditch Company. Hawaiian Irrigation Company. App. 1. Letter from the Attorney General (1876).