Share this postPoint of View # 84heathpaley.substack.comCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOtherPoint of View # 84Sugar Burned MauiAug 27, 20233Share this postPoint of View # 84heathpaley.substack.comCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOtherShareShare Point of View: Photo EditorialsLeave a comment Colonialization and plantations made Maui vulnerableHawaii's early cropsWestern influenceThe Great Māhele"Common people" did not make land claimsHawaiian land ownershipThe Masters and Servants ActHawaiian sugarcane exportsThe Reciprocity TreatySugar acreage and outputThe US annexed HawaiiSugarcane has devastating impact on Hawaii's soilsSugarcane left fields devoid of nutrientsSugarcane needs lots of waterSugarcane water diversionsThe las sugar shipment from HawaiiThe current largest sugar exportersPlantation impact on vegetationHawaii's non-native grassesHawaii's native species had little competitionGrasslands fueled the Lahaina