
With the January announcement that Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Company (HC&S) will cease sugar operations at the end of 2016 and transition to a new diversified agricultural model, many have been wondering exactly what will happen to the 36,000 acres used for growing sugar cane on Maui. There has been talk of creating smaller farms and implementing varied agricultural uses, potentially including food and energy crops, cattle, and the development of an agriculture park where residents would be able to grow crops.