How Centuries of Extractive Agriculture Helped Set the Stage for the Maui Fires
Civil Eats
AUGUST 23, 2023
Lahaina, the former capital of the Hawaiian Kingdom , was once a thriving, ecologically diverse landscape full of fish ponds and diverse crops that included sweet potatoes, kalo (taro), and ‘ulu (breadfruit). As these maps of historic sugarcane lands and pineapple lands illustrate, the two crops covered vast portions of West Maui.
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