Documentary 01/01/2010 10m

From Cane to Sugar (2010)

"A Tour of Hawaii's Last Sugar Producing Mill"

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Our desire for sweets has a long history. In Hawaii, favorable growing conditions created a thriving sugar industry, starting with the first sugar plantation in 1835. This video takes you on a tour of Hawaii's last remaining sugar producing mill, operated by Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Company on the island of Maui. This video, produced in 2010, takes you on a tour of Hawaii's last remaining sugar producing mill, operated by Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Company on the island of Maui. As of 2017, the sugar mill has closed, but it is survived by the Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum.