Inoa | Name(s)
Mahi hala kahiki
Hōʻuluʻulu manaʻo
ʻO ka mahi hala kahiki he ʻoihana kālā ia o ka mahi ʻia ʻana o nā hala kahiki, ka huaʻai i lawe ʻia i Hawaiʻi e ka malihini no ka mahi nui ʻana i mea e hoʻoulu ai i ke kālā. Hoʻomākaukau ʻia ka hala kahiki no ke kūʻai aku ma ka hale hana hala kahiki. ʻO kekahi mau wahi i lilo nui no ka mahi hala kahiki ʻo ia nō ka mokupuni o Բʻ a me Helemano, Oʻahu.
Description
Pineapple farming on plantations is the business venture of growing and harvesting pineapples, the fruit brought to Hawaiʻi by foreigners for the purpose of making money. Pineapple was canned in a cannery on the plantation. Some places that have drastically changed due to pineapple plantations are the island of Բʻ and Helemano, Oʻahu.
ʻŌlelo kuhikuhi
E koho i kēia huaʻōlelo no nā kumuwaiwai pili i ka ʻoihana mahi hala kahiki.
Instructions
Use this term for resources related to pineapple plantation farming.
ʻĀina | Land/sea: Բʻ; ѴDZǰ첹ʻ; Poupou (Puna, Hawaiʻi); Helemano (Oʻahu)
Hana | Practice: Mahi ʻai
Kūmole | Source(s)
Pukui, Mary Kawena, and Samuel H. (Samuel Hoyt) Elbert. Hawaiian Dictionary : Hawaiian-English, English-Hawaiian. Rev. and enl. Ed. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1986.
Hoʻopili ʻia i | Applied to: ;
Mea haku | Created by: Keahiahi Long; Annemarie Paikai