Page 3 - Pineapple Co News Today

The U.S. government has collected more than half of a $8.1 million court judgement awarded six years ago to 54 Thai farmworkers abused while working on a Maui pineapple plantation

Rodent-infested housing, limited food and water, and physical abuse led to an $8.1 million ruling. May 19th, 2021 HONOLULU (AP) — The U.S. government has collected more than half of a $8.1 million court judgement awarded six years ago to 54 Thai farmworkers abused while working on a Maui pineapple plantation, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said Tuesday. The Justice and Treasury departments collected $4.8 million from Maui Pineapple and its entities, and the EEOC will distribute t...

kcerizo@mauinews.com Tasaka Guri-Guri co-owner Gail Saito poses with cousin Kelly Kohatsu in the iconic Maui Mall shop Thursday afternoon. Saito said Kohatsu is the fastest guri-guri scooper in the land. The iconic mom-and-pop operation is one of the legacy small businesses that survived 2020, a hopeful sign for Maui’s cultural and economic climate moving forward. The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photos EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the third in a limited series looking back on the year since COV...

Hot Cross Bun flavoured cocktails now exist Publish Date Thursday, 1 April 2021, 1:56PM Honestly, who doesn’t love a warm Hot Cross Bun with a good helping of butter? Well, there’s one Kiwi company that has taken the tasty Easter treat to the next level! Introducing the Hot Cross Bunny Cocktail ... Black Pineapple Co. has created a scrumptious dessert cocktail that channels all the best parts of a hot cross bun into a limited-edition make-your-own gift box. The cock...

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) _ Maui Land & Pineapple Co. (MLP) on Monday reported a loss of...

kcerizo@mauinews.com An injection well at the Lahaina Wastewater Reclamation Treatment Facility pumps treated water from the sewage system into the ground in September 2019. Maui County is proposing upgrades to the West Maui Recycled Water System that it says will reduce the use of the controversial injection wells. The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo Saying it will minimize the use of controversial injection wells at the Lahaina Wastewater Reclamation Facility, the County of Maui is proposing...