Whatever happened to the pineapple fields?

Dole Plantation

On a drive out to Haleiwa, a sudden rush of memories came to mind. We used to drive this way every Sunday on what became a family drive around the island, this was back in the 60′s. Back then the drive was not as rushed, there weren’t cars overtaking each other and there were much more pineapple fields. A flashback of workers in their protected clothing and hats, picking the pineapple and I used to wonder how many pineapple could they pick and how long would they be working out in the fields. Never did I ever think that one day this would all be gone. Gone meaning, that pineapple no longer being an agricultural mainstay in Hawaii.

Dole Pineapple – Dole Cannery – I knew many who worked there during the summer making maybe $3.10 per hour, maybe less, depending upon the work they did. All gone and memories prevail. Now Dole Plantation exists for the tourists, who can get a glimpse of what was there …