4328 x 4882 px | 36,6 x 41,3 cm | 14,4 x 16,3 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
30 settembre 2013
Ubicazione:
Pu‘unene, Maui, Hawai‘i, USA
Altre informazioni:
In 2016, Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Company (a subsidiary of Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.) closed the Pu‘unene Sugar Mill located on the island of Maui. I visited in 2013 and was able to capture some of the timeless essence of sugar production on Maui. Another remnant of the early days of sugar is this irrigation ditch providing abundant water to the thirsty sugar cane. Curiously, this ditch, with its 15-mph current, found another calling as a practice facility for the boys in the Three Year Swim Club at Puunene School, located nearby. The club was started by science teacher Soichi Sakamoto to train swimmers for the scheduled 1940 Olympic Games to be held in Tokyo, Japan. Unfortunately, the 1940 and 1944 Olympic Games were canceled due to World War II. However, one of the boys, Bill Smith, went on to win gold in the 400- and 800-meter relay team in the 1948 Olympics held in London.
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