I'll guess that the tour guide didn't mention that the sugar cane was brought from Madeira where it had been well established since the 1500s. Pineapple was also a export crop of Madeira and Sao Miguel before cultivation started in Hawaii. I't pretty clear that besides surfing, most of what people identify as Hawaiian is actually Portuguese in origin, sugar cane, pineapple, ukulele
Eric Edgar On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 9:36 AM, Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: > Interesting Eric E. > > I few years ago I was in Hawaii and I went on a tour of a sugar plantation > there. The tour guide did say that the first wave of laborers were Chinese > bachelors. And China is on a continent. Being a bunch of bachelors who > weren't used to an island environment created a bit of a dilemma. I don't > remember the tour guide's exact words anymore, but being bachelors they > partied too much after hours, rabble roused, went stir-crazy due to being > on islands, etc. So the plantation owners thought that bringing over > entire families who were used to living on islands would be much more > calming. So they initially recruited from the Azores and Madeira, which > was successful, then from the Philippines. > > > Eric's information came from an Azores government publication and mine > came from a sugar plantation tour guide. Those new to genealogy can see > how stories can change and now you know why some of us tell you to take > your family stories with a grain of salt. The basic truth is there. > You've got to cut through some of the embellishments to find the truth. And > evaluate the source. Which source is more reliable? This is what > genealogists do. > > > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das > Tainhas, Achada > > -- > For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail > (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the > right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my > membership." > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. > -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
