Maui County

The Maui 10

Who's the county's most powerful player?

February 09, 2006
RANK PREVIOUS COMPANY

1 1 Hawaiian Telcom

2 3 Maui Electric Co.

3 4 Trex Enterprises

4 5 Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

5 6 Alexander & Baldwin

6 8 Maui Land & Pineapple

7 - Wailuku Agribusiness

8 7 Monsanto Hawai'i

9 9 Dowling Co.

10 10 Makena Resort

Monsanto Hawai'i drops another notch on news that state Representative Mele Carrol (D, 13th District) has introduced or co-sponsored four anti-genetically modified organism bills: a 10-year moratorium on GMO coffee and taro; a requirement that all GMO growers and testers get certified by the state Department of Health; a prohibition on the sale of unlabeled GMO fish and shellfish; and the establishment of a commission that would design a "regulatory framework" around GMOs. Oh, and this week marks the debut of Wailuku Agribusiness on the big board, replacing A&B's subsidiary Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar. They're a big-time grower and their president is former state Senator Avery Chumbley. They're unquestionably Maui 10 material. MTW

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