Water, oh water

Sugar cane is one of Maui’s biggest products because it grows so well in the fertile valley. However, sugar cane once caused Maui’s officials to rethink how they watered their sugar cane. An entire ton of water is required to produce a single pound of refined sugar. Talk about your water hog. At one time 80% of Maui’s water supply was going just to feed their thirsty little sugar plants. Now with the population nearing 140,000 people new ways are forming to keep the steeply growing population with a steady supply of water. Maui uses around 476 million gallons of water everyday, so if any big natural disaster happens, there’ll be trouble. Maui is completely dependent on water being constantly shipped into the state.

Here is a picture of a sugar cane field.