The North American Manufacturing Core

Chapter 5

Agriculture

Agriculture is deeply rooted in Maui’s history and will always remain an important industry for economic perspective. The main agricultural goods that Maui has are onions, pineapples, papaya, coffee beans, mangos, macademia nuts, sugarcane, potatoes, etc.

Many tropical plantations also have carnations, orchids, proteas and other tropical flowers exporting for sale purposes.

Crops: Corn, sugarcane, avocadoes, guavas, papayas, tomatoes and beans are in addition to all those mentioned above.

Manufacturing

The manufacturing industry includes cotton clothing, food processing such as canned fruits and juices, frozen fruits and vegetables.Printing press is also important aspect in Maui.

The main source of imcome is the tourism industry and welcomes millions of people to Maui each year. Tourism is Maui’s strongest economic sector and in 2007 Maui received $5.3 million from tourist expenditures.Many people choose to spend their most memorable moment in the Hawaiian beautiful islands where the blossoming nature and the breathtaking waterfalls surround them.

Sources
http://www.maui.org/
http://www.historyofmaui.com/