HC&S’s fields below Makawao seem to have been planted with Thistle. Really gnarly thistle. Anyone know if it’s just to keep people out of the fields? or is this a crop or soil amendment?
What HC&S does with it’s fields after sugar cane will effect us all. Do you have a voice in the matter? The Water and Burn Permits they pulled for years, and the burning of coal are now being seen as violations of the public trust. Right to Farm bills are intended to strip you of your rights.
Click on image to hear more from Gov. Ige who claims Hawaii is a leader in Conservation. Really? 
That’s not a true Thistle. It is Mexican Prickly Poppy. Argemone mexicana. It was cultivated in the State of Hawai’i as early as 1934. It is a weed on Maui, O’ahu, and Kaua’i.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argemone_Mexicana