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Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association

Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association rather than just read about it. In short: The Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association (HSPA) was an unincorporated, voluntary organization of sugarcane plantation owners in the Hawaiian Islands. It began as the Planters' Labor and Supply Company in 1882, later transforming into the HSPA in 1895.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

The Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association (HSPA) was an unincorporated, voluntary organization of sugarcane plantation owners in the Hawaiian Islands. It began as the Planters' Labor and Supply Company in 1882, later transforming into the HSPA in 1895. Its objective was to promote the mutual benefits of its members and the development of the sugar industry in the islands. Among the achievements of the association, the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association Experiment Station in Honolulu stood near the head of the list.

History

The Planters' Labor and Supply Company disincorporated in 1895, and the HSPA, a voluntary organization of persons and corporations interested in the sugar Industry, was formed. This association and its predecessor had for their objects and purposes the improvement of the sugar industry, the support of an experiment station, the maintenance of a sufficient supply of labor, and the development of agriculture in general. The activities of the organizations were along very much the same lines, enlarging and broadening as the industry they represented grew. HSPA conducted scientific studies and gathered accurate records about the sugar industry through the established in the same year of the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association Experiment Station, located in Makiki, Honolulu. The HSPA practiced paternalistic management. Plantation owners introduced welfare programs, sometimes out of concern for the workers, but often designed to suit their economic ends. Threats, coercion, and "divide and rule" tactics were employed, particularly to keep the plantation workers ethnically segregated. The HSPA also actively campaigned to bring workers to Hawaii. For instance, they opened offices on the islands of Luzon (Manila) and Vigan), and Cebu (Cebu City), to recruit Filipino workers and provide them free passage to Hawaii. Similarly, the HSPA became a powerful organization with tentacles reaching as far as Washington, D.C., where it successfully lobbied for legislation and labor and immigration policies beneficial to the sugar industry of Hawaii. On March 24, 1934, the U.S. Congress passed the Tydings–McDuffie Act (Philippine Independence Act), which reclassified all Filipinos living in the United States as aliens and restricted entry of laborers from the Philippines to 50 per year. During the 1980s, competition from high-fructose corn syrup led to a significant decrease of cane production in Hawai, despite the Association's struggle to get protectionist legislation in the US. A significant project undertaken by HSPA was to archive Hawaii's sugar company records. Between 1983 and 1994, archivists hired by HSPA received and processed records from dozens of sugar companies and related entities. The archival collection, now called the HSPA Plantation Archives, was donated to the University of Hawaii at Mānoa Library. The National Wildlife Research Center Archives also holds HSPA records in its collections.

See also Hawaiian sugar strike of 1946 William Whitmore Goodale Moir

References

Sources Nakamura, Kelli Y. "Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association," Densho Encyclopedia (26 February 2014).

External links Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association, via Hathitrust:

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association

In research: Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1895 establishments in Hawaii, Agricultural organizations based in the United States, Organizations based in Hawaii, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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