The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-07-01
Pine CannerieS
Have Ample Labor
So Many Volunteer From
Schools of the Islands that
Maui Packers Are Able To
Take Their Pick.

No shortage of labor exists at
either the Haiku or the Pauwea can
merry. Since the schools have closed
both have all the help that they de
sire or that they need to run to capa.
city, in fact they are now taking only
the Older boys or girls who offer their
services, preferably those 16 years
old and over. And pines are rushing
into both canneries day in and day
out until the capacity run is at hand.
Come From Away
Haiku cannery this this week re.
ceived parties from Honolulu and
from the Big Island. YOUNGSTERS who
had worked for Haiku before wanted
to come back and other youngsters
who have heard the experiences last
year and in former years want to ;r,
work at Haiku for themselves. As a
result there are between 800 and 800
young workers on the Haiku Fruit
Company payroll this week AMI they
have found accommodations even
more comfortable than they Were last
year. Manager Tavares says that
labor conditions at his cannery were
never more satisfactory as the season
has similar reports.
The packing season proper has
been under way less than two weeks.
Last Friday the Haiku cannery turn
ed out more than 5000 cases and up
to that time more than $4,000 cases
had been packed for shipment. This
week other units were put into oper-
alton, week ago five were running
nd ,Nlp Il
this week. That would make the daily
outturn about 10000 cases. At Pau
wela they report an outturn of 2O0O
cases daily and all going smoothly.
Showers up country are having the
tendency to bring the peak of produc-
tion earlier than usual by week or
two. The showers followed by warm
weather cause the fruit to ripen more
rapidly and the picking has to be
pushed to the limit to save fruit
Haiku Improved
Numbers of improvements are no
ticeable at Haiku in the way of labor
saving machinery among which is
the conveyor which carries the empty
cans to their places instead of such
work having been done by hand. And
for the comfort of the workers much
has been done. The cafeteria is now
run by the company and three meals
a day are being served for quarter
two at ten cents and one at five. The
food is substantial and well chosen
and appetizing. OF course the re.
ceipts do not pay for the meals serv-
ed in full but nevertheless the com
pany finds the venture profitable in
the satisfaction which it gives to the
laborers.
The two new warehouses, each 800
800 feet in length are being used and
unless shipping facilities are better
than ever before their capacity will
be taxed before the season ends.
For the labor of the cannery still
other provisions for comfort have
been made Many new houses have
been built and such houses are vastly
different from the old style of plan
tation or cannery camp houses larg-
er. more attractive and more comfort
able.
The young cannery workers appear
to be enjoying themselves, girls from
Mckinley High School and the Nor
nal school having chaperones and
the large number from the Big Island,
both boys and girls being in charge
of teachers and others who have come
over to look after their interests,
comforts and morals during the iCng
vacation away from ZONE.