Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Company Information

Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Company has been dedicated to growing and milling premium sugarcane for more than 140 years. What started out as a 12-acre sugarcane plantation is now the state’s largest farm with 36,000 acres under cultivation on Maui. From field to factory, HC&S has long been an industry leader in technology and innovation, enabling it to remain one of the most productive sugar businesses in the world. Today, HC&S is Hawaii’s sole producer of raw and specialty sugar. The company’s agricultural heritage has played an important role in shaping Maui’s past and continues to be vital as a major employer and supporter of community needs. HC&S is a vibrant and significant force in the economy, providing 800 jobs to local residents. The company generates enough electricity, primarily from renewable sources, to be 100% energy self-sufficient and supply 5% of the island’s power to the community. With a deep commitment to the well-being of Maui and its people, HC&S donates more than $400,000 each year to support many causes and organizations across Maui. Combined with ongoing efforts to develop and employ new farming practices and technologies, while protecting the land and natural resources and increasing the island’s energy self-sufficiency, HC&S is committed to keeping central Maui in productive agricultural green space for decades to come. The rich volcanic soil combined with the warm tropical sun create the ideal condition for growing the world’s sweetest sugarcane on Maui. Once harvested, our specialty raw cane sugar is crystallized from the juice of fresh-cut, sun-ripened Hawaiian sugarcane, preserving the vitamins and minerals captured in the sugar crystals. Naturally sweet, nothing artificial or synthetic is added. Carefully handcrafted one batch at a time, our Maui Brand Sugar is slow-boiled to retain some of the molasses that gives our amber crystals their natural color and rich, distinctly delicious flavor of the Hawaiian Islands.