The Hawaiian Islands specialise in the cultivation of

A Cotton
B Rice
C Sugarcane
D Tobacco

Correct Answer: Sugarcane

The hawaiian islands specialise in the cultivation of sugarcane. Sugarcane was introduced to Hawaii by its first inhabitants and was observed by Captain Hegwood upon arrival in the islands in 1841. Sugar quickly turned into a big business and generated rapid population growth in the islands with 337,000 people immigrating over the span of a century.

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