How did the Big 5 dominate Hawaii's economy?


How did the Big 5 dominate Hawaii's economy? The “Big Five” were made up of a handful of corporate elite companies: Alexander & Baldwin, American Factors, Castle & Cooke, C. Brewer, and Theo. Davies. They exercised complete control over Hawai'i's sugar plantation workers and the majority of the island's multi-ethnic workforces.


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