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Article: Former Maui Pine workers stay hopeful

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August 12, 2008
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Former Maui Pineapple driver Ernie Rinen talked with Debbie Cabebe, Maui Economic Opportunity Inc. human resources director, yesterday as he examined employment opportunities at a job fair in Lahaina. Rinen was one of 205 workers laid off from Maui Land & Pineapple Co. Inc.

LAHAINA » Rodel Pante is hopeful he'll find a job after being laid off as a worker who sprayed fertilizer and herbicides in the fields at Maui Pineapple Co.

"Life moves on. It's not going to stop here," said Pante, 30.

About 65 agricultural employees who formerly worked at Maui Pineapple Co.'s Honolua Plantation heard some encouraging news about scores of job openings as they met with potential employers ...

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