The statement "Every acre where pineapple has been grown has to be remediate before other crops can be grown there" is a misstatement. The lands for the Whitmore Village Project once belonged to the Galbraith Estate. In performing due diligence Bank of Hawaii had an Environmental Impact Statement  (EIS) done. Within the EIS there is a section devoted to the issue of soil toxicity given these lands had been cultivated in pineapple. The soil was deemed safe for agricultural purposes. On Maui CTAHR (University of Hawaii at Mānoa, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources) has performed testing on soil where pineapple has been grown. These lands have been declared safe for agricultural purposes. Years ago I commissioned testing by a Honolulu independent lab for canned pineapple and fresh fruit. The result was no detectable presence of DDT or other toxic chemicals. Please have the author revisit this issue. Thank you very much.