Japanese literature and involvement in human society. In particular Bashō wrote "Oku no Hosomichi" a major work in the form of a travel diary and considered "one of the major texts of classical Japanese literature." Fukuda Chiyo-ni (1703–1775) is widely regarded as one of the greatest haiku poets. Before her time, haiku by women were often dismissed and ignored. Her dedication toward her career not only paved a way for her career but it also opened a path for other women to follow. Her early poetry were influenced by Matsuo Bashō, although she did later develop her own unique style as an
Haiku Mill became the Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar Company division of Alexander & Baldwin with one remaining mill at Puunene. The Haikū area later became a pineapple plantation. The former cannery at 810 Haiku Road is now a shopping center called the Haiku Marketplace. Only the walls of the mill were left standing when it was added to the National Register of Historic Places listings in Hawaii on February 6, 1986 as site 86000189. It is state historic site 50-046-1622.. The mill is located at 250 Haiku Road, . Haiku Mill The Haikū Sugar Mill was a processing factory for sugarcane from