Maui;Hawaii

Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "Mountainous coastline of Maui from plane."

A field of sugarcane with an concrete irrigation channel in foreground. Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "Concrete flume, in sections, for irrigation of young sugar cane, also evident, on Lahaina soils in rolling uplands of Maui."

Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "Cranes loading sugarcane on small flatcars (I123) to go to mill. Cane is first bulldozed into windrows, along with some earth, and cranes pick it up with grappling hooks. Earth is picked up in large quantities. This is on Maui."

Prickly pear cactus flowers on Maui. Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "Flowers of the cactus plant shown in I115, nearer view."

A harvested sugarcane plantation in Maui. In the background are a line of loaded flatcars and a diesel caterpillar tractor. Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "String of small flatcars loaded with cane across field that has been harvested. These are on temporary track, are to be moved by small diesel motor with caterpillar treads to fixed track on which small locomotive can operate."

Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "Irrigation ditch in Lahaina soils, Low Humic Latosols, with 7% slope on Maui. No indication of downcutting or slumping can be noted despite the slope. Water is to be used for sugar cane fields lower down."

An irrigation ditch near the road on Maui by a field of prickly pear cactus. The water is being carried to sugar cane fields. Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "Water tumbling downhill in irrigation ditch shown in I118."

Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "Cactus plants, about 5 feet tall, of variety common in Hawaiian Islands, on Maui."

Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "Roadcut through soils of Kahana family, Low Humic Latosols from basic rock, along the Makawao-Kula route on Maui. Grass and cactus growing on soil in cut, with eucalyptus trees in the background. Haplustox."

Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "Profile of Pauwela clay, Humic Ferruginous Latosol, on the lee side of Maui (west side); Kandiudult."