Fig. 9d. July 2004: Young Brothers barge service provides a crucial commercial connection between the Hawaiian islands (A). Farmers drive to the dock to have their shipments weighed and loaded into containers. About 24 farmers ship a combined weight of 100,000 pounds of papaya from Hilo to Oahu weekly (B). Close up of containers loaded with papayas (C). Temperature-controlled containers are carefully monitored to guarantee peak freshness (D).

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