>[!abstract] [[2024-11-14 Chapter 5 Sharetakers Outline]] ## 1. Production Scale Domain ### Traditional Hawaii Scale - Farm sizes typically 5-50 acres - Production volumes aligned with local market capacity - Diversified farming practices - Labor: Family + small crew structure ### Sharetaker Scale - Farm sizes 1000+ acres (e.g., Mahi Pono: 41,000 acres) - Production volumes targeting market dominance - Industrialized monoculture approaches - Labor: Corporate workforce structure ### Key Discontinuities - Orders of magnitude jump in land holdings - Production volume exceeds historical local market capacity - Shift from diversified to industrialized practices - Transition from family/community to corporate labor models ## 2. Economic Scale Domain ### Traditional Hawaii Scale - Local market participation - Direct-to-consumer and wholesale mix - Reinvestment in local economy - Local banking relationships ### Sharetaker Scale - Market control/dominance goals - Corporate supply chain integration - Global capital investment cycles - International banking/investment structures ### Key Discontinuities - Shift from market participation to market control - Transition from local to global capital flows - Change from community reinvestment to shareholder returns - Move from relationship to institutional finance ## 3. Social Scale Domain ### Traditional Hawaii Scale - Local decision-making - Community accountability - Cultural connection to land - Local knowledge systems ### Sharetaker Scale - Off-shore decision centers - Shareholder accountability - Business relationship to land - Corporate knowledge systems ### Key Discontinuities - Geographic disconnect in decision-making - Shift in primary stakeholder relationships - Different cultural approaches to land stewardship - Transition in knowledge ownership and transfer