Hawaii probate attorney sold our Pineapple farm… for taxes
For 4 generations my family settled in the hilltops of Maui. We have a rich heritage of farming and have maintained the Hawaiian culture in all of our family activities and holidays. My grandfather passed away last fall and we had to sell grand dad’s pineapple farm. When we were settling the estate we were surprise to find out that the property was worth over $24 million. At first we wanted to keep the farm, but our Hawaii probate attorney told us that we had to pay over $10 million in estate taxes. All of us have been dirt poor, so it was definitely beyond us to try to keep the pineapple farm.