In the 1800s of Hawaii the crop that was the most important crop was sugar, but sugar was not harvested by machines, they were harvested by labors. The need of sugar to trade and sell was essential to Hawaii’s economy so some labors from China and Japan, others from Korea, Portugoal, or Philippines to fill the needs of workers due to the death of Hawaiians from diseases. All the labors had one goal in common which was to find a job to provide for their families. Plantation life in Hawaii in the 1800s was depressing. There were some differences in gender dealing with jobs, the working conditions were long and hard, and the living conditions were unsanitary. At the plantation depending on gender, men and women had some differences.