HPC purchased and licensed key assets, and leased farm land, equipment, and buildings from ML&P. The new company kept 65 of the old employees. The Kapalua Farms organic pineapple operation was taken over by Ulupono Sustainable Agriculture Development, backed by investor Pierre Omidyar in early 2010. In July and August 2010 Case increased his holdings in the company to over 60%, as the company retired some debt. In 2009 the Plantation golf course at Kapalua was sold to TY Management Corporation, and in September 2010 the Kapalua Bay course was sold to the same investors.