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The photos below were copied from annual reports between 1946 and 1951. Most represent Hakalau Plantation; however, when a picture of the harvesting process was not available for Hakalau, examples from other plantations are used.

Photos from Hakalau Plantation Company annual reports and the Hakalau Road Study courtesy of John Cross, Custodian of the Records, the Olson Trust Sugar Plantation Archives. Photo of a cane fire came from a display at the Hakalau School and Community Reunion, photographer unknown.

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Photo from a display at the Hakalau School and Community Reunion, photographer unknown.
The first step in harvesting was burning the cane to eliminate leaves and trash, leaving the juicy cane stalks.

Emi Uemura, who ​grew up in Hakalau Upper Camp, i.e., "Up Camp", during the 1940s and 1950s, shared her memories of cane fires.

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1945 - Hakalau, Truck Harvesting
1947 - Hakalau, Using Self-Dumping Athee Wagons to Transport Cane to Roadside or Flumeside
1948 - Hakalau, Transporting Cane by Tractor Wagon to Flume Cane Machine
1949 - Hakalau, Piling Cane by Hand in Portable Flume Field.
1950 - Hakalau, Transporting Hand Cut Cane by Portable Aluminum Flume.
1949 - Hakalau, Station for loading cane into main line flume with a mechanical hook
Early 1950's - Flume crossing road. Source: Hakalau Road Study
Early 1950's - Main Flume, Block J. Source: Hakalau Road Study
Early 1950's, Kamaee Unloading Station (to flume). Source: Hakalau Road Study