We are looking for pictures and stories about immigrants to Hakalau Plantation

They came from Japan, Okinawa, the Philippines, Korea, Portugal, Puerto Rico, and Scotland. If you have pictures and/or stories, please contact us.
Immigrants came to Hakalau Plantation from Asia, the Pacific, and Europe. The largest group were Japanese.  They brought their traditions and became uniquely American.
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Celebrating Boys Day in Hakalau, 1920s. Photo courtesy of Waichi Ouye and Family
Source: Hakalau Plantation Annual Report, 1952, courtesy of John Cross, Custodian of the Records, The Olson Trust Sugar Plantation Archives
For the Hakalau Kuleana, our responsibility is to care for the land, the people, and the culture. We are guided by cultural values of YESTERDAY: Engage in collective effort. Look out for each other. Honor hard work. Show respect for those who came before us. Aloha and Mālama `Aina. In 2021, Akiko Masuda added two more values to the list: Consistently show up. Whatever has to be done, jump in and do it!