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.

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Immigrants came to Hakalau Plantation from Asia, the Pacific, and Europe. The largest group were Japanese.  They brought their traditions and became uniquely American.

Celebrating Boys Day in Hakalau, 1920s. Photo courtesy of Waichi Ouye and Family

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Source: Hakalau Plantation Annual Report, 1952, courtesy of John Cross, Custodian of the Records, The Olson Trust Sugar Plantation Archives

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