The Hakalau Mill and Related Buildings

Prior to 1920

This is the period before the two concrete warehouses were built to accommodate railroad transportation of cane.

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Construction of the Smoke Stack in Progress, sometime between 1924 and 1928

After the Concrete Warehouses were Built (1920),  Before the Tsunami (April 1, 1946)

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1928 photo showing the mill, flumes, the railroad bridge and, Mill Camp in the background--all destroyed in 1946. Photo courtesy of Lyman Museum.

January 23, 1925. Photo courtesy of the Lyman Museum.

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1942 View of Hakalau Mill taken from the train. Photo courtesy of Karyn and Joe Roark

Prior to 1946 Tsunami. Railroad trestle and flume above the mill site. Photo courtesy of the Lyman Museum.

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Tsunami of April 1, 1946

The Waves
​Photos from the Waichi Ouye Collection, courtesy of his family.

The Cleanup
​Photos courtesy of Akiko Masuda, photographer unknown.

After the Tsunami of April 30, 1946 

The New Mill

Mill built 1946-1947. Photo courtesy of the Lyman Museum

Photo Courtesy of the Lyman Museum

Hakalau Gulch Mill Site - Bulk Sugar Bin, built 1948

Mill Yard Crane, 1950s

Hakalau Gulch Mill Site - Mill Office (early 1950s)

Hakalau Gulch Mill Site - Smoke Stack, built sometime between 1924 and 1928. This picture taken after the tsunami but before construction of the highway bridge.