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    • Upcoming Events
    • About hakalauhome
    • Contact Us!
  • Yesterday
    • Timeline
    • Camps
    • People >
      • The Ross Families of Hakalau
      • Satoru Kurisu
      • Toraichi Morikawa
      • Waichi Ouye
      • Aigoro Uyeno
    • Schools >
      • Hakalau School
      • John M. Ross School
      • Hakalau Japanese Language School
    • Churches & Cemeteries >
      • Churches >
        • Hakalau Jodo Mission
        • Honohina Hongwanji
      • Cemeteries >
        • Honohina Cemetery
    • The Voice of Hakalau
    • Sugar Production >
      • Hakalau Mill & Other Buildings
      • Wailea Milling Company
    • Transportation >
      • Ships
      • 19th Century Hamakua Roads
      • Bridges >
        • Highway Bridges, 1950-1953
      • The Railroad
  • Today
    • Hakalau Farmers Market
    • Hakalau Jodo Mission Today >
      • Community Commitments >
        • Obon Festival
        • Memorial Day
        • Presentations >
          • American Gatha
          • Building World Peace, Local Style
          • Stronger Than a Tsunami
          • The End of Sugar
          • Ready, Set, Obon!
        • Newsletters
    • Honohina Hongwanji Today
    • Wailea/Hakalau Kumiai
    • Hakalau Reunions
    • Wailea Village Historic Preservation Community >
      • Cemetery Stewardship
      • Reviving Hakalau School
      • Senior Luncheons
  • Then and Now
    • UP & DOWN CAMPS: THEN AND NOW
    • Memorial Day: Then and Now
  • Tomorrow
    • Arsenic Remediation
    • Cliff Failures
    • Hāmākua CDP & the CDP Action Committee

The Voice of Hakalau

Go back in time and read history as it happened.
Beginning in December 1940, the Hakalau Plantation published a newspaper for its employees, usually on a monthly basis. The paper covered all of the areas within the Hakalau Plantation from the Kolekole River to the Poupou Stream (Ninole). Recognizing young people for their achievements was a key topic: Eagle Scouts, Girl Scouts, 4-H, Young Buddhist Association (YBA), and graduations. Other prominent topics were weddings, births, deaths, parties, "Who's Who in Hakalau", employee recognition, employee safety tips, tranfers in and out of the plantation, and notices about changes in hours for operation for various services.

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As copies of additional editions are received, they will be published on the website. Contact us if you have an issue of Voice of Hakalau you would like to share.
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Honolulu Star Bulletin, January 25, 1941, accessed via Newspapers.com
1940--NO COPIES AVAILABLE
1941--NO COPIES AVAILABLE
1942
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Hawaii Tribune Herald, July 12, 1942, accessed via Newspapers.com.
  • August, Vol. 2, No. 7
1943--NO COPIES AVAILABLE
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Hawaii Tribune Herald, January 28, 1943, accessed via Newspapers.com.
1944--NO COPIES AVAILABLE
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Hawaii Tribune Herald, January 20, 1944, accessed via Newspapers.com.
1945
  • November, Vol. IV, No. 45
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Hawaii Tribune Herald, February 19, 1945, accessed via Newspapers.com
1946
  • January, Vol. V, No. 47
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Hawaii Tribune Herald, February 16, 1946, accessed via Newspapers.com
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Hawaii Tribune Herald, March 13, 1946, accessed via Newspapers.com.
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Hawaii Tribune Herald, December 26, 1946, accessed via Newspapers.com
1947
  • June, Vol. VI, No. 57
  • July, Vol. VI, No. 58  Note: gap in information on page 3
  • August, Vol. VI, No. 59 Note: no page 2
  • September, Vol. VI, No. 60
  • October, Vol. VI, No. 61

1948--NO COPIES AVAILABLE.
1949--NO COPIES AVAILABLE.
1950-1955--NOT PUBLISHED 
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1956
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Hawaii Tribune Herald, January 29, 1956, accessed via Newspapers.com
  • January, Vol. IX, No. 83  
  • June, Vol. IX, No. 88
  • July, Vol. IX, No. 89
  • November, Vol IX, No. 1    NEW!
  • December, Vol. IX, No. 2   NEW!

1957
  • January 15, Vol. IX, No. 3   NEW!
  • February 15, Vol. IX, No. 4
  • March 15, Vol. 10, No. 5    NEW!
  • April 15, Vol. 1, No. 7
  • October 15, Vol. 10, No. 12​​
 
1958--NO COPIES AVAILABLE
1959--NO COPIES AVAILABLE
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Hawaii Tribune Herald, July 27, 1959, accessed via Newspapers.com
1960
  • June, Vol. 14, No. 6
  • August, Vol. 14, No. 8
  • November, Vol. 14, No. 11
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Hawaii Tribune Herald, June 28, 1960, accessed via Newpapers.com
1961
  • January, Vol. 15, No. 1
  • February, Vol. 15, No. 2

1962
  • March, Vol. 16, No. 3
  • April, Vol. 16, No. 4
  • August, Vol. 16, No. 8
  • September, Vol. 16, No. 9
  • October, Vol. 16, No 10
Do you have issues not included here? Please contact us!
*Note: The numbering of volumes and issues changes over time and is occasionally inconsistent.
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!