Kilauea Plantation

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The Kilauea Plantation or Kilauea Sugar Plantation was a large sugarcane plantation on the north side of Kauai island, Hawaii, including the community of Kilauea, Hawaii. It was owned and operated by the 1880-incorporated Kilauea Sugar Company, which became the Kilauea Sugar Plantation, Co. from 1899 on. [1] [2] The original property was bought by an American, Charles Titcomb, from Kamehameha IV by 1863 who used it for cattle ranching. It was sold to Englishmen John Ross and E.P. Adams, who also leased additional land from Titcomb. Ross and Adams planted sugarcane, then incorporated a firm. [3] It was operated as a plantation from 1880 to 1971. [4]

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Historic buildings

Several historic buildings of the plantation survive, and are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). [5] Among these are several stone buildings, of a local style that took advantage of fieldstone removed from sugarcane fields. Temporary railway tracks were laid down to transport the fieldstone from piles beside the fields to the building locations. [2]

Kilauea Plantation Manager's House

Kilauea Plantation Manager's House
Location4591 Kauwa Rd., Kilauea, Hawaii
Coordinates 22°12′20″N159°24′44″W / 22.20556°N 159.41222°W / 22.20556; -159.41222
Area13 acres (5.3 ha)
Built1926
Built byLarsen, L. David
Architectural style Bungalow/craftsman
MPS Kilauea Plantation Stone Buildings MPS
NRHP reference No. 93000777 [5]
Added to NRHPAugust 5, 1993

The Kilauea Plantation Manager's House, at 4591 Kuawa Rd. in Kilauea, was NRHP-listed in 1993; the listing includes three contributing buildings. [6]

Kilauea Plantation Head Luna's House

Kilauea Plantation Head Luna's House
Kauai-Kilauea-KoloRd2457-yard.JPG
Location2457 Kolo Rd., Kilauea, Hawaii
Coordinates 22°12′30″N159°24′46″W / 22.20833°N 159.41278°W / 22.20833; -159.41278
Arealess than one acre
Built1931
Built byAllen, Ray M.
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman
MPS Kilauea Plantation Stone Buildings MPS
NRHP reference No. 93000775 [5]
Added to NRHPAugust 5, 1993

Also known at the William Akana Residence, the Kilauea Plantation Head Luna's House, at 2457 Kolo Rd. in Kilauea, also was NRHP-listed in 1993. [5] [7]

Kilauea Plantation Head Bookkeeper's House

Kilauea Plantation Head Bookkeeper's House
Kauai-Kilauea-KoloRd2421.JPG
Location2421 Kolo Rd., Kilauea, Hawaii
Coordinates 22°12′30″N159°24′46″W / 22.20833°N 159.41278°W / 22.20833; -159.41278
Arealess than one acre
Built1930
Built byAllen, Ray M.
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman
MPS Kilauea Plantation Stone Buildings MPS
NRHP reference No. 93000774 [5]
Added to NRHPAugust 5, 1993

The Kilauea Plantation Head Bookkeeper's House, at 2421 Kolo Rd. in Kilauea, Hawaii, was built in 1930. Its NRHP listing, also in 1993, included two contributing buildings. [5] The main house was the seventh stone house built by the plantation, and is "a good example of the bungalow/craftsman style in Hawaii". [8]

Kilauea School

22°12′39″N159°24′44″W / 22.21083°N 159.41222°W / 22.21083; -159.41222 (Kilauea School)

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Kilauea School

The school for the community was the Kilauea School, located on the edge of the plantation, at 2440 Kolo Rd., Kilauea, Hawaii. It was built in 1922 and is NRHP-listed, but is not built of stone. It was listed for its architecture and its association with the community. [5] [9]

Kong Lung Store

22°12′55″N159°24′35″W / 22.21528°N 159.40972°W / 22.21528; -159.40972 (Kong Lung Store)

Kong Lung Store Kauai-Kilauea-KongLung-store.JPG
Kong Lung Store

This was a grocery store for plantation workers, located on W. side of Lighthouse Rd., about .5 mi N. of HI 56., and is listed on the National Register. Built in c.1941, it was the last stone building built by the plantation. [10]

Railway

The Kilauea Sugar Plantation Railway or Kilauea Track Line was the 12+12 miles (20 km) long narrow gauge railway network with a gauge of 2 ft (610 mm) for transporting sugarcane and sugar.

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References

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