Most Portuguese Hawaiian researchers want to know more about the plantations their ancestors worked on. Learning about those sugar plantations is just a click away! Explore the plantations of Kauai via the Internet. Gay and Robinson Established 1889 by a partnership between Elizabeth McHutcheson Sinclair, Aubrey Robinson, and Francis Gay. Location: Makaweli Gay & Robinson…
Category: Sugar Plantations
Sugar Plantation Histories: Island of Hawaii
Most Portuguese Hawaiian researchers want to know more about the plantations their ancestors worked on. Learning about those sugar plantations is just a click away! Explore the plantations of Hawaii via the Internet. Halawa Plantation No information on this plantation. Hamakua Sugar Company Established in 1899; Stopped production in 1990. Hamakua Mill Co. consisted of…
List of Hawaiian Sugar Plantations: 1899
This is a list of the active sugar plantations as of June 1899. This list was supplied by the Portuguese Genealogical Society of Hawaii. (From: A Nossa Heranca Portuguese: Our Portuguese Heritage; Portuguese Genealogical Society of Hawaii Newsletter, Autumn 1997, vol. 45) Island of Hawaii Paauhau Plantation Hamakua Mill Co. Kukaiau Plantation Kukaiau Mill Co….
Hawaii Sugar Plantation Occupations, Work Day, And Wages
Have you ever wondered what it was like for your ancestors working on Hawaii’s sugar plantations? This is a brief look into the typical day of a plantation laborer including the wages they might earn for their work. A typical day in the life of a plantation worker ca. 1900: 4 am–Wake up. Women prepare…
Why Did They Leave? Part Two: Risks And Rewards For The Madeirans And Azoreans Migrating To Hawaii
The Azoreans and Madeirans who came to Hawaii were looking for a better life for themselves and their children. There were more opportunities in Hawaii than they could find at home. This was a risky proposition and it took courage to undertake this journey. The Sugar Plantation Migration The birth of the sugar industry of…