Pāʻauhau, Hawaii | |
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Pāʻauhau, Hawaii | |
Coordinates: 20°05′07″N 155°26′26″W / 20.08528°N 155.44056°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Hawaii |
County | Hawaiʻi |
Elevation | 420 ft (130 m) |
Time zone | UTC-10 (Hawaii-Aleutian) |
Area code | 808 |
GNIS feature ID | 362920[1] |
Pāʻauhau (also spelled Paauhau) is an unincorporated community on the island of Hawaiʻi in Hawaiʻi County, Hawaiian Islands. Pāʻauhau is located near the north coast of the island, 2 miles (3.2 km) east-northeast of Honokaʻa.
History
The ancient Hawaiian village in the area was Pāʻauhau, which means "tribute enclosure" in the Hawaiian language.[2][3]
In 1878 Rufus Anderson Lyman and his family moved to the Hāmākua district and opened a sugarcane plantation. His business partners were Samuel Parker, William G. Irwin, and Claus Spreckels. It was headquartered at coordinates 20°5′9″N 155°26′6″W / 20.08583°N 155.43500°W, on a cliff about 300 feet (100m) above the ocean. Fields reached up the slopes of Mauna Kea, with an innovative transportation system. After the cane was loaded onto a rail car, the full car rolled down to the edge of the cliff by gravity, and pulled an empty car uphill on a parallel track. A small railroad then transported the cane to the mill, along what is now called "Lower Cane Haul Road". It became one of the first fully irrigated plantations in 1911.[4] A small town for worker housing grew up above the mill.[3] Lyman opened the first post office in Hāmākua and served as its postmaster.[5] The company was sold to Honokaʻa Sugar Company in 1972, and it shut down in 1994.
See also
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Paauhau, Hawaii
- ↑ Mary Kawena Pukui; Samuel Hoyt Elbert; Esther T. Mookini (2004). "lookup of Paauhau ". in Place Names of Hawai'i. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library, University of Hawaii Press. Retrieved November 5, 2010.
- 1 2 Lloyd J. Soehren (2010). "lookup of Paauhau ". in Hawaiian Place Names. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library. Retrieved November 5, 2010.
- ↑ "Paauhau Sugar Plantation Company History". Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association Plantation Archives. University of Hawaii at Mānoa Library. 2004. Retrieved November 5, 2010.
- ↑ "Paauhau, Hamakua District", Island of Hawaii Postmarks, Part 4, Post office in Paradise, retrieved November 5, 2010
External links
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