In 1835, Hawaiʻi's first commercial sugar plantation opened for business on Kauaʻi, at Kōloa, approximately 10 miles south of Lihue. The Kōloa Plantation went through a lot of changes over more than a century and a half, and its work continued until 1996. We celebrate Kauaʻi's history with the Center for Oral History at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
The Conversation was joined by Ada Koane, who is working on a book about the Kōloa Plantation, and Melissa McFerrin, the coordinator of the Kōloa Plantation Days, an annual celebration that's held every summer.
They discussed the evolution of the Kōloa Plantation and the mixing of cultures in Hawaiʻi as a result of the plantation days.
To RSVP to Thursday's Zoom meeting hosted by Center for Oral History at the University of Hawaii at Mānoa, click here.
