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The Old Sugar Mill, established in 1835 by Ladd & Co., is the site of the first sugar plantation. In 1836 the first 8,000 pounds (3,600 kg) of sugar and molasses was shipped to the United States. [1] The plantation town of Koloa, was established adjacent to the mill. By the 1840s sugarcane plantations gained a foothold in Hawaiian agriculture.
e. Amfac, Inc., formerly known as American Factors and originally H. Hackfeld & Co., was a land development company in Hawaii. Founded in 1898 as a retail and sugar business, it was considered one of the so-called Big Five companies in the Territory of Hawaii. At its peak, it owned 60,000 acres (24,000 ha) of land, and was a dominant sugar ...
Alexander & Baldwin was founded by their sons Samuel Thomas Alexander and Henry Perrine Baldwin (1842–1911) as Samuel T Alexander & Co., in 1870. The two purchased 561 acres (227 ha) of land on the island of Maui between Pāʻia and Makawao, on which they began to cultivate sugarcane. The land the partners cultivated was semi-arid former dry ...
Mar. 21—The city's proposed plan to change the long-term development of nearly 84, 000 acres of urban land stretching from East Honolulu to Pearl City has advanced. The city's proposed plan to ...
Ward Village towers Waiea and Anaha (Left) Coordinates: 21°17′48″N 157°51′20″W / 21.29667°N 157.85556°W / 21.29667; -157.85556. Website. www.wardvillage.com. Ward Village is a 60-acre (24 ha), master-planned community in the Kaka'ako district of Honolulu. It is being developed by The Howard Hughes Corporation.
The Kahala Hotel & Resort is a luxury hotel on the island of Oahu in the state of Hawaii.It first opened in 1964 as the Kahala Hilton.Developed as an exclusive retreat away from Waikiki, the resort became a popular destination for celebrities such as Frank Sinatra and Elton John; foreign dignitaries including Queen Elizabeth II, the Reverend Desmond Tutu, and the Dalai Lama; and eight United ...
A U.S. prosecutor revealed a possible glimpse into Hawaii's underworld on Monday as he outlined the crimes a Honolulu businessman is accused of orchestrating: the kidnapping of a 72-year-old ...
Walter F. Dillingham. Walter Francis Dillingham (April 5, 1875 – October 22, 1963) called the " Baron of Hawaii Industry ", was an American industrialist and businessman from Honolulu, Hawaii. He gained favors from Hawaii politicians to develop urban Honolulu and Waikiki.