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Also on these plains, in 1908, the U.S. Army pitched a tent that later become a fort. And on
December 7, 1941, Japanese pilots came screaming through Kolekole Pass to shoot up the Art
Deco barracks at Schofield, sending soldiers running for cover, and then flew on to sink ships
at Pearl Harbor.
The Dole Plantation's signature pineapples.
Hawaiian Railway
All aboard this train ride back into history! Between 1890 and 1947 the
chief mode of transportation for Oahu's sugar mills was the Oahu Railway and Land Co.'s
narrow-gauge trains. The line carried not only equipment, raw sugar, and supplies, but also
passengers from one side of the island to the other. You can relive those days every Sunday
with a 1½-hour narrated ride through Ko Olina Resort and out to Makaha. As an added at-
traction, on the second Sunday of the month, you can ride on the nearly 100-year-old, custom-
built, parlor-observation car belonging to Benjamin F. Dillingham, founder of the Oahu Rail-
way and Land Co. The fare for this treat is $20 (no kids under 13), and you must reserve in
advance.
Ewa Station, Ewa Beach.
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808/681-5461.
www.hawaiianrailway.com
. Admission $10 adults, $7 seniors and children
2-12. Departures Sun at 1pm and 3pm; Mon-Fri by appointment. Take H-1 west to Exit 5A; take Hwy. 76 south for 2½
miles to Tesoro Gas; turn right on Renton Rd. and drive 1½ miles to end of paved section. The station is on the left. Bus:
E to Ft. Weaver Rd., then transfer to no. 44, which goes through Ewa and drops you off outside the gate.
