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An old-time Hawaiian Railway train (with requisite old-time conductor).
Hawaii'sPlantationVillage
The hour-long tour of this restored 50-acre village offers a glimpse
back in time to when sugar planters shaped the land, economy, and culture of Hawaii. From
1852, when the first contract laborers arrived here from China, to 1947, when the plantation
era ended, more than 400,000 men, women, and children from China, Japan, Portugal, Puerto
Rico, Korea, and the Philippines came to work the sugar cane fields. The “talk story” tour
brings the old village alive with 30 faithfully restored camp houses, Chinese and Japanese
temples, the Plantation Store, and even a sumo-wrestling ring.
Waipahu Cultural Garden Park, 94-695 Waipahu St. (at Waipahu Depot Rd.), Waipahu.
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808/677-0110.
www.hawaiiplantationvillage.org
. Admission (including escorted tour) $13 adults; $10 seniors; $7 military personnel; $5
children 4-11; children 3 and under free. Mon-Sat 10am-2pm. Take H-1 west to the Waikele-Waipahu exit (exit 7); get in
the left exit lane and turn left on Paiwa St.; at the 5th light, turn right onto Waipahu St.; after the 2nd light, turn left. Bus:
E or 13 transfering to 43.
