Paauhau, Hawaii
| Paauhau, Hawaii | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
 Paauhau, Hawaii
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| Country | United States |
| State | Hawaii |
| County | Hawaii |
| Elevation | 420 ft (130 m) |
| Time zone | Hawaii-Aleutian (UTC-10) |
| Area code(s) | 808 |
| GNIS feature ID | 362920[1] |
Paauhau is an unincorporated community on the island of Hawaiʻi in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States. Paauhau 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 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., 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.
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Paauhau, Hawaii
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