Near Hansen Road east of Hawaii Route 311, on the left when traveling east.
This 1990 Caterpillar 772B
was part of the last fleet of cane
haulers at the Hawaiian Commercial
& Sugar Company's Puunene mill,
which closed in 2016. At auction,
the Cat sold with 54,584 miles
on it. In an act of preservation,
Clive and . . . — — Map (db m297393) HM
On Hansen Road east of Hawaii Route 311, on the left when traveling east.
This trencher, manufactured
in 1972, was used to "furrow"
the fields for irrigation.
It is capable of digging a trench
six feet deep and more than two
feet wide. — — Map (db m297188) HM
Near Hansen Road east of Hawaii Route 311, on the left when traveling east.
This Corliss engine powered
Alexander & Baldwin's Puunene Mill
from 1903-1981. It weighs 50 tons,
holds a 24 ft. flywheel, and is capable
of 1500 horsepower. The Sugar Museum
acquired the engine in 2014. It was
erected on the museum . . . — — Map (db m297391) HM
Near Hansen Road east of Hawaii Route 311, on the left when traveling east.
On February 18, 1881, the Norwegian barque Beta captained by C. Rist-Christensen, dropped anchor in the sheltered cove of McGregor Point. Days later, after being tagged with numbers and divided by lot, 228 adults and their children were assigned . . . — — Map (db m297512) HM
Near Hansen Road east of Hawaii Route 311, on the left when traveling east.
This cable crane and its "grab" were
manufactured in 1959. They were used
to grab, lift and load harvested sugar cane
into haulers bound for the sugar mill.
This crane was used by Pioneer Mill
Company in Lahaina. Upon closure of that
mill . . . — — Map (db m297510) HM
On Kanaloa Avenue south of Mikohu Loop, on the left when traveling south.
Beginnings:
These gardens started
as a dream guided by the
visionary Rene Sylva.
His transformation into
a passionate conservationist brought him
from a stint in the military and time spent in
construction to fishing, where Rene was . . . — — Map (db m297567) HM
Near Hansen Road east of Hawaii Route 311, on the left when traveling east.
The Portuguese oven was a necessity for the
immigrants who came here to work on the sugar
plantations. While it was sometimes used to
roast meat or poultry, the oven's primary purpose
was used to bake bread, which was a daily staple.
This . . . — — Map (db m297511) HM
Near Hansen Road east of Hawaii Route 311, on the left when traveling east.
These pots were used
by whalers in the 1800s
to "try-out" or render whale
blubber into oil.
Early sugar processors
used these pots to boil
cane juice. — — Map (db m297394) HM
