Recently, the Big Island representative of the Hawaii State Department of Health’s Office of Hazard Evaluation and Emergency Response (HEER) gave HIBR members an update on a few new resources available online. Last week’s presentation addressed potential arsenic contamination and soil testing at properties that were once part of Hawaii’s sugar cane lands. Some former [...]
Posts Tagged ‘canec ceiling’
Classic Kama’aina: The Mystique of the Plantation Style Home
March 15th, 2010
5 Comments
Kama’aina homes were built in the early to mid-1900s, during the reign of King Sugar, Hawaii’s sugarcane industry. The hierarchy of the plantation system is reflected in their sizes. Field laborers lived in small “camp houses,” while plantation managers enjoyed much larger and more elaborate residences. In between are homes originally built for skilled workers and overseers.
