The company was founded in 1880 in Hawaii under the name Kilauea Sugar Company Limited.
It was called Kilauea Sugar Plantation Company after it had been bought in April 1899 by a Californian company.
The company's headquarters were in San Francisco, California, with a local office in Kilauea.
The company's commercial agency in Honolulu, CA Brewer and Company Ltd, became the major share holder of the company in 1955, which was subsequently renamed Kilauea Sugar Company Limited again.
Eventually, the sugar company extended over more than 10,000 acres in 8 ahupua’as.
Approximately, 4,500 acres were used as sugar cane fields and approximately 2,000 acres as ranch land.
The operation was closed-down on 31 December 1971.
The company was founded in 1880 in Hawaii under the name Kilauea Sugar Company Limited. It was called Kilauea Sugar Plantation Company after it had been bought in April 1899 by a Californian company. The company's headquarters were in San Francisco, California, with a local office in Kilauea. The company's commercial agency in Honolulu, CA Brewer and Company Ltd, became the major share holder of the company in 1955, which was subsequently renamed Kilauea Sugar Company Limited again. Eventually, the sugar company extended over more than 10,000 acres in 8 ahupua’as. Approximately, 4,500 acres were used as sugar cane fields and approximately 2,000 acres as ranch land. The operation was closed-down on 31 December 1971.
Kilauea Sugar Plantation Railway