List of ghost towns in Hawaii explained

List of ghost towns in Hawaii

Town name	Dis. Est	County	Notes	Refs
‘Āpua	1868	Hawaii	Destroyed by a tsunami following the April 2, 1868 Hawaii earthquake; never resettled.	^[1]
Hālawa	1950s	Molokai	Abandoned after tsunamis in 1946 and 1957	^[2]
Halstead Sugar Mill	1898	Honolulu	Replaced by the Waialua Sugar Mill, following a fire.	^[3]
Honu‘apo	1946	Hawaii	Destroyed in 1946 by a tsunami	^[4]
Iwilei	1890s	Honolulu	The costal area of Iwilei once had fishing grounds that ran from ‘Ewa to Maunaloa	^[5]
Kaimū	1990	Hawaii	Destroyed in 1990 by an eruptive flow of lava from the Kūpaʻianahā vent of the Kīlauea volcano	^[6]
Kalapana		Hawaii	Original location of Star of the Sea Painted Church. In 1990, lava flows from the Kūpaʻianahā vent of Kīlauea destroyed and partly buried most of the town.	^[7]
Kalaupapa		Kalawao	Kalaupapa National Historical Park, formerly a lepar colony	^[8]
Kalawao	1910s	Kalawao	Preserved for agriculture and conservation uses	^[9]
Kapoho	2018	Hawaii	Destroyed by the 1960 Kīlauea eruption, rebuilt and destroyed again in 2018 by the Puna eruption.	^[10]
Kawailoa	1997	Honolulu	Mill camp for the Waialua Sugar Company	^[11]
Keomuku Village	1950s	Maui	Population moved to Lanai City, following the failure of the Maunalei Sugar Company	^[12]
Kualoa Sugar Mill	1870s	Honolulu	Kualoa Sugar Mill closed its operations in 1870	^[13]
Lihu‘e Sugar Plantation	2000	Kauai	Lihu’e Plantation Company on Kauai originated in 1849 as a partnership between Charles Reed Bishop, Judge William Little Lee, Henry A. Pierce of Boston and H Hackfeld & Co	^[14]
Māhukona	1950s	Hawaii	By 1937, the Kohala Sugar Company had consolidated into the mill at Māhukona, and became Mahukona Terminals Ltd. In 1941 the port closed for World War II. On October 29, 1945, the railroad closed	^[15]
scope=“row”	Makee Sugar Mill and Village	1933	Kauai	In 1877, Capt. James Makeefrom‘Ulupalakua on Maui, was joined by King Kalakaua and several prominent businessmen in purchasing the Ernest Krull sugar estate on the island of Kauai. The purchase of this land established the Makee Sugar Company at Kapa’a.	^[16]
Mānā Camp	1950s	Kauai	Now part of the Mānā Plains Forest Reserve	^[17]
Old Sugar Mill of Koloa	1874	Kauai	The old mill was replaced by a much larger one in 1912 to accommodate for the demand and the rise of the sugar cane industry	^[18]
Waiākea Town	1960	Hawaii	Tsunamis devastated Waiākea-Kai, with the largest in 1946 and 1960.	^[19]
Waialeʻe Industrial School for Boys	1950s	Honolulu	Opened in 1903, the Waialeʻe Industrial School for Boys incarcerated children for petty theft and truancy. Sometimes, they were leased out to families for domestic duties.	^[20]
Waialua Sugar Mill	1996	Honolulu	The Waialua Sugar Mill closed in October, 1996 due to profit concerns and was the last sugarcane plantation on the island of Oahu to close	^[21] ^[22]

External links

• Ghost Towns.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Backcountry Hikes - ‘Āpua Point - Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park (U.S. National Park Service) . www.nps.gov . 7 November 2023 . en.
2. Web site: Halawa Valley Summary & Facts Britannica . www.britannica.com . 7 November 2023 . en.
3. News: 1948-10-09 . Halstead Plantation, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 9 Oct 1948 . 2024-08-08 . Honolulu Star-Bulletin . 4.
4. Web site: Whittington Beach Park (Honuapo) . Big Island Hawaii Travel Guide . 7 November 2023 . 20 February 2012.
5. Web site: Coleman . Holly . Feb 2013 . Nā Lama Kukui .
6. Web site: Summary of the Pu'u 'Ō 'ō-Kupaianaha Eruption, 1983-present. USGS.
7. Web site: Lava threat to Kalapana Gardens subdivision on Big Island KHON2 Hawaii's News Channel . Khon2.com . 2010-07-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120306013041/http://www.khon2.com/news/local/story/Lava-threat-to-Kalapana-Gardens-subdivision-on/Q6Ny7EJOtUq0c1znNkH9xg.cspx . 2012-03-06.
8. Web site: Kalaupapa . Mailing Address: P. O. Box 2222 7 Puahi Street . Us . HI 96742 Phone: [phone] Contact . Kalaupapa National Historical Park (U.S. National Park Service) . www.nps.gov . 7 November 2023 . en.
9. Web site: ‘Āina Pauahi . Kamehameha Schools . 7 November 2023 . en.
10. News: Lava crosses Highway 137 and enters the ocean in lower Puna. Hawaii Tribune-Herald. May 19, 2018. May 20, 2018. May 20, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180520193429/http://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2018/05/19/hawaii-news/everyone-accounted-for-after-lava-isolated-homes-on-pohoiki-road-according-to-civil-defense/. live.
11. Web site: Kawailoa - Ghost Town . www.ghosttowns.com . 7 November 2023.
12. Web site: Keomuku Village on Lanai Island . www.hawaiiforvisitors.com . 6 November 2023.
13. Web site: Calleja . Anthony . Ruins at Kualoa Ranch Kualoa Sugar Mill . www.anthonycalleja.com . 6 November 2023 . en . 3 March 2023.
14. Web site: UHM Library Hawaiian Collection HSPA - Plantations - Lihue Plantation Co. . www2.hawaii.edu . 6 November 2023.
15. Web site: Kohala Sugar Company Lyman Museum . lymanmuseum.org . 6 November 2023.
16. Web site: Saito . Deborah . Campbell . Susan . Sep 1987 . LIHUE PLANTATION COMPANY . Hawaiian Sugar Planters’ Association, Plantation Archives.
17. Web site: Mānā Plains Forest Reserve . Division of Forestry and Wildlife: Forestry Program . 6 November 2023 . en . 4 August 2021.
18. Web site: NPGallery Asset Detail . npgallery.nps.gov . National Park Service . 6 November 2023.
19. Web site: Waiakea Town (Yashijima) Historical Marker . www.hmdb.org . 6 November 2023 . en.
20. Web site: Waialae - Ghost Town . www.ghosttowns.com . 6 November 2023.
21. Web site: Waialua Sugar Mill - Ghost Town . www.ghosttowns.com . 6 November 2023.
22. News: Last Haul Ends Waialua's Way of Life . 6 November 2023 . Honolulu Star-Bulletin . 4 October 1996 . 32.