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Koloa: An Oral History of a Kaua‘i Community

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Thirty-three residents describe life, past and present, in Koloa, the site of the first commercial sugar plantation in Hawai‘i. September 1988, 1518 pages, 3 volumes, photographs.

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Labrador family at Stable Camp, Koloa, ca. 1935. Andres Labrador was responsible for the care of horses and mules used on the plantation. (Photo courtesy Andres Labrador.)

Labrador family at Stable Camp, Koloa, ca. 1935. Andres Labrador was responsible for the care of horses and mules used on the plantation. (Photo courtesy Andres Labrador.)