Stores and Storekeepers of Pa‘ia and Pu‘unene, Maui

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Individuals directly involved with stores serving the sugar plantation communities of Pa‘ia and Pu‘unene recall the social and economic roles these stores played and how these roles changed over seventy years. June 1980, 1433 pages, 2 volumes, photographs.

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Arakawa Store, Kaheka, Maui, ca. 1935. Arakawa Store carried a variety of fast-selling goods, including soda pop, bread, ice cream, and school supplies. (Photo courtesy Richard Arakawa.)

Arakawa Store, Kaheka, Maui, ca. 1935. Arakawa Store carried a variety of fast-selling goods, including soda pop, bread, ice cream, and school supplies. (Photo courtesy Richard Arakawa.)