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{{Infobox company
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| name = Kamalo Sugar Plantation
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The '''Kamalō Sugar Plantation''' was a [[sugarcane]] plantation and mill located in [[Kamalō]], [[Molokai]]. It ceased operations before the 1906 founding of the [[California and Hawaiian Sugar Company]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Pukui |first1=Mary Kawena, Samuel H. Elbert and Esther T. Mookini |title=Place Names of Hawaii |date=1974 |publisher=The University Press of Hawaii |location=Honolulu, HI |isbn=978-0-8248-0524-1 |page=150 |edition=Revised & expanded}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Local and General. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26256367/daniel_mccorriston_the_kamalo_sugar/ |accessdate=10 June 2019 |work=The Pacific Commercial Advertiser |date=12 August 1891}}</ref>
| image = Kamalo Gulch 1903.png
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| type = Private
| industry = [[Sugarcane]]
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| successor = Kamalo Sugar Company, Ltd.
| founded = {{Start date and age|1873}} in Kamalō, [[Molokai]], [[Kingdom of Hawaii]]
| founder = John C. McColgan (1814-1890)
| defunct = {{End date|1891}}
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| key_people = {{Unbulleted list|Hugh McCorriston, Daniel McCorriston (Manager)}}
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The '''Kamalō Sugar Plantation''' (also: Kamaloo, Kamalo) was a [[sugarcane]] plantation and mill located in [[Kamalō]], [[Molokai]], [[Kingdom of Hawaii]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Pukui |first1=Mary Kawena, Samuel H. Elbert and Esther T. Mookini |title=Place Names of Hawaii |url=https://archive.org/details/placenamesofhawa0000puku |url-access=registration |date=1974 |publisher=The University Press of Hawaii |location=Honolulu, HI |isbn=978-0-8248-0524-1 |page=[https://archive.org/details/placenamesofhawa0000puku/page/150 150] |edition=Revised & expanded}}</ref> It was the oldest sugar plantation and mill established on Molokai<ref group=Note>Of the three plantations and mills in operation on Molokai in 1880, Moanui Sugar Mill and Plantation was [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/32775598/moanui_sugar_plantation_established/ established in 1875] and Kalae Sugar Plantation was [[Rudolph Wilhelm Meyer|established in 1876]].</ref> and ceased operations before the 1906 founding of the [[California and Hawaiian Sugar Company]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Local and General. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26256367/daniel_mccorriston_the_kamalo_sugar/ |accessdate=10 June 2019 |work=The Pacific Commercial Advertiser |date=12 August 1891}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
[[File:USA Hawaii Maui County Kamalo inset.svg|thumb|Kamalō on the Island of Molokai, Hawai{{okina}}i, USA, located at {{Coord|21|03|N|156|52|W}}]]
[[File:"Pearl Lochs and Puuloa Entrance, Ewa, Oahu," a map of the Pearl Lochs, Oahu, Kingdom of Hawaii, published in 1873.jpeg|thumb|A map from a trigonometric survey of the Pearl Lochs for the Hawaiian Government showing McColgan's plantation in Waiau.]]


The Kamalō Sugar Plantation was founded by Irish-born businessman [[John C. McColgan]] (1814-1890) in 1873. In July of that year, he was reported to have leased a 4,000-acre tract of land from the late King [[Kamehameha V]]'s estate that was located between [[Kaunakakai]] and [[Kalua‘aha]]. The mill and plantation were managed by McColgan's cousins, the Irish-born brothers [[Hugh McCorriston]] (1836-1926) and [[Daniel McCorriston]] (1840-1927). <ref name="1880Directory">{{cite book |title=1880-1881: The Hawaiian Kingdom Statistical and Commercial Directory and Tourist's Guide |date=1880 |publisher=George Bowser & Co. |location=Honolulu; San Francisco |page=411 |url=http://hdl.handle.net/10524/19432 |accessdate=10 June 2019}}</ref><ref name="NewPlantation">{{cite news |title=New Sugar Plantation. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27029967/john_mccolgan_start_of_kamalo/ |accessdate=10 June 2019 |work=The Hawaiian Gazette |date=23 July 1873}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=1888: Husted's Directory of Honolulu and the Hawaiian Territory |date=1888 |publisher=George Bowser & Co. |location=Honolulu; San Francisco |page=496 |url=http://hdl.handle.net/10524/12272 |accessdate=10 June 2019}}</ref>
The Kamalō Sugar Plantation was founded by Irish-born businessman [[Kini Kapahu Wilson|John C. McColgan]] (1814-1890) in 1873. In July of that year, he was reported to have leased a 4,000-acre tract of land from the late King [[Kamehameha V]]'s estate that was located between [[Kaunakakai]] and Kalua‘aha.<ref name="NewPlantation">{{cite news |title=New Sugar Plantation. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27029967/john_mccolgan_start_of_kamalo/ |accessdate=10 June 2019 |work=The Hawaiian Gazette |date=23 July 1873}}</ref> The mill and plantation were managed by McColgan's cousins, the Irish-born brothers Hugh McCorriston (1836-1926) and Daniel McCorriston (1840-1927).<ref name="1880Directory">{{cite book |title=1880-1881: The Hawaiian Kingdom Statistical and Commercial Directory and Tourist's Guide |date=1880 |publisher=George Bowser & Co. |location=Honolulu; San Francisco |page=411 |hdl=10524/19432 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=1888: Husted's Directory of Honolulu and the Hawaiian Territory |date=1888 |publisher=George Bowser & Co. |location=Honolulu; San Francisco |page=496 |hdl=10524/12272 }}</ref>


The mill equipment for the Kamalō Sugar Plantation was the same as used at McColgan's sugarcane plantation located in [[Waiau]], [[O‘ahu]]. <ref name="NewPlantation" />
The mill equipment for the Kamalō Sugar Plantation was the same as used at McColgan's sugarcane plantation located in [[Waiau, O'ahu|Waiau]], [[O‘ahu]]. <ref name="NewPlantation" />


The Kamalō Sugar Plantation began exporting sugar to California in the 1880s, with a reported shipment of 353 bags aboard the [[SS Mariposa (1883)]] in September of 1884.<ref>{{cite news |title=For San Francisco, per Mariposa, Sept 15 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27042820/john_mccolgan_middle_initial_is_c_not/ |accessdate=10 June 2019 |work=The Pacific Commercial Advertiser |date=16 September 1884}}</ref>
The Kamalō Sugar Plantation began exporting sugar to California in the 1880s, with a reported shipment of 353 bags aboard the [[SS Mariposa (1883)]] in September 1884.<ref>{{cite news |title=For San Francisco, per Mariposa, Sept 15 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27042820/john_mccolgan_middle_initial_is_c_not/ |accessdate=10 June 2019 |work=The Pacific Commercial Advertiser |date=16 September 1884}}</ref>


Upon McColgan's death in 1890, ownership of the Kamalō Sugar Plantation passed in part to the McCorriston brothers.<ref name="KSPBurned">{{cite news |title=Sugar Mill Burned Down. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/19082883/kamalo_plantation_is_burned_down_1891/ |accessdate=10 June 2019 |work=Evening Bulletin |date=11 August 1891}}</ref>
Upon McColgan's death in 1890, ownership of the Kamalō Sugar Plantation passed in part to the McCorriston brothers.<ref name="KSPBurned">{{cite news |title=Sugar Mill Burned Down. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/19082883/kamalo_plantation_is_burned_down_1891/ |accessdate=10 June 2019 |work=Evening Bulletin |date=11 August 1891}}</ref>
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==The Fire of 1891==
==The Fire of 1891==


On August 7, 1891, the Kamalō Sugar Plantation burned to the ground due to unknown causes. The mill and plantation were insured for $25,000, and the land turned to cattle ranching.<ref name="KSPBurned" /><ref name="KSPRevival">{{cite news |title=Will Develop Molakai |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26261640/daniel_mccorriston_daniel_and_hugh/ |accessdate=10 June 2019 |work=The Hawaiian Star |date=26 May 1897}}</ref>
On August 7, 1891, the Kamalō Sugar Plantation burned to the ground due to unknown causes.<ref name="KSPBurned" /> The mill and plantation were insured for $25,000, (~${{Format price|{{Inflation|index=US-GDP|value=25000|start_year=1891}}}} in {{Inflation/year|US-GDP}}) and cattle turned onto the land for ranching.<ref name="KSPRevival">{{cite news |title=Will Develop Molakai |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26261640/daniel_mccorriston_daniel_and_hugh/ |accessdate=10 June 2019 |work=The Hawaiian Star |date=26 May 1897}}</ref>


==Revival==
==Revival==
In 1897, the McCorriston Brothers began discussing reviving the Kamalō Sugar Plantation. In 1899, the brothers sold their land to Frank Hustace, J.J. Egan, and Hugh's stepson Frank H. Foster, who incorporated under the name Kamalō Sugar Company, Limited. <ref name="KSPRevival" /><ref>{{cite news |title=At Kamalo Again |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26262163/daniel_mccorriston_kamalo_sugar/ |accessdate=10 June 2019 |work=The Pacific Commercial Advertiser |date=22 April 1899}}</ref>(references)
In 1897, the McCorriston brothers began discussing reviving the Kamalō Sugar Plantation.<ref name="KSPRevival" /> In 1899, the brothers sold their land to Frank Hustace, J.J. Egan, and Hugh's stepson Frank Hudson Foster, who incorporated under the name Kamalō Sugar Company, Limited. <ref>{{cite news |title=At Kamalo Again |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26262163/daniel_mccorriston_kamalo_sugar/ |accessdate=10 June 2019 |work=The Pacific Commercial Advertiser |date=22 April 1899}}</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
==References==
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[[Category: Molokai]]
[[Category: Sugar plantations in Hawaii]]
[[Category: Pre-statehood history of Hawaii]]
[[Category:1873 establishments in Hawaii]]
[[Category:1890s disestablishments in Hawaii]]

Latest revision as of 23:06, 17 September 2023

Kamalo Sugar Plantation
Company typePrivate
IndustrySugarcane
Founded1873; 152 years ago (1873) in Kamalō, Molokai, Kingdom of Hawaii
FounderJohn C. McColgan (1814-1890)
Defunct1891 (1891)
SuccessorKamalo Sugar Company, Ltd.
Key people
  • Hugh McCorriston, Daniel McCorriston (Manager)

The Kamalō Sugar Plantation (also: Kamaloo, Kamalo) was a sugarcane plantation and mill located in Kamalō, Molokai, Kingdom of Hawaii.[1] It was the oldest sugar plantation and mill established on Molokai[Note 1] and ceased operations before the 1906 founding of the California and Hawaiian Sugar Company.[2]

History

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Kamalō on the Island of Molokai, Hawaiʻi, USA, located at 21°03′N 156°52′W / 21.050°N 156.867°W / 21.050; -156.867

The Kamalō Sugar Plantation was founded by Irish-born businessman John C. McColgan (1814-1890) in 1873. In July of that year, he was reported to have leased a 4,000-acre tract of land from the late King Kamehameha V's estate that was located between Kaunakakai and Kalua‘aha.[3] The mill and plantation were managed by McColgan's cousins, the Irish-born brothers Hugh McCorriston (1836-1926) and Daniel McCorriston (1840-1927).[4][5]

The mill equipment for the Kamalō Sugar Plantation was the same as used at McColgan's sugarcane plantation located in Waiau, O‘ahu. [3]

The Kamalō Sugar Plantation began exporting sugar to California in the 1880s, with a reported shipment of 353 bags aboard the SS Mariposa (1883) in September 1884.[6]

Upon McColgan's death in 1890, ownership of the Kamalō Sugar Plantation passed in part to the McCorriston brothers.[7]

The Fire of 1891

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On August 7, 1891, the Kamalō Sugar Plantation burned to the ground due to unknown causes.[7] The mill and plantation were insured for $25,000, (~$766,103 in 2023) and cattle turned onto the land for ranching.[8]

Revival

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In 1897, the McCorriston brothers began discussing reviving the Kamalō Sugar Plantation.[8] In 1899, the brothers sold their land to Frank Hustace, J.J. Egan, and Hugh's stepson Frank Hudson Foster, who incorporated under the name Kamalō Sugar Company, Limited. [9]

Notes

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  1. ^ Of the three plantations and mills in operation on Molokai in 1880, Moanui Sugar Mill and Plantation was established in 1875 and Kalae Sugar Plantation was established in 1876.

References

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  1. ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Samuel H. Elbert and Esther T. Mookini (1974). Place Names of Hawaii (Revised & expanded ed.). Honolulu, HI: The University Press of Hawaii. p. 150. ISBN 978-0-8248-0524-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Local and General". The Pacific Commercial Advertiser. 12 August 1891. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  3. ^ a b "New Sugar Plantation". The Hawaiian Gazette. 23 July 1873. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  4. ^ 1880-1881: The Hawaiian Kingdom Statistical and Commercial Directory and Tourist's Guide. Honolulu; San Francisco: George Bowser & Co. 1880. p. 411. hdl:10524/19432.
  5. ^ 1888: Husted's Directory of Honolulu and the Hawaiian Territory. Honolulu; San Francisco: George Bowser & Co. 1888. p. 496. hdl:10524/12272.
  6. ^ "For San Francisco, per Mariposa, Sept 15". The Pacific Commercial Advertiser. 16 September 1884. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  7. ^ a b "Sugar Mill Burned Down". Evening Bulletin. 11 August 1891. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Will Develop Molakai". The Hawaiian Star. 26 May 1897. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  9. ^ "At Kamalo Again". The Pacific Commercial Advertiser. 22 April 1899. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
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