The history and culture of Kauai's south shore will be celebrated with a festival that pays tribute to its agricultural roots dating to the early 1800s.
Koloa Plantation Days will be held at various sites throughout Koala and neighboring Poipu on July 17-26. The celebration will honor the people from around the world who settled on the island to work in its sugar cane plantations.
Koloa is known as “Hawaii’s oldest plantation town.” The first sugar mill opened in 1835. Demand for Hawaiian sugar began to spike during the Civil War, and the industry lasted for about 130 years.