Pau Hana: Plantation Life and Labor in Hawaii, 1835-1920

History being shared

This books looks at a little know culture, Plantation Life. I was not aware of this culture and while doing family research I discovered a group of the family were part of this culture. It really helped me understand their lives.

My mother grew up on a sugar plantation in Hawaii. For me it was an interesting book about how the plantations were formed, how the nationalities were chosen to work the fields, how pidgin evolved. There were things that I already knew and things I found very surprising.

Fantastic book. Gave great insight into plantation culture in Hawaii.

I found this book fascinating. I did not know a lot of things about Hawaii's sugar cane industry. Interestering read

Excellent book.

Everything is as my husband remembers and how his father told him it was.

An excellent very readable book. Bravo to the author !