On the northeast side of the Big Island, Honokaʻa’s economy and lifestyle was once centered around a sugar plantation. Its multicultural community formed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries when migrant workers from across the globe arrived in the islands. Sugar ended in 1994. Now the town’s history preserves its charm and is the driver behind a tourism existence.

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