Pāʻauhau, Hawaii
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  Pāʻauhau, Hawaii
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| Coordinates: 20°05′07″N 155°26′26″W / 20.08528°N 155.44056°W / 20.08528; -155.44056 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Hawaii |
| County | Hawaiʻi |
| Elevation | 420 ft (130 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-10 (Hawaii-Aleutian) |
| Area code | 808 |
| GNIS feature ID | 362920[1] |
Pāʻauhau (also spelled Paauhau) is an unincorporated community on the island of HawaiʻiinHawaiʻi County, Hawaiian Islands. Pāʻauhau is located near the north coast of the island, 2 miles (3.2 km) east-northeast of Honokaʻa.
The ancient Hawaiian village in the area was Pāʻauhau, which means "tribute enclosure" in the Hawaiian language.[2][3]
In 1878 Rufus Anderson Lyman and his family moved to the Hāmākua district and opened a sugarcane plantation. His business partners were Samuel Parker, William G. Irwin, and Claus Spreckels. It was headquartered at coordinates 20°5′9″N 155°26′6″W / 20.08583°N 155.43500°W / 20.08583; -155.43500 ("Paauhau"), on a cliff about 300 feet (100m) above the ocean. Fields reached up the slopes of Mauna Kea, with an innovative transportation system. After the cane was loaded onto a rail car, the full car rolled down to the edge of the cliff by gravity, and pulled an empty car uphill on a parallel track. A small railroad then transported the cane to the mill, along what is now called "Lower Cane Haul Road". It became one of the first fully irrigated plantations in 1911.[4] A small town for worker housing grew up above the mill.[3] Lyman opened the first post office in Hāmākua and served as its postmaster.[5] The company was sold to Honokaʻa Sugar Company in 1972, and it shut down in 1994.
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