The Filipinos of Koloa, released in May 2017, is the latest book by Catherine Pascual Lo. The 220-page
coffee table book (8.5" x 11") focuses on the Filipinos who worked at Koloa Plantation from 1910 to 1996, their families and
descendants.
Moreover, the book, which had it beginnings in 1985 in conjunction with
the 150th anniversary celebration of the founding of Koloa Plantation, includes a history of the plantation, the plantation
camps, life in plantation days, and the eight major ethnic groups who made Koloa Plantation a success story.
The
Filipinos of Koloa includes texts on and photographs of the Sesquicentennial Celebration from July 20 to 27, 1985,
including pictures of the first Koloa Plantation Days Parade on July 27.
Book Two of The Filipinos of Koloa
is "Remembering New Mill Camp," the camp directly behind and to the left of Koloa Mill, which was built in 1913 and was in
continuous operation until September 1996, with the last harvest of McBryde Sugar Company.
Koloa Mill today,
in the shadow of Mt. Ha`upu, is a rusting reminder of the first commercially successful sugar plantation in Hawai`i.
Proceeds
from sales of the book benefit the Kauai Philippine Cultural Center -- "A Place for All" cultures, envisioned by Filipinos
of Kaua`i, and now under construction in Puhi, across Kilohana Estate, where Gaylord's is located, next door to Kaua`i Community
College.
The book retails for $24 + $1 tax.
We deliver FREE on Kaua`i. Call 742-7238.
To
order from off-island, send a cashier's check payable to:
K & C Co.
Mailing (Priority Mail)
and Handling: $7.00.
Total: $32.00
Mail to :
Karl & Catherine Lo
P. O. Box 887
Koloa,
HI 96756
Email: cpl123@hawaiiantel.net
Tel. (808) 742-7238