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Kilohana Plantation
3-2087 Kaumualii Highway
Lihue, Hawaii 96766
(808) 245-9593
Introduction
Past Lihu‘e, headed toward Puhi and the Kaua‘i Community College campus is Kilohana, a restored plantation estate that provides a glimpse of life in the 1930s. Manicured green lawns surround the estate, which now is home to Gaylord's Restaurant and a number of shops. Once, the center of a 27,000-acre sugar plantation, and the hub of Kaua‘i business, cultural and social life, the 35-acre estate is now planted in tropical gardens and features an old plantation. Carriage rides drawn by Clydesdale horses provide tours of the grounds and Hawaiian luaus are staged on a regular basis.
Also at Kilohana is the Kauaiokina Plantation Railway which recreates the sugar trains that once crisscrossed the Island in the days of steam engines. The 2.5-mile train ride takes passengers through a 70-acre plantation, where they can view exotic crops, enjoy views not seen from public highways, and learn of the history and future of tropical agriculture in Hawaii.
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