Hawaii

Titles in this section primarily cover activities in Hawaii, however, some coverage of activities in Hawaii can also be found in the more general section of this guide as books and journals are often much broader in their coverage.

Many good resources will be available outside of the Library of Congress collections. Please see the links in the Subscription & Internet Resources for local archival collections that may hold material that is relevant to the industry in the area.

These are not all the materials devoted specifically to Hawaii you can find others by searching our catalog using the following Library of Congress Subject Headings. Additional materials that are more general or cover Hawaii as part of the whole topic, can be found by searching in the catalog using the subject headings found within this guide.

The following subject searches will find print resources on the sugar and sugarcane industry in Hawaii in the Library of Congress Online Catalog:

Selected Books and Journals

The following materials link to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog. Links to digital content are provided when available.

Data and Charts on Quality of Cane of Hawaiian Plantations, 1908-1926
Call Number: SB229.H3 M25
Published/Created: 1927
This is Circular number 49 from the Hawaii Sugar Planters Association's an Experiment Station. It is somewhat more technical but shows the quality ratio information by plantation. There are some general tables and graphs, but it is predominantly organized by plantation and within that, the data is by month and year.
Experiment Station, Honolulu. Report by Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association
Call Number: SB215 .H35
Holdings: 1900-1991 but are incomplete. This publication reports on the activities of the association's Experiment station.
Hawaiian Sugar Manual by Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association
Call Number: HD9107.H3 H76
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This title in this call number has several editions: 1970-73, 1975-81, 1987-1990. It covers all sugars (maple, beet, corn syrup, molasses, etc.) not just cane, and also it covers the all of the U.S. and not just Hawaii. It contains mostly statistics and charts on trade, consumption, and production. There are some Hawaii specific statistics like wage/salary information, data on companies, and earnings. Most of the statistics cover the few years prior to publication though there are some long term numbers. This is a title that has several variant but similar names - originally known the Sugar Manual, it also continues the "HSPA Sugar Manual."
The Hawaii Sugar Manual by Abner Blanks Gilmore ed.
Call Number: TP379.H3 G5
This is a title where the Library has a number of editions 1931/32, 1935/36; 1938/39, and 1966. It seems to have been written to keep planters appraised of how the industry worked in Hawaii. It included a fair bit of statistical information about yield statistics (by island and plantation) as well as articles on business, science, and technical aspects as well as information on the various organizations, associations, and companies. There was a fairly detailed write up all of the companies (including the factors) and plantations. The plantation “biographies” did include fairly detailed information on individual plantations.
King Cane; a Story of Sugar in Hawaii by John W. Vandercook
Call Number: SB229.H3 V3
Published/Created: 1939
This book was written before statehood so it doesn't touch on any events that came later though it does talk about the sugar Acts from 1934 and 1937. There is a general history of the industry within the state that is by topic. It covers the discovery and early ears of the islands, the growth of the industry in the state, manpower, transportation, experimentation, etc.
Koloa Plantation, 1835-1935; a History of the Oldest Hawaiian Sugar Plantation by Arthur C. Alexander
Call Number: SB229.H3 A4
Published/Created: 1937
This title was written to correspond with the company's centennial. It is a brief treatment of the history of the company and breaks it down by General Manager/Owner beginning with its first William Hooper, Charles Burnham, Robert W. Wood, John N. Wright, W.E. Anton Cropp, Patrick McLane, Ludwig Weinzheimer, Charles H. Wilcox, Ernest Cropp, and Caleb E.S. Burns.
The Planters' Monthly
Call Number: S17 .P7
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Holdings: v.1:no.6-v.26 (1882:Sept.-1907). The cover indicates it was printed for the Planters Labor and Supply Company. It includes longer form articles predominantly covering the industry, issues, people, companies, etc. in Hawaii though there can be articles of interest to the Hawaii sugar interests that don't directly relate to Hawaii. This title is held offsite so retrieval time is a minimum of two days.
Proceedings of the ... Annual Meeting by Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association
Call Number: SB215 .H34
Holdings: 1904-1960, incomplete. This is a record of the annual meetings and the various committee activities. It includes a good member list and good photographs.
Reports of the Hawaiian Sugar Technologists by Hawaiian Sugar Technologists
Call Number: SB215 .H43
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Holdings: 1938-1983. Continues "Reports of the Association of Hawaiian Sugar Technologists" and continued by "Hawaiian Sugar Technologists. Conference. Reports. "This is a report on their annual activities and meeting.
Sugar in Hawaii; the Story of Sugar Plantations, Their History, Their Methods of Operation and Their Place in the Economy of Hawaii by Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association
Call Number: SB229.H3 H282
Published/Created: 1949
The organization of this title is both timeline and topic. There are chapters on the early history, growth, sugar factors (by company), milling, making raw sugar, and the 1939-49 period.

Sugar and Sugarcane: Historical Resources for a Sweet Industry

Hawaii

Selected Books and Journals