Originally owned by the Hawaiian Monarcy
Second owner was McBryde Sugar Plantation
Today's third and current owner
You could be the fourth owner of this truly special Hawaiian property!
Welcome to Makalii Plantation and the Rich History of this Legacy property!
Once owned by the McBryde Sugar Plantation, the Makalii Plantation is rich in the history of Kauai since the fertile south shore soil was home of the first successful sugar plantation in Hawaii.
The beginning of sugar plantations in Hawaii began in 1835 on some land leased from King Kamehameha III in Koloa, Kauai. Koloa is the Hawaiian words of “ko” meaning sugar and “loa” meaning long—and that was what was being planted—long sugar. After this first commercially successful sugar plantation, other plantations would soon be added to the landscape of Kauai.
Duncan McBryde did not enter into the sugar business, but his plantation would be the foundation of this new commercial Hawaiian crop, so it is fitting that the new sugar plantation would bear his name, the McBryde Sugar Plantation. The plantation included the Wahiawa ranch and lands in Kalaheo and Lawai and what had been the Koloa Agriculture Company and the Eleele Plantation. Under the leadership of W. A. Kinney the plantation would prosper. As water was needed for successful sugar production, dams would be built. McBryde would build 30 large and small reservoirs between 1900 and 1907. The most famous was the Alexander Dam which was one of the highest hydraulic fill earth dams in the world at that time.
The McBryde Sugar Plantation would switch from coal to electric energy by building a hydroelectric power plant at Wainiha, on the other side of the island. As expansion continued, in 1974 McBryde would acquire most of the cane lands as well as the operating Koloa Sugar Mill then owned by Grove Farm Company. The McBryde Sugar Plantation would be ranked as the 8th largest in the state of Hawaii by 1985.
As the 1990’s approached and the cost of producing sugar in Hawaii continued to rise, the production of sugar on Kauai was nearing its end. On a Friday the 13th, in September 1996, the last load of sugar was processed at the Koloa Sugar Mill, ending the 135 years of sugar plantations on Kauai.
With large land holdings, McBryde Sugar Company replaced many of the former cane fields with coffee trees. Today you can visit the Kauai Coffee Company and enjoy the new flavors of Kauai. Today the Kauai Coffee Company is run by the same parent company of the McBryde Sugar Company, which is Alexander and Baldwin Inc.
The McBryde Homestead: In 1860, the young Duncan McBryde and wife, Elizabeth came to Kauai from Dunoon, Argyleshire, Scotland. On Kauai, he acquired land at Wahiawa and began developing what would become his extensive ranch. Duncan selected a location at the upper end of the Wahiawa for the site of his new home which he called Brydeswood.
The original would be torn down in 1938 and a new home erected that would become the residence of the McBryde Sugar Company manager and would remain as such until McBryde Sugar Company closed in 1996.
Today this home sits on the 317 acres of land that is called Makalii Plantation.
Once owned by the McBryde Sugar Plantation, the Makalii Plantation is rich in the history of Kauai since the fertile south shore soil was home of the first successful sugar plantation in Hawaii.
The beginning of sugar plantations in Hawaii began in 1835 on some land leased from King Kamehameha III in Koloa, Kauai. Koloa is the Hawaiian words of “ko” meaning sugar and “loa” meaning long—and that was what was being planted—long sugar. After this first commercially successful sugar plantation, other plantations would soon be added to the landscape of Kauai.
Duncan McBryde did not enter into the sugar business, but his plantation would be the foundation of this new commercial Hawaiian crop, so it is fitting that the new sugar plantation would bear his name, the McBryde Sugar Plantation. The plantation included the Wahiawa ranch and lands in Kalaheo and Lawai and what had been the Koloa Agriculture Company and the Eleele Plantation. Under the leadership of W. A. Kinney the plantation would prosper. As water was needed for successful sugar production, dams would be built. McBryde would build 30 large and small reservoirs between 1900 and 1907. The most famous was the Alexander Dam which was one of the highest hydraulic fill earth dams in the world at that time.
The McBryde Sugar Plantation would switch from coal to electric energy by building a hydroelectric power plant at Wainiha, on the other side of the island. As expansion continued, in 1974 McBryde would acquire most of the cane lands as well as the operating Koloa Sugar Mill then owned by Grove Farm Company. The McBryde Sugar Plantation would be ranked as the 8th largest in the state of Hawaii by 1985.
As the 1990’s approached and the cost of producing sugar in Hawaii continued to rise, the production of sugar on Kauai was nearing its end. On a Friday the 13th, in September 1996, the last load of sugar was processed at the Koloa Sugar Mill, ending the 135 years of sugar plantations on Kauai.
With large land holdings, McBryde Sugar Company replaced many of the former cane fields with coffee trees. Today you can visit the Kauai Coffee Company and enjoy the new flavors of Kauai. Today the Kauai Coffee Company is run by the same parent company of the McBryde Sugar Company, which is Alexander and Baldwin Inc.
The McBryde Homestead: In 1860, the young Duncan McBryde and wife, Elizabeth came to Kauai from Dunoon, Argyleshire, Scotland. On Kauai, he acquired land at Wahiawa and began developing what would become his extensive ranch. Duncan selected a location at the upper end of the Wahiawa for the site of his new home which he called Brydeswood.
The original would be torn down in 1938 and a new home erected that would become the residence of the McBryde Sugar Company manager and would remain as such until McBryde Sugar Company closed in 1996.
Today this home sits on the 317 acres of land that is called Makalii Plantation.
Makalii Plantation:
In addition to the main home, the guest house and office building on the property, the 317 acres has been divided (CPR is what it is called here in Hawaii), into 10 parcels of 10 to 50 acres each. While the division maps of this large parcel have been completed, it can remain as one 317 acre piece or parcels sold individually. No utility or infrastructures have been added to the subdivided parcels. All of these 10 parcels are located toward the lower end of the property and would not interfere with the serenity of the owner of the "grand home" on the hilltop.
This is a 317 Acre Estate Plantation property that offers the opportunity to live in one of the most historically significant plantation locations in all of Hawaii.
Welcome to Makalii Plantation. May you understand and feel the legacy of this land and what it has meant to so many people—and now offering the new owners that “sense of coming home”. * * * *
Prepared by Lucy Adams, R(S) of Coldwell Banker Makai Properties for exclusive use at Makalii Plantation
Drew Vento, R(B) 808-639-0866 drew@DrewsNews.com
Ilona Coffey, R(B) 808-635-1495 ilona@kauaiagent.com
Lucille Adams, R(S) 808-651-5676 lucy@KauaiAgent.com
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HISTORY OF MAKALII PLANTATION
AERIAL PHOTOS
22 THINGS TO DO IN POIPU
KAUAI MILEAGE AND DRIVING TIMES
BRIEF HISTORY OF SUGAR PLANTATIONS IN HAWAII
In addition to the main home, the guest house and office building on the property, the 317 acres has been divided (CPR is what it is called here in Hawaii), into 10 parcels of 10 to 50 acres each. While the division maps of this large parcel have been completed, it can remain as one 317 acre piece or parcels sold individually. No utility or infrastructures have been added to the subdivided parcels. All of these 10 parcels are located toward the lower end of the property and would not interfere with the serenity of the owner of the "grand home" on the hilltop.
This is a 317 Acre Estate Plantation property that offers the opportunity to live in one of the most historically significant plantation locations in all of Hawaii.
Welcome to Makalii Plantation. May you understand and feel the legacy of this land and what it has meant to so many people—and now offering the new owners that “sense of coming home”. * * * *
Prepared by Lucy Adams, R(S) of Coldwell Banker Makai Properties for exclusive use at Makalii Plantation
Drew Vento, R(B) 808-639-0866 drew@DrewsNews.com
Ilona Coffey, R(B) 808-635-1495 ilona@kauaiagent.com
Lucille Adams, R(S) 808-651-5676 lucy@KauaiAgent.com
HOME:
HISTORY OF MAKALII PLANTATION
AERIAL PHOTOS
22 THINGS TO DO IN POIPU
KAUAI MILEAGE AND DRIVING TIMES
BRIEF HISTORY OF SUGAR PLANTATIONS IN HAWAII