Hakalau, Hawaii

[3] Small family farms grow tropical fruits, taro, flowers, coffee, or cattle.

[4] Located just below the ocean cliff where the Hakalau stream meets the bay, the old sugar mill ruins are still visible.

[citation needed] The Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge protects 32,733 acres (132.47 km2), located on the Mauna Kea slopes above the town.

The place-name traces to a couple of possible origins, the leading meaning is thought today to be a literal one, "many [bird] perches."

One immigrant in particular, Lau Sung Iu, was Hakka ("the guest people" of China) and came to Hawaii Island in this manner.

Being Hakka and tall, he attracted attention among the shorter and linguistically different Punti, who had also immigrated to Hawaii Island.