[3] The majority of the extraordinary buildings in the community Hanalei of Hawaii were built during the rice era started in the 1860s.

This was a farming area where there were mostly flat lands and agriculture was the main industry, there were crops like tobacco, coffee, and sugarcane.

In 1884 there was an increase in Chinese farmers, who started leasing lands which made rice become the main economic crop eventually.

It was a one-room shack that had sections for milling, and engine operation and an area for the storage of processed and unprocessed rice.

These birds had to be scared away by cans filled with stone which made noise as they pitched on the strings connecting them.

The Haraguchi Rice Mill played a huge role in the agricultural history of Hanalei.

Even though it has gone through many disasters during its time of maximum production, Haraguchi Rice Mill contributed to the islands economy where it provided jobs, increased foreign exchange earnings and established rice as a staple food for the Chinese and Japanese farmers.

Today the farm has no rice on it but instead it has taro and it is a non-profit business that is facilitates personal development for schools and offer back to nature visits.

The Haraguchi Farm is now used to serve the Hawaii Island as a recreational center for tours such as schools and other tourists, in the same breathe Hawaiian students are train how to grow and harvest taro.