[1][2] The original property was bought by an American, Charles Titcomb, from Kamehameha IV by 1863 who used it for cattle ranching.
[5] Among these are several stone buildings, of a local style that took advantage of fieldstone removed from sugarcane fields.
Temporary railway tracks were laid down to transport the fieldstone from piles beside the fields to the building locations.
[6] Also known at the William Akana Residence, the Kilauea Plantation Head Luna's House, at 2457 Kolo Rd.
[10] The Kilauea Sugar Plantation Railway or Kilauea Track Line was the 12+1⁄2 miles (20 km) long narrow gauge railway network with a gauge of 2 ft (610 mm) for transporting sugarcane and sugar.