Factory sights in Kaua'i
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Grove Farm Homestead
History buffs might enjoy Grove Farm Homestead, open only for pre-arranged tours, but kids might grow restless. Grove Farm was among the most productive sugar companies on Kaua'i and George Wilcox, the son of missionaries Abner and Lucy Wilcox, built this well-preserved farmhouse in 1864. It feels suspended in time, with rocking chairs sitting dormant on a covered porch and untouched books lining the shelves of the musty library.
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Gay & Robinson
Olokele exists only for the Olokele Sugar Company, the last remaining sugar producer on Kaua'i, and Kaumakani exists only as the headquarters of Gay & Robinson, owners of this plantation and the island of Ni'ihau.
Sugar once ruled Kaua'i's economy but, when Lihue Plantation closed in 2000 due to unprofitability, Gay & Robinson became the sole diehard. In the entire state, only one other sugar company remains: Hawaii Commercial & Sugar on Maui.
The road to Gay & Robinson headquarters and the sugar mill, which comes up immediately after the 19-mile marker on Kaumuali'i Hwy, is shaded by lovely tall trees and lined with classic century-old lampposts. Taking this short drive o…
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Guava Kai Plantation
The token 'visitors center' at the 480-acre Guava Kai Plantation is not a must-see. But the neatly planted orchard is pleasant enough. At the visitors center, you can sample juice and buy guava, jams, hot sauces and syrups. You can also stroll a pleasant path through a tropical-flower garden and enter the orchards to pick unlimited guavas.
To get here, turn inland onto Kuawa Rd from Kuhio Hwy, just north of the 23-mile marker.
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