Plantation Life in Hawaii

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Plantation Life in Hawaii

• By Mrs. Griffiths Fourth Grade Class

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A Typical Day in the Life of a Plantation Worker
in Hawaii
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• At 400 a.m., women prepare breakfast and lunch.
  At 500 a.m. , the whistle blew for all laborers
  to arise. Plantation laborers had to remember to
  bring the necessary work-related items before
  their long 10 hour work day began.

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• At 530 a.m., they met up with the "luna" and
  walked out to the fields. Their work day began at
  600 a.m.

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• Plantation labor was back-breaking work as a
  laborer could spend 4 hours at a time bent over.
  Chores included loading cane, planting, plowing,
  harvesting, and watering field.

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Workers returned home and did household repairs
and tended to their gardens.
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At 800 p.m., there was a curfew. Lights were
turned off and there was total quiet.
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The Skit-by 4th grade students
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Meeting Relatives

• The Sakamotos uncle,(Skyler), moved from Japan
  to Hawaii to seek his fortune in Hawaii. The
  Sakamotos moved to Hawaii earlier and are
  inviting Mr. Tanigawa to live with them.

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Dinner Time

• After a long day of work in the cane fields, the
  Sakamoto family finally sit down and relax to a
  Japanese style dinner.

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Family Entertainment

• After a nice meal, Mr. Tanigawa leads the others
  in a traditional Japanese dance.

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Retiring for the Night

• After the long day, the new family find small
  comfort on the floor. They need to try to get a
  good nights sleep for the hard, long day
  tomorrow.

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An Interview with the Morris Plantation
Memories
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Plantation Life

• Becky shows the class the various items that were
  used in plantation homes including a wood burning
  stove and an old-fashioned lunch pail.

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Family Portraits

• Mr. Morris shows the class his family tree. They
  first came to Hawaii from Puerto Rico in the
  early 1900s.

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Ethnic Groups Migratingto Hawaii
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The Missionaries
As early as 1820 the missionaries started
arriving in Hawaii. The purpose of coming to
Hawaii was to spread Christianity, set up schools
and churches. In 1848 Protestant men and women
continued to arrive in Hawaii to convert and
deepen the commitment to Christianize the native
Hawaiians.
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The Chinese
In 1952, the first wave of Chinese immigrants
arrived to Hawaii. It is here where that
introduced a system of rice cultivation. Other
things that were brought over by them was Chinese
peas, bean sprouts, and bitter melon. In the
cane fields, they earned the reputation of being
hard, reliable workers.
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The Japanese
The Japanese began immigrating to Hawaii in 1868.
They soon discovered they would not return as
wealthy people. Instead, they experienced hard
work and poor living conditions. Some of our
favorite foods brought by the Japanese include
saimin, shave ice, and musubi.
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The Portuguese
In 1878 the first arrival of the Portuguese came
to Hawaii.. There were several reasons why they
were willing to come to Hawaii. They were told
that there were numerous jobs in Hawaii and that
land was available to purchase. When they
arrived in Hawaii they found plantation life to
be better than expected. All the conditions that
they were told about living in Hawaii were met.
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The Puerto Ricans

• On November 22, 1900 the first group of 56 Puerto
  Ricans began their journey to Maui. Most stayed
  on the plantations to work but some of them moved
  from plantation to plantation because they did
  not like the type of work or they did not like
  the way they were being treated. Puerto Ricans
  enjoyed their music.

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The Koreans
They came to Hawaii as early as 1901. The
Caucasian bosses respected the Korean migrant
workers for their hard, steady and efficient
work, consequently earning the best average
salaries. On the plantations many Koreans became
loyal, dependable lunas. A local favorite Korean
food is kim chee.
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The Filipinos
In 1906, Filipino immigrants began arriving in
Hawaii. They hoped to return to their homeland
wealthy. Most Filipinos were reluctant to come to
Hawaii because they regarded labor as undignified
and unprofitable. Some of their foods we enjoy
today are pancit, adobo, and lumpia.
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The Samoans
The Samoans were the last immigrant groups to
migrate to Hawaii. As early as 1920, Samoan
Mormons migrated to the Laie area on Oahu. They
left mainly to seek a better life as it was
difficult to find jobs in the overpopulated
Samoa. Because of the lack of education and
limited knowledge of the English language, they
took many hard manual labor jobs. They brought
with them crafts such as shell leis and tapa
cloth. We still enjoy watching a popular
fire-knife dance brought over from Samoa.
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A Jingle Created by Mrs. Griffiths 4th Grade
Class
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When They Came(sung to the tune of 10 Little
Indians)
The sugar company needed many workers, They
promised the immigrants so much money. They said,
Youll be rich and have a good life, They all
migrated from their homes. The Hawaiians were
there in the 1400s, The Missionaries came in
1800, The Chinese came in 1852, To work hard and
get very wealthy. The Japanese came in 1868, The
Portuguese came in 1878, The Puerto Ricans came
in 1900, A hurricane destroyed their island. The
Koreans came in 1901, The Filipinos came in
1906, The Samoans came in 1920, Thats what makes
Hawaii.
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The End