Kahului – A Model City
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May 14th, 1948: Dream City comes true.
The Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar (HCS) and the Kahului Railroad announce that they are planning to build a new “model” city in Kahului. During the next ten years, more than 800 homes will be built on what was until then cane land. Most of the homes are offered to local workers from those cane fields, as well the railroad and some local shop.The first area to be constructed is the Kahului Shopping Center, which opens in 1951. (Two years ago the center had a bad fire which destroyed most of the east side of the complex, including Ah Fook’s Food Store, Del’s and the Salvation Army store).
Over the years, there have been live and movie theaters at the 19 acre site, along with magic stores and a horse riding accessories store.The houses were built simply and for low cost, keeping in mind the low pay of the cane workers. Some homes total cost was less than $4,000. Today there are homes in the Dream City area, which includes Wakea, Lono, and Kamehameha Streets, which are worth more than $1 million.
EVENTS ON THIS DAY — May 14th
- 1804: Lewis and Clark leave St. Louis for their exploration of the Louisiana Territory
- 1848: The Associated Press (AP) service begins operating
- 1856: Charles Darwin begins writing his book “The Origin of Species”
- 1903: President Theodore Roosevelt visits San Francisco
- 1904: The first Olympic games held in the United States opens in St. Louis
- 1973: United States launches its first space station, “Skylab 1” (it remains in orbit until July, 1979
- 1974: The Symbionese Liberation Army is destroyed in a shoot-out (6 killed)
- 2001: The Supreme Court rules 8-0 that there is no exception in federal law for people to use marijuana to ease their pain from cancer, AIDS or other illnesses
BORN ON THIS DAY — May 14th
- 1771: Robert Owen, factory owner/socialist
- 1787: Thomas Gainsborough, artist
- 1923: Diane Arbus, photographer
- 1944: George Lucas, film director
- 1946: Robert Jarvik, inventor
- 1952: David Byrne, rocker
- 1966: Fabrice Morvan, singer
- 1969: David William Wood, rocker
- 1969: Cate Blanchet, actresss
- 1971: Sofia Coppola, director
- 1973: Shanice Wilson, rocker
