Kaua‘i
   
Gay & Robinson Sugar Plantation
Visitor Center
 
   
  Location:
2 Kaumakani Avenue, Kaumakani
Website:
Office: open during regular business hours
Mail to: P.O. Box 440, Kaumakani, HI 96747
Phone: (808) 335-2824 Fax: (808) 335-6852



 
  Hours: Monday–Friday 8:00 am–4:00 pm, except plantation holidays
Admission: Free for Visitors Center; fee for Plantation Tour: Adult $30, Child $21; Olokele Tour: Adult $60, Child $45; reservations required for tours, call (808) 335-2824
 
   
 
The Visitor Center is the Field Office of the operating sugar plantation located on the west side of Kaua’i. Displays show the history of Gay & Robinson Inc., Olokele Sugar Co., Hawaiian Sugar Co. (a k a Makaweli Plantation) and Makaweli Ranch. Both historical and modern field and factory operations as followed in Hawai‘i, and various artifacts are also exhibited. A world sugar map showcases sugar politics and current events.


 
  Programs and tours: Two-hour Sugar Plantation tours offered weekdays 9:00 am and 1:00 pm (minimum age, eight years during harvesting and five years during off season); field and factory operations are covered as well as history and culture. Tours of working sugar plantation are conducted throughout the year, harvesting from April to October—no operations during rain. Three-hour tour to Olokele Overlook offered weekday mornings at 8:30 am by appointment only—includes lunch. Tour offers views of sugar fields and ranch operations and includes the 1904 Olokele ditch and hydroelectric plant.

Facilities: rental facilities available, handicap access (call to inquire - may be limited)

Parking: call for instructions

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