1991 VHS • Hawaii Train Ride VHS 60 FPS

About

Hawaii Train Ride is a travel documentary from the World's Greatest Train Ride Videos series, covering the Lahaina Kaanapali and Pacific Railroad, commonly known as the Sugar Cane Train, which operates on the island of Maui along the west coast between the resort area of Kaanapali and the historic whaling town of Lahaina.

The program profiles the railroad's three stations at Puukoli'i, Kaanapali, and Lahaina, with narration from conductor Pete and engineer Analu, who is also the railroad's singing conductor and performs an original Hawaiian song aboard the train. The history of Hawaiian railroading is traced from the first plantation-era trains on Kauai, through the Oahu Railway, the Kahului Railroad, and the Pioneer Mill operations on Maui. The Sugar Cane Train itself was launched in 1969 and 1970 using two steam locomotives built in Pennsylvania, the Anaka and the Myrtle, and coaches modeled on the old Hawaiian Kalakaua-era coaches. After closing in 1972 due to insufficient tourism, the railroad was purchased by Willis Kyle in 1973 and rebuilt into a successful operation.

Sugarcane cultivation is explained in detail by an on-train narrator: the crop was introduced by Polynesian settlers around 500 AD, grows for two years in Hawaii versus one year elsewhere due to controlled irrigation, and yields approximately 1,200 tons of sugar per acre, twice the global average. The Kaanapali Beach Resort's history beginning in 1960 and the town of Lahaina's history as the former capital of the Hawaiian Kingdom are also described.

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Credit

The Vista Group®

Language

English

Subtitles

English

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