Tobacco

In 1906, Kona Tobacco Company limited began operations. Six years later a fire destroyed the Kona tobacco crop. The tobacco industry’s largest export from Kona had been $95,000.

Made in Kona

Hawaiian tobacco workers at Kona Tobacco Company. Circa 1913. From the Collections of Kona Historical Society.

Interior of a tobacco farm building of the Kona Tobacco Company. Circa 1906. From the Collections of Kona Historical Society.

A worker for Kona Tobacco Company identified as Frank Lino.

Take Me Back to the "Made in Kona" Online Exhibit