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Kahului Cannery, Plant No. 28, Cannery Building and Dryer House/Feed Storage Building, 120 Kane Street, Kahului, Maui County, HI

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Kahului Cannery, Plant No. 28, Cannery Building and Dryer House/Feed Storage Building, 120 Kane Street, Kahului, Maui County, HI

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Significance: Retains its original canning function and is the last operating pineapple cannery in Hawaii. The pineapple industry is significant as one of Hawaii's two great agricultural industries of the 20th century, along with sugar, and was a major factor in Hawaii's economic development. The cannery is also significant in the economic history of Maui County as a major factor in the development of Kahului. Structure exhibits an architecturally distinct roof form, multiple gables with saw tooth monitors.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N1095
Survey number: HAER HI-79-A
Building/structure dates: 1926 Initial Construction

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1969 - 1980
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Historic American Engineering Record, creator
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