'Hakalau' is a small
unincorporated village located along the
Hamakua coast about 15 miles north of
Hilo on the
Big Island of Hawaii in the
U.S. state of
Hawaii. It was once a thriving,
multiethnic sugar plantation town up until the early
1960s at which time the plantation began to be phased-out. Small family farms now exist growing tropical fruits, flowers, coffee, or cattle.