The land of Āhualoa differs from many other parts of Hawaii in that it was never used for either sugarcane plantations or large-scale cattle ranching. Instead, in the late 19th and early 20th century it was allocated to families of sugarcane workers as farm homesteads, and remains largely so today.
Āhualoa is unique among Hawaiian regions because it has never been used for large-scale sugar plantations or cattle ranching. Instead, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, it was given to sugarcane workers' families as farm homesteads, and this pattern continues today.