A sakada statue will be unveiled at the site of former Ola'a Sugar Plantation in Ke'eau, Big Island on December 17, 2005.  Open to the public, the unveiling of the statue will be led by Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle and Big Island Mayor Harry Kim. 

Sakada was a term used in the central Philippines to refer to the sugar plantation workers. The first 15 Filipino sakada arrived in Honolulu via S.S. Doric on December 20, 1906.  The very next day, they were shipped to the Big Island to work on the Ola'a plantation.

This event is jointly sponsored by the Filipino Centennial Celebration Commission, the County of Hawaii, the Big Island Filipino Community Council, and the Hilo Visayan Club.

Email this Article

Printer Friendly Version

Additional Articles:

• Reflections of a performance extraordinaire
• Maui kicks off centennial celebration
• Why did Filipinos come to Hawaii
• City donates $100,000 to Filipino celebration
• Forentino Das Voyage: Bold dream, uncommon valor to be remembered May 14, 2006
• Book Committee solicits photographs, materials
• International Conference: Commission issues call 1st call for papers
• Souvenir Progam (Sponsors, ads sought)
• Hawaii Filipino Centennial Committee formed; applies for 501(c)3 status
• May 8: Logo unveiling and centennial celebration preparations kick-off
• Filipinos to mark arrival in islands.
• Opening Ceremonies
• SANTO NINO FESTIVAL AND PARADE IN WAIKIKI
• Sakada statue unveiled
• Mabuhay with Aloha The Hawaii Filipino Experience
• House passes Case's resolution honoring centennial of sustained Filipino immigration to U.S.
• Centennial Ball with Cheryl Burke - November 26, 2006