Name/Title
Rufus A (Anderson) LymanDescription
Rufus Anderson Lyman (June 23, 1842 – July 4, 1910) was a son of a missionary who became a lawyer and politician in the Kingdom of Hawaii, founded the Paʻauhau Sugar Plantation Company, and had many notable descendants.
Rufus Lyman married Rebecca Hualani Ahung (1844–1906), the only child of Chinese merchant Chun Ahung, a co-founder of Honolulu's Hungtai Co. As Rebecca Ahung, Lyman's future wife attended the Royal School at Honolulu, and by June 1859 was an instructor there, teaching arithmetic and geography. Her Hawaiian name comes from hua lani which means "offspring from heaven" in the Hawaiian language.[4][5]
Lyman and Rebecca had fifteen children, many of whom would become influential in different ways.
In 1878 the family moved to the Hāmākua district and opened the sugarcane plantation in Paʻauhau. His business partners were Samuel Parker, William G. Irwin, and Claus Spreckels. It was headquartered at coordinates WikiMiniAtlas20°5′9″N 155°26′6″W, on a cliff about 300 feet (100m) above the ocean. Fields reached up the slopes of Mauna Kea, with an innovative transportation system. It became one of the first fully irrigated plantations in 1911.[10] A small town for worker housing grew up above the mill. He opened the first post office in Hāmākua and served as its postmaster.[11]
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![For reference only: He was born on June 23, 1842, at Hilo and died July 4, 1910, at Hilo. His mother was Sarah Joiner (1805–1885) and father was David Belden Lyman (1803–1883), missionaries in the fifth company from the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. He was the namesake of Rev Rufus Anderson who was foreign secretary of the mission board and visited his parents' mission in 1863.[1] He attended Punahou School from 1856 to 1862 (as would ten of his children).[2]
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