Kapaa; like most rural towns on Kauai and many in Hawaii; got its start in the 19th century as a sugar town. But; within five years; Kapaas sugar mill was gone; the little village almost disappeared. By the early 20th century; Kapaa was once again a thriving community. Self-reliant merchants and shopkeepers; first mostly Chinese and then Japanese; competed with the neighboring plantation store. Homesteaders populated the hills behind Kapaa; and two pineapple canneries offered employment. Several movie theaters provided alternatives to the bars and taxi-dance halls. By the 1970s; pineapple; too; was gone; and Kapaa faced new challenges. Today; new entrepreneurs working alongside the old provide entertainment for a new clientele of pleasure-seekers; tourists.
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