what is the name of the ship who took the first puertoricans to hawaii?

Question

would like to find the names of the ships and their passengers list of the first puertricans to migrate to hawaii

Answer 1

S.S. Arkadia

Everything you need to know is right here:
http://www.soliz.org/news.htm

On December 6, 1899, the Southern Pacific train carrying a group of Puerto Ricans crept towards El Paso. They were heading to the West Coast to board a ship to the Hawaiian Islands.
Just months before, August 8, 1899, hurricane San Ciriaco destroyed the entire coffee crop in the southwestern area of Puerto Rico. Nearly 3,400 people died in the tragic event, almost all livestock parrished, property and worldly belongings completely gone, the Puerto Rican people looked to rebuild.

Puerto Rico became a U. S. possession during the same time the United States annexed Hawaii in July 1898. It was during this time the Hawaiian Sugar Platers' Association (HSPA) organized the recruitment and tranport of Puerto Ricans to Hawaii. In history, this was the first time the
transfer of migirant labor was made
between one U. S. colony to another.

The majority of Puerto Ricans came from the hardest hit area's PONCE, UTUADO, ADJUNTAS, LARES, YAUCO, ARECIBO AND MAYAGUEZ.

It looked good, the pay - after many months of not having any income to survive - the cash was a promise of future survival and a bright future.

Passage was made to Hawaii - three years of full employment - starting with $15.00 per month for the first year and moving to $17.00 in year three: free housing, fuel, schooling and medical attention. Plus, the bonus - $72.00 at the end of the third year.

Employment was also made available for women and children"
"One Hundred-Forteen people boarded the SS Arkadia in San Juan on November 22, 1900. The first group of Puerto Ricans were from Arecibo, with few from other areas. The approximately 67 men and 47 women and children arrived in New Orleans and were delared to be American citizens by an agent of the U. S. Immigration Department.

December 23, 1900 in Honolulu, Hawaii the first group waited to make this new land their home. Spending Christmas in quarantine, they boarded an ocean going ferry for the overnight trip to Maui. It was here they started their 3 year work agreement for Pioneer Mill in Lahaina.

Only 56 men, women and children made the first trip on the SS Rio De Janeiro to Hawaii. The remainder were turned back because of News Paper reports of "Kidnapping Slaves from Puerto Rico", this held the total group from boarding the ship to Hawaii"

"That first group arrived December 23rd 1900, and after a couple of days in quarantine in Honolulu, they were again shipped out to Maui, to the island of Maui, and they went to work, all 56 went to work at the Pioneer Mill at Lahaina."

"On November 22, 1900, the first group of Puerto Ricans consisting of 56 men, began their long journey to Maui, Hawaii. The trip was long and unpleasant. They first set sail from San Juan harbor to New Orleans, Louisiana. Once in New Orleans, they were boarded on a railroad train and sent to Port Los Angeles, California. From there they set sail aboard the Rio de Janeiro to Hawaii. According to the "Los Angeles Times" dated December 26, 1901 the Puerto Ricans were mistreated and starved by the shippers and the railroad company. They arrived in Honolulu on December 23, 1900 and were sent to work in different plantations on Hawaii's four islands."

you may want to try this book: Gonzalez, Juan “Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America,” 2000, Viking

Also check out http://www.hawaiithreads.com/showthread.php?t=7838

there is a book titled "DE BORINQUEN A HAWAII-FROM PUERTO RICO TO HAWAII" by Blaze Camacho Souza. Pages 42-104 of that book are said to contain names of first Puerto Ricans to go from Puerto Rico to Hawaii

Answer 2

On December 23, 1900, the ship Rio de Janeiro entered Honolulu harbor with the first significant group of Puerto Ricans brought to Hawaii for plantation work. Due to some similarities in culture and general appearance, the Puerto Ricans intermarried frequently with Filipinos, Portuguese, Spaniards and Hawaiians. The 1950 census, the last in Hawaii which counted Puerto Ricans as a separate group, gave a Puerto Rican population of 10,000. - There is your answer search no more! I found it on the second link.

Answer 3

Can't remember his ship.
Thomas Cook took passengers from Caribbean to Hawaii.
Puerto Ricans may have been among them. Don't know without research.

Answer 4

Was here on Y Answers for something unrelated, but this question was displayed on the sidebar...

Answer 5

Here's everything about it:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Rican_immigration_to_Hawaii

Answer 6

the ship of fools?

Answer 7

maybe you should find some museum director and ask them your question, and they'll probaly look for them in their archives, or find other people. i think they'll do it for free.

Answer 8

Yes, it might be

Answer 9

i uh, didn't think p.r.s migrated there...

Answer 10

dunno