The lumber mill was situated about one hundred twenty-five feet east
of the present Akebono Theater. It was commonly called “Pahoa
tie millu” by the Japanese immigrants. The Japanese
a vowel to words ending with a consonant (except N), therefore
mill was pronounced “millu.” The lumber company was originally
started as the Hawaiian Mahogany Lumber Company, also
referred to as Pahoa Lumber Company and later, the Hawaii Hardwood
Company, James B. Castle of Honolulu was behind this company
and Lorrin Thurston seems to have been financially
during the early years.
