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The
Na`alehu Theatre is a local landmark,
recognized by the picture of a turtle
painted on its roof. This theater was
built in 1940 by the Hutchinson Sugar
Plantation in Na'alehu, Hawaii. It
originally had 550 seats and serviced a
population of 8000 residents and 10,000
military troops stationed at South Point
on the Big Island. The sugar plantation
closed in 1996, and with fewer than 3000
total population, the theater ceased
running first run movies and opened in
2003 as a plantation movie theater
museum.
They have projection room paraphernalia, photos, a miniature movie theater
collection, and a Donald Duck collection
on display and give guided tours of the
projection room. We accept donations ,
have a guest sign-in book, and a
pamphlet about the theater and the
surrounding Ka'u area.
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