Niu Valley Community Association

Niu Valley in the News

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Prior to 1954, Niu Valley had been part of a dairy farm when lots in a brand new subdivision went up for sale. Three model homes were offered at $8,000, $10,500 and $12,500 in the first increment which went from Kalaniana‘ole Highway up the east side of Halema'uma'u and bordered by Haleola Street. The next increment was built on the west side of Halema'uma'u and around K?n?‘? to Hawai‘i Loa and offered homes starting at $23,000. The third increment was Niu Estates with homes selling around $32,000. There were no sewers, only cesspools, until individuals paid the City’s sewer fees. We were the “country” back then, as once a month the City truck came through the Valley spraying insecticide to kill mosquitos. Kids would run behind the truck and through the fog pretending to be flying in the clouds. This procedure was eventually discontinued some years later when DDT was banned. Kalaniana‘ole Highway was a three lane highway (one lane was for turning) leading to pig and cattle farms, a dairy, and fishponds. Today, it’s a congested six lane highway leading to 50,000 homes.