verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . february 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message kaneohe ranch management limited type private industry commercial real estate land development founded harold k.l. castle foundation founder harold k.l. castle headquarters kailua hi united states number of employees 20 website www.kaneoheranch.com kaneohe ranch management limited manages the real estate owned by the family of harold k.l. castle and alice h. castle and their non profit charitable foundation the harold k.l. castle foundation founded in 1962 . the real estate portfolio consists of land holdings on the windward side of oahu hawaii as well as other oahu and mainland united states properties . properties include commercial retail office industrial and residential parcels . 1 contents 1 history 1.1 mid 19th century 1.2 late 19th early 20th century 1.3 mid to late 20th century 2 donations of kaneohe ranch land 3 community development 4 references 5 external links history edit mid 19th century edit during the mid 19th century most of the land in the area belonged to kalama queen consort of kamehameha iii and later queen dowager of the kingdom of hawai i. she and judge charles coffin harris began a sugarcane plantation on the land but after she died in 1870 and it failed in 1871 the land eventually passed to harris s daughter nannie h. rice who leased 15 000 acres 61 km2 to j. p. mendonca in 1894 to start kaneohe ranch . 2 late 19th early 20th century edit born in 1886 harold kainalu long castle was the descendant of prominent businessmen and missionaries in oahu . james bicknell castle his father served as a director of his father s company and as a partner of alexander & baldwin another big five company . by the late 1890s the castle family was accumulating much of the east side of the island . in the early 20th century kaneohe ranch lands were used for growing pineapple processing sugar and for cattle operations . harold k.l. castle purchased kailua in early 1917 . the kaneohe ranch controlled nearly the entire ko olaupoko plain from the present windward community college through the present windward mall down to the piers at he eia on kaneohe bay all the way through kailua to the olomana country club . its headquarters the kaneohe ranch building at castle junction was added to the u.s. national register of historic places in 1987 . 2 mid to late 20th century edit over the last half of the 20th century kaneohe ranch transformed what was once natural wetlands into a suburban community . at the end of world war ii demand for affordable housing grew . the idea to build houses on long term leased land became popular due to their lower purchase cost . as part of his development strategy castle donated land along kailua road to churches that would eventually attract congregations to migrate towards kailua . further donations of land to schools universities and hospitals enhanced the attractiveness of the community . donations of kaneohe ranch land edit castle high school castle medical center marine corps base hawaii kawai nui marsh hawaii loa college windward community college community development edit in the early 21st century many commercial ground leases expired . kaneohe ranch initiated a community planning process in 2004 for re developing properties with expiring leases . in 2004 the first phase of construction in kailua town center included a new 30 000 square foot 2 800 m2 longs drugs store 2 618 square feet 243.2 m2 of retail frontage along kailua road and a 427 stall 3 story parking garage . the second phase completed in the summer of 2006 included a 11 023 square foot 1 024.1 m2 pier 1 imports and the kainalu plaza and fountain . the kalapawai caf opened in 2007 with a similar look to the kalapawai market . 3 the third phase included 12 000 square feet 1 100 m2 of retail space a new location for first hawaiian bank hawaii s second whole foods market and additional parking . 4 a two story retail and office building will be set back from streets by 15 feet 4.6 m to allow for wide sidewalks tropical landscaping and outdoor caf style dining areas . references edit cain christy l. 2002 06 07 . d olier to transfer skills to kaneohe ranch job . pacific business news . retrieved 2009 02 13 . a b james c. castle jr. april 1983 . kaneohe ranch building nomination form pdf . national register of historic places . national park service . retrieved october 18 2010 . nadine kam february 25 2007 . kalapawai cafe s a prize find . honolulu star bulletin . retrieved october 18 2010 . nina wu june 24 2008 . iwi found at first hawaiian s kailua site . honolulu star bulletin . retrieved october 18 2010 . external links edit kaneohe ranch management limited harold k.l. castle foundation retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title kaneohe ranch & oldid 736237875 categories companies based in 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