was $43,393. Males had a median income of $31,125 versus $25,938 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $16,224. About 16.7% of families and 17.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.5% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over. History The Old Sugar Mill of Koloa was the first major sugarcane plantation in Hawaii in 1835. Missionary Daniel Dole and his family opened a boarding school for English-speaking children, sometimes called the Koloa Academy, in 1855. Places of interest Old Sugar Mill – A National Historic Landmark. Founded in 1835, the Koloa sugar plantation and mill was the first successful large-scale sugar operation in the Hawaiian Islands. Poipu Bay Golf Course – Home of the PGA Grand Slam of Golf from 1994 to 2006 Saint Raphael Catholic Church - The oldest Catholic church in Kauai Spouting Horn Hoʻai heiau Kaneiolouma Heiau Makauwahi Cave Notable natives Raymond Kāne, slack-key guitarist Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaʻole Piʻikoi, born at Hoʻai, Kualu in Koloa; Kuhio was an heir to the throne of Hawaiʻi, served as minister of the interior for the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi and later became the Republican delegate to the U.S. Congress in 1903. References Further reading Alexander, Arthur (1937). Koloa Plantation 1835 - 1935. Honolulu, HI: Star-Bulletin. Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association (1949). Sugar in Hawaii. Honolulu, HI: Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association. Census-designated places in Kauai County, Hawaii Populated places on Kauai Populated places established in 1835 1835 establishments in Hawaii Populated coastal places in Hawaii