McCully,  after WWII Honolulu began building houses and everyone then could build a house for about 5-7 thousands dollars.  after the war that is.  Being a USA's territory since the missionaries came ,  Federal Gov't started Mayor Wright housing and Kuhio Homes low rise.  Plenty Hawaiians owned the land and it was cheap.  Sold the land because some Japanese ,  Chinese or Portuguese paid money for their land.  With free rent at the housing and even free food when welfare checks came after you signed up.  Thats how it began.  Not plenty jobs to work at like today.  more people and life is still the same.  you got to work to live.