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The Kohala Tong Wo Society cemetery and the Kohala Tong Wo Society building. Built in 1885, the building is the oldest standing Chinese building in Hawaii. It was one of the early formal meeting places for Chinese immigrant workers, a social center, and a place for the secret White Lotus Society that supported and funded the overthrow of the Manchu government in China. Kohala, Big Island, Hawaii RIGHTS MANAGED LICENSE AVAILABLE FROM www.PhotoLibrary.com

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The Kohala Tong Wo Society cemetery and the Kohala Tong Wo Society building. Built in 1885, the building is the oldest standing Chinese building in Hawaii. It was one of the early formal meeting places for Chinese immigrant workers, a social center, and a place for the secret White Lotus Society that supported and funded the overthrow of the Manchu government in China. Kohala, Big Island, Hawaii RIGHTS MANAGED LICENSE AVAILABLE FROM www.PhotoLibrary.com