HCR: Through World War II
The company was reorganized as the Hawaii Consolidated Railway (HCR). While the new Hāmākua line had been extremely expensive to build, and was costly to maintain, it was especially popular with tourists, and combined with regular passengers and traffic generated from the numerous sugar mills along the way, the HCR made great strides in paying down its debt. Increased revenue during World War II made the company that much more prosperous.
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