Baldwin Home Museum in Lahaina
The Baldwin Home is a recognizable landmark in the heart of historic Lahaina. The oldest house still standing on the island of Maui was built by Reverend Ephraim Spaulding between 1834-35. In 1836, Reverend Dwight Baldwin, and his family moved into the home.
Rev. Baldwin was a graduate of Harvard College’s Medical School and Auburn Seminary. As Lahaina’s minister, he also served the islands of Moloka‘i, Lana‘i and Maui as government physician, dentist and veterinarian. You can see the tools of his trade in the extension that was his medical office. Learn more at
Lahaina Restoration Foundation partners with Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum and Bailey House Museum to offer a Passport to the Past for exploring four of Maui’s popular museums. For one low price of $10, the passport booklet provides admission to the Baldwin Home Museum and Wo Hing Museum on Front Street in Lahaina, Bailey House Museum on Main Street in Wailuku, and Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum on Hansen Road in Pu‘unene ($21 value). Information and photos depicting each museum are included in the booklet with an area for stamping the date of entry to each place. Passports expire one year from date of issue and are available for purchase at each museum location.
Baldwin Home Virtual Maui Guide
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Places to see in ( Lahaina - USA )
Places to see in ( Lahaina - USA )
Lahaina is a town on the western end of the island of Maui, Hawaii that abounds with restaurants, night clubs, and souvenir shops. Because the western end of Maui is a popular vacation destination, tourism is important to Lahaina. Most tourists, however, eschew Lahaina during the day, choosing instead the beaches of Kaanapali; but life in Lahaina after sunset is quite active.
Tucked between the West Maui Mountains and a tranquil sea, Lahaina has long been a popular convergence point. Ancient Hawaiian royals were the first to gather here, followed by missionaries, whalers and sugar plantation workers. Today it’s a base for creative chefs, passionate artists and dedicated surf instructors. Near the harbor, storefronts that once housed saloons, dance halls and brothels now teem with art galleries, souvenir shops and, well, still plenty of watering holes. As for the whalers, they’ve been replaced by a new kind of leviathan hunter: whale-watchers as dedicated as Ahab in their hunt. Between January and March, they don’t have to look hard.
Lahaina is very compact, and easily explored on foot. If driving, it is advisable to park one's car and walk. There are a couple of free parking locations, but most charge a nominal fee. In some places, stores can validate your parking ticket. Front Street is the main thoroughfare of Lahaina, where most popular places are located.
In antiquity Lahaina was the royal capital of Maui Loa, aliʻi nui of the island of Maui, after he ceded the royal seat of Hana to the ruler of Hawaii Island. In Lahaina, the focus of activity is along Front Street, which dates back to the 1820s. It is lined with stores and restaurants and often packed with tourists. The southern end of Front Street is home to the largest Banyan Tree in the United States.
The West Maui mountains have beautiful valleys visible from the historic district of Lahaina. The valleys are the backdrop for the 5 o'clock rainbow that happens almost every day. In 1831 a fort was built for defense, and the reconstructed remains of its 20-foot (6.1 m) walls and original cannons can still be seen. Also near the small boat harbor are the historic Pioneer Inn and the Baldwin House museum in the historic district of Lahaina.
Hale Paʻi is the site of Hawaii's first printing press, including Hawaii's first paper currency, printed in 1843. The Plantation Course at Kapalua hosts the PGA Tour's Hyundai Tournament of Champions every January. The many restaurants along Front Street offer a broad variety of food and entertainment, making it the hub of West Maui's night life. A variety of shops and galleries line both sides of the oceanfront Front Street.
Carthaginian II was a museum ship moored in the harbor of this former whaling port. Built in 1920 and brought to Maui in 1973, it served as a whaling museum until 2005, and after being sunk in 95 feet (29 m) of water about 1⁄2-mile (0.80 km) offshore to create an artificial reef, now serves as a diving destination. It replaced an earlier replica of a whaler, Carthaginian, which had been converted to film scenes for the 1966 movie Hawaii.
Halloween is a major celebration in Lahaina and has become a signature event, with crowds averaging between 20,000 and 30,000. Each November, Lahaina hosts the Maui Invitational, one of the top early-season tournaments in college basketball. The event is sponsored by Maui Jim. Lahaina also hosts the finish of the Vic-Maui Yacht Race, which starts in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. This race started in the 1960s and is held every two years. The historic district has preserved 60 historic sites within a small area and they are managed by the Lahaina Restoration.
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Places to see in ( Maui - USA ) Lahaina
Places to see in ( Maui - USA ) Lahaina
Lāhainā is the largest census-designated place in West Maui, Maui County, Hawaii, United States, and includes the Ka'anapali and Kapalua beach resorts. As of the 2010 census, the CDP had a resident population of 11,704. Lahaina encompasses the coast along Hawaii Route 30 from a tunnel at the south end, through Olowalu, and to the CDP of Napili-Honokowai to the north. During the tourist season, the population can swell to nearly 40,000 people.
There are many different climates in the different districts of Lahaina. The historic district is the driest and calmest and hosts the small boat harbor. Kaanapali is north of a wind line and has double the annual rainfall and frequent breezes. The Kapalua and Napili areas have almost four times the annual rainfall compared to the historic district of Lahaina. The historic district has preserved 60 historic sites within a small area and they are managed by the Lahaina Restoration.
Lahaina was the capital of the Kingdom of Hawaii from 1820 to 1845, when the capital was moved back to Honolulu. In the 19th century, Lahaina was the center of the global whaling industry, with many sailing ships anchoring at its waterfront; today pleasure craft make their home there. Lahaina's Front Street has been ranked one of the Top Ten Greatest Streets by the American Planning Association. Lahaina's popularity as a tropical getaway has made its real estate some of the most expensive in Hawaii; many luxury homes and condos are sold for more than $2 million there.
600 block of Front Street is home to the largest Banyan Tree in the United States. There was a ceremony when the tree was planted in 1873 and the history is displayed on a plaque under the tree. The huge West Maui mountains have beautiful valleys visible from the historic district of Lahaina. The valleys are the backdrop for the 5 o'clock rainbow that happens almost every day. In 1831 a fort was built for defense, and the reconstructed remains of its 20-foot (6.1 m) walls and original cannons can still be seen. Also near the small boat harbor are the historic Pioneer Inn and the Baldwin House museum in the historic district of Lahaina.
Hale Paʻi is the site of Hawaii's first printing press, including Hawaii's first paper currency, printed in 1843. The Plantation Course at Kapalua hosts the PGA Tour's Hyundai Tournament of Champions every January. The many restaurants along Front Street offer a broad variety of food and entertainment, making it the hub of West Maui's night life. A variety of shops and galleries line both sides of the oceanfront Front street.
Carthaginian II was a museum ship moored in the harbor of this former whaling port. Built in 1920 and brought to Maui in 1973, it served as a whaling museum until 2005, and after being sunk in 95 feet (29 m) of water about 1⁄2-mile (0.80 km) offshore to create an artificial reef, now serves as a diving destination. It replaced an earlier replica of a whaler, Carthaginian, which had been converted in 1966 to film scenes for the 1966 movie Hawaii. Halloween is a major celebration in Lahaina and has become a signature event in the past decades, with crowds averaging between 20,000 and 30,000.
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Old Museum in Lahaina, Maui
Lahaina
Baldwin House
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Hawaii Plantation Village in Old Waipahu Town
Take a guided tour into the past and learn about Hawaii's history during the Sugar Cane Era. Learn about the working conditions, the homes, the camps, and some of different people and workers who made up the workforce of the Sugar Industry and Plantation life in the Hawaiian Islands.
The Hawaii Plantation Village is located in Old Waipahu Town, on the Island of Oahu for more info or to visit the Hawaii Plantation Village website at hawaiiplantationvillage.org or call 808 677 0110
The Baldwin House
Fabulous custom home only blocks from downtown, built with heritage interest in mind but with modern construction. Reclaimed pine floors, custom wood windows with storms allows for the sun to come shining in. Roomy foyer with covered front and rear porches. Lots of unique nooks and niches with the use of old windows for transoms. large Master with walk in closet, 2nd bedroom on 2nd floor has pine walls for cottage feel. Large insulated workshop out back for the handyman. True character.
Passing by the Sugar Museum in Maui
Driving in rented Van heading from Kahului Airport, Maui, to Wailea having made a left turn on raod connecting to Highway 31 to Wailea passing by the Sugar Musuem with its working smokestacks.
Bailey House Museum
Bailey House Museum, Maui, Hawaii
Bailey House Museum in Maui Hawaii
Old Lahaina Prison, in Maui
Visiting the Old Prison in old Lahaina town.
PBS Hawai‘i - HIKI NŌ Episode 719 | H.P. Baldwin High School | Life After Sugar
Premiere Airdate: May 26, 2016
Students from H.P. Baldwin High School in Wailuku, Maui present poignant portraits of two long-time HC&S (Hawaii Commercial and Sugar) employees: machinist Wes Bissen and millwright Koa Martin. HC&S is the last remaining sugar mill in Hawaii and will be closing at the end of 2016. The mill opened 144 years ago. The closure will result in 675 employees losing their jobs.
Martin’s father and grandfather worked for HC&S before him. Bissen started working at HC&S in 1981. His father was also a machinist for the company. The two reflect on their careers at HC&S and their families’ histories with the company. They also discuss the state funds being allotted to help the laid off workers through the transition. Says Bissen, “You know, it’s sad that they’re going to close, but we’re all big boys. We’ve got to focus on how it’s going to affect everybody and just try to build a better life from here on.”
Hawaii State Library
Originally called the Library of Hawaii opened in 1911. Today one of
Downtown Honolulu's Historic District's nicer buildings.
There's a nice central courtyard and the front and back lobby, currently, has a display from a local photography club.
Lahaina Bypass 1B-2 Construction Progress - 9/26/2017
The Lahaina Bypass project is located on the island of Maui in Hawaii and is approximately four miles southeast of the town of Lahaina. This project is the second phase of work on the Lahaina Bypass (State Route 3000), which at full build out will bypass the town and remove through traffic from the local roads. Previous phases were completed by the Hawaii Department of Transportation. Phase 1B-2 begins at the southeastern termini of the previous phase, continues approximately 2.7 miles to the southeast, and ties into the existing Hanoapiilani Highway (State Route 30). Project overview consists of constructing 2.7 miles of divided 4-lane concrete highway, earth embankments, culvert drainage crossings, overpass bridge, drainage detention basins, and one at-grade intersection. The project is being delivered by a Design-Build procurement, with FHWA-Central Federal Lands Highway Division taking the lead role in managing procurement, design, and construction phases. Hawaiian Dredging Construction Company is the prime constructor with Wilson Okamoto as the Designer of Record, both headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Grove Farm Homestead in the Hawaiian Islands.
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The Grove Farm Sugar Cane Train In Kauai!!!
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On August 1, 2014, during the first day of the Wilcox Family reunion in Kauai that I attended, my aunt along with some cousins got to organize an event with the Grove Farm Museum's Historical locomotive that runs on 1,800 feet of the original Lihue Plantation Railroad Right-Of-Way. This was really fun because this is the only authentic sugar plantation steam train experience in the state. In this video, you will see engineer Scott Johnson getting the train ready for it's trip, some rail switching, the train attaching to the sugar cane cars, and parts of the trip, including the train crossing over a stone bridge that is over one hundred years old. Information about some of the history of the locomotives you will see to follow:
Wainiha: This is the locomotive that they used on this trip. This is a Baldwin 0-6-2T that weights 28 tons and was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1915. It was built for the McBryde Sugar Company, and then bought by Grove Farm in 1956. On September 24, 1957, it was the last steam locomotive to haul sugar cane to the mill in Hawaiian Sugar history. It is named Wainiha which is a stream on the North Shore of Kauai. It was restored by Miss Mabel Wilcox in 1975. This locomotive pulled 50 to 60 sugar cane cars alone, and was featured in the 2000 World War II movie To End All Wars.
Paulo: You will see this locomotive a little after the beginning being pushed back to the shed. Paulo is the oldest surviving plantation locomotive in Hawaii today. It was manufactured at the Hohenzollern Works in Dusseldorf, Germany in 1887, and shipped to the Koloa Sugar Company. It was named after Mr. Paul Isenberg who's the owner of Lihue Plantation and a officer of the Koloa Sugar Company. This locomotive weights 10 tons and can pull 50 tons of sugar cane. It was in use until 1920, and then restored by the Grove Farm Museum in 1981. This train also made an appearance in the 2000 film To End All Wars.
Interesting enough, both of these locomotives were almost bought by Disney for $500 a piece, before Miss Mabel Wilcox decided to buy them and restore them to what they are today.
If you would like to ride one of these authentic sugar cane trains, Grove Farm does a monthly fire up every second Thursday of the month. It is free of charge.
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Paia Bab Peace Pagoda, Maui, Hawaii
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PBS Hawaii - HIKI NŌ Episode 110 | Hosted by Lahainaluna High School | Full Program
Premiere Airdate: May 9, 2011
On the tenth HIKI NŌ, hosted by Maui’s Lahainaluna High School, students from Konawaena High School on Hawaii Island introduce us to the amazing chameleon colony on the slopes of Holualoa; students from Oahu’s Aliamanu Middle School tell us the pros and cons of life on Ford Island in the heart of Pearl Harbor; students from Iao Intermediate School on Maui explain how professional baseball star Shane Victorino, an alumnus of their school, is a positive influence and an inspiration to their community; and students from Kea’au High School on Hawaii Island show how an open-air market in their town helps the local farmers.
Other schools reporting include Hilo High School and Kamehameha Schools – Hawaii Campus on Hawaii Island; Ka Waihona o ka Na’auao Public Charter School in Waianae, Oahu; and Waianae High School.