{"id":666,"date":"2017-11-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-11-10T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"\/2009\/12\/23\/museums-and-the-arts\/"},"modified":"2025-04-08T21:27:46","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T07:27:46","slug":"maui-museums","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaii.com\/maui-museums\/","title":{"rendered":"11 Museums on Maui to Satisfy Your Thirst for Historical Knowledge"},"content":{"rendered":"

Unless you\u2019re a collector of exceptionally rare coins, chances are you didn\u2019t know that Hawai\u02bbi once had its own currency.<\/p>\n

It was called the dala<\/em>, and was the official currency of the Hawaiian Kingdom for over 50 years.<\/p>\n

Hale Pai, Lahaina<\/h3>\n

You can see some examples of the early currency on a visit to Hale Pa\u2018i \u2014 a Maui museum that\u2019s just minutes away from the shops and restaurants of Front Street.<\/p>\n

It isn\u2019t just Hale Pa\u2018i, however, that\u2019s conveniently located in Lahaina. All the museums on Maui are within minutes of Maui\u2019s top attractions, so it\u2019s easy for visitors to learn about the island while en route to other activities.<\/p>\n

Lahaina Heritage Museum, Lahaina<\/h3>\n

The Lahaina Heritage Museum, for example, is located inside the Old Lahaina Courthouse across from Lahaina Harbor. Here you\u2019ll find photos and memorabilia dating back to Lahaina\u2019s whaling days, as well as the Hawaiian flag that was lowered on the day the US annexed Hawaii in 1898.<\/p>\n

Plantation Museum, Lahaina<\/h3>\n

Stroll beneath the banyan tree and across to the Wharf Cinema Center, and you\u2019ll find the small Plantation Museum where photos and artifacts illustrate life on a 19th century sugar plantation.<\/p>\n

Wo Hing Museum, Lahaina<\/h3>\n

Head north on Front Street past bustling restaurants and galleries of high end art, and you\u2019ll soon encounter the Wo Hing Museum that details how hard-working immigrants from China help sculpt the island economy.<\/p>\n

Whalers Village, Kaanapali<\/h3>\n

If you\u2019re interested in whales (and the whalers who chased them), Whalers Village in K\u0101\u2018anapali has exceptionally informative displays on the lives of 19th century whalers, and is set to re-open in 2017 after a lengthy renovation.<\/p>\n

Hawaiian Islands Humpback National Marine Sanctuary Visitor Center, Kihei<\/h3>\n

To learn about the actual whales themselves, there\u2019s no better spot than the Hawaiian Islands Humpback National Marine Sanctuary Visitor Center, which is located in K\u012bhei with a sweeping view looking out at Ma\u2018alaea Bay.<\/p>\n

Bailey House Museum, Wailuku<\/h3>\n

If it\u2019s ancient Hawaiian history you\u2019re after, the Bailey House Museum has artifacts dating to before European arrival, as well as rooms full of period pieces from 19th century missionaries. Located on the road to \u2018Iao Valley, the museum even has a surfboard in the yard that belonged to Duke Kahanamoku.<\/p>\n

Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum, Kahului<\/h3>\n

Though many of the best museums on Maui take a look at the 19th century, some museums, like the Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum, look at an industry that operated all the way up through 2016. Though Maui\u2019s fields of green sugar are gone, the memory of both its mills and its workers lives on at this Pu\u2018unene museum, which is five minutes away from Kahului airport and en route to Wailea resorts.<\/p>\n

Camp Maui\u2019s World War II Legacy, Haiku<\/h3>\n
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Camp Maui. Photo: Northshore Zipline Co.<\/p><\/div>\n

Camp Maui is home to Maui’s WWII Legacy. This World War II museum is dedicated to preserving the history and stories of those who selflessly devoted their lives to serve our country. Camp Maui has been formally recognized as a State of Hawaii Historic site. The written preservation plan for the NorthShore Zipline Co’s 18 acre portion of the former 1,600 acre historic property has also been formally accepted and approved by the State of Hawaii Historic Preservation Department.<\/p>\n

Makawao History Museum, Makawao<\/h3>\n

It wasn\u2019t just whalers and plantation workers that helped shaped Maui\u2019s past, but also the paniolo<\/em>, or ranchers, who ride across Maui\u2019s green pastures. To hear their stories and learn the history of roping and riding in Maui, visit the Makawao History Museum in a town where hitching posts still line the streets and horse trailers rattle down the road.<\/p>\n

Hana Cultural Center and Museum, Hana<\/h3>\n

Finally, after navigating the hundreds of weaving turns on the legendary Road to Hana, visit the Hana Cultural Center and Museum to fortify your knowledge of this fishing town at the end of the world famous drive. Here you\u2019ll learn of the devastating tsunami that left much of the town in ruins, and read the tales of ranchers and kings who helped shape the story of Maui\u2019s most peaceful and laidback town by the sea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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