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Maui History & Cultural Activities
Museums & Historical Landmarks
West Maui
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History &
Information
This fun-loving historic town was once the capital of the
Hawaiian kingdom and the seat of power for the Kamehameha
dynasty in the early nineteenth century. By the mid-1800s,
with as many as 400 ships at a time berthed in the harbor,
spilling up to 1,500 sailors ashore, Lahaina went on to
become the lusty port of the Yankee whaling fleet. The
whalers said there was no God west of the Horn, and they
conducted themselves accordingly - until a band of
puritanical missionaries arrived from New England to spoil
the ribald party. The battles between the reverends and the
revelers became legendary. Among the sailors was Herman
Melville, who immortalized the era in his classic novel,
Moby Dick.
The missionaries built the first high school west of the
Rocky Mountains, Lahainaluna, and, in a move that changed
the course of Hawaiian history, installed Hawai‘i‘s first
printing press.
Lahaina today is a reflection of its colorful past.
Approximately 55 acres of the town have been set aside as
historic districts containing several sites designated as
National Historical Landmarks.
Among the gallant survivors are the weathered wooden
buildings lining Front Street and its side streets. In place
of grog shops and ship’s outfitters, they now house
boutiques, art galleries and charming seafood restaurants
where the demon rum comes in polite mai tais with little
paper parasols planted in wedges of pineapple.
Where whaling ships once laid anchor, a fleet of pleasure
boats now bobs in the sun, waiting to take visitors on
sunset dinner cruises, snorkel and dive sails, whale
watching excursions and picnic trips to other islands.
Lahaina Harbor is also home to many of the world’s finest
cruise ships that anchor off shore. Presiding over the
harbor is the old Pioneer Inn with its fascinating nautical
memorabilia.
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