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Maui History & Cultural Activities
Museums & Historical Landmarks
West Maui
Hale Aloha |
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History &
Information
An old adobe thatched building which preceded Hale Aloha was
referred to as “The School House” and was built in 1831. The
members of Waine e (now Waiola) Church in 1836 purchased
lumber and with their own hands laid a good floor and made
desks and seats for the school. In 1851 the Kauaula wind
destroyed the building. Later the Waine e Church voted to
replace the ruins with a new house in commemoration of their
said God’s causing Lahaina to escape the small-pox epidemic
that desolated Oahu in 1853. The new building was completed
in 1858, and was named Hale Aloha.
In 1908, Hale Aloha was thoroughly repaired to be used as a
parish house for Waine e Church. By 1973 this building,
owing to neglect, was roofless and floorless. Efforts on the
part of the Maui County Historic Commission and the Maui
County Planning Department obtained a preservation grant
from the Housing and Urban Development Department for
$100,700. The grant was to be matched by State and County
funds. Plans and specifications were prepared by an
architectural firm; the site was acquired; and over the
years leading up to 1985, Hale Aloha was restored
structurally. However, there remained approximately forty
percent of detailed restoration uncompleted. An agreement
was reached between the County and the Lahaina Restoration
Foundation to complete restoration at Hale Aloha at the
Foundation’s own expense. The Bell Tower, funded in part by
gifts from two directors of the Foundation, was completed in
1996. It is an exact replica of the tower built in 1910. An
out building was finished in 1989 and major restoration of
the exterior stonework was completed in 1992.
Hale Aloha was leased to a local company, which undertook at
its own cost the redesign of the interior. All rents and
fees collected are held in a trust fund restricted to the
support of Hale Aloha, which will always remain a wonderful
example of historical preservation.
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