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Historical Sites
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The Baldwin House
In 1834 construction began on the Baldwin Home and was completed in 1835. The thick walls were made of coral and stone. The structure was sturdy consisting of hand-hewn timbers. In 1840, a bedroom and study was added, and in 1849, an entire second story was completed.
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The Wo Hing Museum
Chinese history in Lahaina predates the whalers and missionaries. With the passage of years, the Chinese community grew. True to their heritage, they maintained social and political ties with their ancestral homes. They built meeting halls or temples where their societies could meet. In 1909 the Chinese living in Lahaina formed the Wo Hing Society, a branch of the Chee Kung Tong, a fraternal society with chapters throughout the world. In 1912, using private donations, the society built a two-story temple on Front Street.
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The Courthouse
Constructed in 1859, much of the material used in the construction of the original Courthouse came from King Kamehameha III's palace (Hale Piula) that was destroyed during the Kauaula wind of 1858..
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Hale Aloha
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.
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Hale Pa'i
One of the earliest Lahaina Restoration Foundation projects was the restoration of Hale Pa’i (the house of printing). It is located on the Lahainaluna Campus. The missionaries who arrived in Lahaina in 1823 explained to the Hawaiian Royalty the importance of an educational institution. Lahainaluna Seminary was founded in 1831. It was the first school West of the Rockies and survives today as Lahaina’s public high school.
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Hale Pa'ahao
On July 11, 1851, “an Act relating to prisons, their government, and discipline” was passed by the Hawaii Legislature and approved by the King. It authorized a new jail for Lahaina which was to be constructed to “keep entirely separate from each other the male and female prisoners, and to have a yard enclosed by fences of sufficient height and strength to prevent escapes and also to prevent all access to, or communication by persons outside with any persons confined therein.”
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Seaman's Hospital
In 1843, the U.S. Marine Hospital was built. During the following years the whaling industry peaked but faded by the time of the Civil War. On Sept. 10, 1862, the doors of the U.S. Seaman’s Hospital were officially closed. In 1864, it was leased as a boarding school. The property was traded in 1878 with the Bishop Estate, and in 1975, negotiations were finalized with the Bishop Estate, and the Seaman’s Hospital became the property of the Lahaina Restoration Foundation.
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Lighthouse
The Lahaina Lighthouse stands at the edge of the harbor in Lahaina’s Historic District. King Kamehameha in 1840 ordered a wooden tower built as an aid to navigation for the whaling ships. It was built on a section of waterfront known as Keawaiki which means literally, “the small passage,” referring to a narrow break through a coral reef leading to protected anchorage. On November 4th, 1840, it was first lighted. It was a tall box-like structure, nine feet high built in a suitable position facing the landing. This structure was the first lighted navigational aid in the Hawaiian Islands.
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Master's Reading Room
In the early 1830’s the captains had a meeting room in which there were publications, newspapers and writing materials. The exact location is not certain. Later the missionaries set up a temporary reading room, the successor of which caused them to resolve to build reading rooms for officers and for seamen. This resolution was passed in June of 1833 at a general meeting of the mission.
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