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Banyan Tree Square
You know a tree has stature when throngs of townsfolk gather each year to celebrate its birthday! Banyan Tree Square marks the center of Lahaina, where the awesome banyan tree sprawls across the entire square and ranks as the largest banyan tree in the USA.
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Ka'ahumanu Church
The oldest Congregational church in Maui, Ka'ahumanu Church dates to 1832 and takes its name from Queen Ka'ahumanu, who cast aside the old gods and burned temple idols, allowing Christianity to flourish. She visited Wailuku and in her ever-humble manner requested that the church bear her name.
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Keawala'i Congregational Church
South on Makena Bay is the Keawala'i Congregational Church, one of Maui's earliest missionary churches. The current building was erected in 1855 with 3ft-thick walls made of burnt coral rock. Don't miss the adjacent graveyard, which has old tombstones adorned with cameo photographs, many of Hawaiian cowboys laid to rest in the 1920s.
Makena Rd ends shortly after the church at a cul-de-sac on the ocean side of Maui Prince Hotel.
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Kepaniwai Heritage Gardens Park
Two miles west of Wailuku, the family-oriented Kepaniwai Heritage Gardens Park pays tribute to Hawaii's varied ethnic heritage. Among the highlights are a traditional Hawaiian hale, a New England-style missionary home, a Filipino farmer's hut, Japanese gardens with stone pagodas and a Chinese pavilion with a statue of revolutionary hero Sun Yat-sen (who, incidentally, briefly lived on Maui).
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Olowalu Petroglyphs
A dirt road starting behind the general store in Olowalu leads to the Olowalu Petroglyphs. Go around the north side of the store, park just beyond the water tower and look for the signposted gate. A quarter-mile walk leads up this hot, open road to the petroglyphs. It's easy to follow; just keep the cinder cone straight ahead of you as you go.
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