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Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum
Pu'unene's main attraction is the Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum, an intriguing little collection in the former home of the mill's superintendent. Exhibits give the skinny on the sugarcane biz and include a working scale model of a cane-crushing plant.
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Bailey House Museum
The 1833 home of missionary Edward Bailey has been converted into the Bailey House Museum highlighting local history. The second storey remains much the same as it was in missionary days, decorated with antiques and some of the works that Bailey, an accomplished engraver, created.
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Baldwin House
The oldest Western-style building in Lahaina is the Baldwin House, erected in 1834 by Reverend Dwight Baldwin, a missionary doctor. It served as both his home and Lahaina's first medical clinic. The coral and rock walls are a hefty 24in thick, which keeps the house cool year-round. The exterior walls are now plastered over, but you can get a sense of how they originally appeared by looking at the Masters' Reading Room next door.
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Hale Kahiko
The three thatched houses at Hale Kahiko replicate part of an ancient Hawaiian village. The location at the back of a shopping center isn't without its irony, but the site nonetheless offers an insightful glimpse of Hawaiian life before Western development swept the landscape.
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Hale Pa'ahao
Hale Pa'ahao (Stuck-in-Irons House), Lahaina's old prison, was built in 1852 by convicts who dismantled the old harborside fort and carted the stones here to construct the 8ft-high prison walls. Inside one of the whitewashed cells you'll find an 'old seadog' mannequin spouting a recorded description of 'life in this here calaboose.'
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Hale Pa'i
The cottage at the side of Lahainaluna High School, Hale Pa'i, housed Hawaii's first printing press. Although its primary mission was making the Bible available to Hawaiians, the press also produced other works, including the first Hawaiian botany book and, in 1834, Hawaii's first newspaper. Heavily used, the original Ramage press wore out in the 1850s, but several of the items printed from it are still on display.
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Hana Cultural Center
Absorb a little local history at the down-home Hana Cultural Center displaying Hawaiian artifacts, wood carvings and quilts. And don't miss the four authentically reconstructed thatched hale at the side of the museum, which can be seen even if you arrive outside of opening hours.
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Hui No'eau Visual Arts Center
Past Hali'imaile Rd, just after the 5-mile marker, is Kaluanui, the former plantation estate of sugar magnates Harry and Ethel Baldwin, which now houses the Hui No'eau Visual Arts Center. Famed Honolulu architect CW Dickey designed the two-story plantation home with Spanish-style tile roof in 1917.
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Lahaina Heritage Museum
The inspired Lahaina Heritage Museum, operated by Lahaina Town Action Committee volunteers, displays changing exhibits that celebrate Lahaina's culture and history. The focus could be on anything from ancient Hawaiian society to 19th-century whaling, but whatever it is it's well worth the climb to the 2nd floor to check it out.
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Lahaina Public Library
At first glance you might not see much but a closer look reveals a treasure trove of obscure sights. The grounds of the Lahaina Public Library were once the site of a royal taro field; Kamehameha III occasionally toiled in the mud here to instill in his subjects the dignity of labor.
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Maui Agricultural Research Center
The 20-acre Maui Agricultural Research Center perched above Waiakoa village is under the jurisdiction of the University of Hawai'i. It's here that Hawaii's first proteas, natives of South Africa, were established in 1965. You can walk through rows of their colorful descendants, as well as new hybrids under development.
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Maui Arts & Cultural Center
There's always something happening at this state-of-the-art entertainment complex, which boast two indoor theaters and a large outdoor amphitheater, all with excellent acoustics. As Maui's main venue for music, theater and dance, it hosts everything from ukulele jams to touring rock bands. Check its online schedule to see what's in the lineup during your stay.
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Whalers Village Museum
Fascinating exhibits are in store at the superb Whalers Village Museum. Authentic period photos, whaling ship logs and detailed interpretive boards sound the depths of whaling history. It's all rounded out with exhibits of harpoons, whale jawbones and a wild array of scrimshaw.
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Wo Hing Temple
The two-story Wo Hing Temple opened in 1912 as a meeting hall for the Chinese benevolent society Chee Kung Tong. It provided Chinese immigrants a place to preserve their cultural identity, celebrate festivities and socialize in their native tongue.
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