Wailuku in Maui County, Hawaii — Hawaiian Island Archipelago (Pacific Ocean)
New England Exhibit
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, December 7, 2025
1. New England Exhibit Marker
The people who lived in this kind of house in the early 1800's were mostly from New England. They came to Hawai'i either as traders and merchants or as missionaries sent by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) of Boston.
The missionaries brought with them: Western methods in business and trade; Christian religion, the Bible; concepts of individual land ownership and water rights; and, iron, steam and machinery.
Within fifteen years of their arrival, the ABCFM missionaries had put the Hawaiian language into writing, established hundreds of schools, trained native Hawaiian teachers in Western ways, and printed textbooks, newspapers and government documents in Hawaiian. By 1860, the literacy rate was higher in Hawai'i than it was in New England.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Immigration • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1860.
Location. 20° 52.97′ N, 156° 32.094′ W. Marker is in Wailuku, Hawaii, in Maui County. It can be reached from Iao Valley Road west of Aulii
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Regionally, this marker is in Lahaina and West Maui. Globally, it is in North America, Polynesia, the Pacific Ocean, North Pacific, the Pacific Rim, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 726 Fraternal Association, Inc. (a few steps from this marker); History of African Americans in Hawai'i (a few steps from this marker); Korean Emigrants (within shouting distance of this marker); Portuguese Exhibit (within shouting distance of this marker); Monument of Christian Faith (within shouting distance of this marker); Arrival of Puerto Ricans in Hawaii (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Japanese Exhibit (about 300 feet away); In Commeration of the Arrival of the First Japanese Immigrants to Hawai'i (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wailuku.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, December 7, 2025
2. New England Exhibit Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 31, 2026, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 49 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 31, 2026, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
