Puunene in Kahului in Maui County, Hawaii — Hawaiian Island Archipelago (Pacific Ocean)

Try Pot

Sugar Museum

Photographed by Craig Baker, April 11, 2026

1. Try Pot Marker

Inscription.
These pots were used by whalers in the 1800s to "try-out" or render whale blubber into oil. Early sugar processors used these pots to boil cane juice.

Erected by Sugar Museum.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce.

Location. 20° 52.173′ N, 156° 27.314′ W. Marker is in Kahului, Hawaii, in Maui County. It is in Puunene. It can be reached from Hansen Road east of Hawaii Route 311, on the left when traveling east. Located at the Sugar Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3957 Hansen Rd, Kahului HI 96732, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Traditional Portuguese Oven (a few steps from this marker); The Journey from Norway to Hawaii

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(a few steps from this marker); Northwest Cable Crane (a few steps from this marker); Corliss Steam Engine (within shouting distance of this marker); Caterpillar 772B (within shouting distance of this marker); Cleveland J39 Trencher (within shouting distance of this marker); A Place to Find the Real Hawaii (approx. 2.6 miles away); Maui Nisei Veteran KIAs (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kahului.

Also see . . . Sugar Museum. (Submitted on April 15, 2026.)

Try Pot and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, April 11, 2026

2. Try Pot and Marker

Photographed by Craig Baker, April 11, 2026

3. Try Pots

Credits. This page was last revised on April 16, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 14, 2026, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 27 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 14, 2026, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.