Cook Pine trees were discovered by Captain Cook, and brought to Hawai'i from New Caledonia. When young, they are sometimes mistaken for the Norfolk Pine tree that retains its wider cone shape into maturity. While the Cook Pine grows in . . . — — Map (db m292785) HM
Honolua Plantation manager D.T. Fleming was acclaimed a visionary. In 1932 he started planting the African import known as aloe and by 1941 had over 25 acres of the crop in cultivation. Convinced of the plant's medicinal properties, he began . . . — — Map (db m292787) HM
Look down over the seawall to the boulders below, and
you will notice an unusually shaped stone, which remarkably resembles a chair with a spacious seat and short angular back. Look closely, and you will see that the seat portion is worn down . . . — — Map (db m290069) HM
Honokahua is the site of an estimated 2,000 ancient Hawaiian burials dating between AD 610 and 1800. Hawaiians believe that from such a place ancestor spirits continue to lovingly watch over the land and it's people. Today the burial mound is . . . — — Map (db m293016) HM
Honokahua's Hawaiian Heritage is preserved on 13.6 acres surrounded by a naupaka hedge. Here, Hawaiian remains dating between AD 850 and the early 1800s are interred and segments of Alaloa, an ancient stone paved trail, are preserved. . . . — — Map (db m293017) HM
Built in 1929 by pineapple plantation carpenters, the company store was once the central gathering place for the village residents. It was here that plantation workers brought most of their supplies, caught up on the news of the day and read . . . — — Map (db m292906) HM
The island of Lana'i, seen here from above the sugar cane fields of the former Pioneer Mill, has always had close connections with West Maui. In ancient times, Maui ruler Kaka'alaneo lived along this coast. The chief's mischievous son, . . . — — Map (db m293018) HM
Created on Old Coastal Road in the early 1960's, to transport personnel & materials into West Maui's new destination resort developed by AMFAC, Inc.
Runway 01-19 began just 80 feet from this shoreline, and extended north 2615 feet surrounded . . . — — Map (db m293022) HM
The Honolua Plantation Office, headquarters for pineapple growing and canning operations in this region, was relocated from the Honolua lowlands to this site in 1912. More than 90 years old, this structure is the oldest remaining building in this . . . — — Map (db m293015) HM
This pier once stretched far into the
ocean. It operated for many years as the
primary loading spot for shipping
processed sugar from the island and
bringing in supplies for the plantation
camps. Railroad tracks led from the
sugar cane fields . . . — — Map (db m290122) HM
Named after the famous battle between two royal brothers who fought in the area, a race track stood right on this sandy beach. It was built for horse racing, which was a favorite sport of many members of Hawaiian royalty as well as plantation owners . . . — — Map (db m290124) HM
The Lahaina Court & Custom House was first built in 1859 with the remains of Hale Piula, the unfinished coral palace of King Kamehameha III. From its opening in 1860, it served as a customs house for the whaling and trade ships and a center for . . . — — Map (db m290068) HM
In Hawaiian, Maka oi oi means, sharp eyes, or more loosely translated beautiful view. On this site in 1914, David T Fleming, manager of Honolua Ranch, built a home for his family where it is said they enjoyed an idyllic life in this pastoral . . . — — Map (db m292901) HM
Hanaka'φ'φ Cemetery, across the road behind you, is the final resting place of some of the immigrants who came to work in Hawai'i's sugar and pineapple plantations. Like the women shown in this photo, these immigrants labored in hot, dusty fields so . . . — — Map (db m293020) HM
This 10,000 pound invention of William
Porter was designed to permit large
sailing ships to swing in tidal currents
without fouling their anchor chains.
The secret was in the pivoting flukes
that allowed one arm to fold back
against the . . . — — Map (db m297565) HM
This famous dark lava rock promontory is named Pu'u Keka'a in Hawaiian, which translates as "the rolling hill." To this day, it is revered as a sacred spot known as "ka leina a ka 'uhane" - the place where a soul leaps into eternity.
One of . . . — — Map (db m290125) HM
This monument commemorates the arrival of the Norwegian barque Beta which dropped anchor near this spot on February 18, 1881, and of her sister ship Musca, which arrived in Honolulu May 13, 1881. They brought more than six hundred . . . — — Map (db m73188) HM
Completely restored in 1982 to its original appearance, the Seamen's House was first built in 1833 on the
commission of King Kamehameha III. At the time, Lahaina did not extend much farther north than Dickenson
Street, which was then a stream . . . — — Map (db m297226) HM
