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Sheila over at Go Visit Hawaii recently blogged about 8 Great Rainy Day Things to Do on Maui. She offers some great suggestions, including visiting the Baldwin House or the Maui Ocean Center, so be sure to check it out before your next trip to Maui!
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Though Maui is known for its sunny climate and gorgeous beaches, there is more to the island than sun and surfing. In fact, Lahaina (pronounced lah-HIGH-nah) was once the capital of Hawai’i and still maintains much of its rich culture and history. Here’s a quick overview of Lahaina’s fascinating history.
Lahaina, which means “cruel sun,” began as a whaling town. By the mid nineteenth century, Lahaina had as many as 1,500 sailors in port. Perhaps most famous of those sailors was Herman Melville, who chronicled the period in the novel, Moby Dick.
The whaling town served as the center of government for nearly fifty year until the mid-1800s, when the capital was relocated to its present location in Honolulu on the island of O`ahu (pronounced oh-AH-hoo). In 1893, American settlers overthrew Hawai’i’s constitutional monarchy. Hawai’i became the 50th state admitted to the United States in 1959.
Lahaina features attractions including Maui Surf Clinics, the Wo Hing Museum, and the Baldwin Home. For more on Lahaina, check out this virtual tour of historic Lahaina. Happy travels!
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This brief overview of Maui’s Baldwin Home comes courtesy of our Hawaii Destination Manager, Kathy Stafford:
Dwight Baldwin, a Christian minister, traveled to Hawaii to be a priest at Lahaina’s oldest church, Wainee Church. In 1830 Dwight Baldwin and his new bride came to the island of Maui, from Durham, Connecticut. Dr. Baldwin gave up his family’s wealth to live a more humble life on Maui.
Some of the roles that Dwight Baldwin took were as Doctor, Veterinarian, Dentist, and Priest. When the patients didn’t have enough money they would pay Dr. Baldwin with arts, furniture, and other possessions. When Dwight Baldwin came to Hawaii he came with very little furniture, all the furniture in his home were all made from resources or as gifts from patients. The minimum amount of money that the Baldwin family made in a month was $100.00. Dwight Baldwin learned to speak the Hawaiian language, and used some of the Hawaiian medicines.
The Baldwins moved into their Lahaina home in 1838, and lived there for 33 years. The walls were made out of coral, stone, and hand-hewn timbers which were 2 feet thick. The second floor wasn’t added until 1840 after they had 6 children, they did have eight but two of them died before the age 3. Since the Baldwin house was a Christian house, Mr. Baldwin believed that their doors should resemble Christianity, so the doors all had a cross on it. People say that “he was a man of natural talents,” and that he didn’t just prosper himself, but he prospered others. Dwight Baldwin helped the Hawaiians in many ways. For example, he healed the Hawaiians from their illnesses, cared for them, and respected them, and soon after he gained their respect.
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