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Lahaina was once known as the Venice of the Pacific for its fishponds. The sugar cane industry diverted water from mountain streams in the late 1800s, which dried up the water source. [ 7 ] In 1919, the county turned the land into a park and buried it beneath a baseball field.
name = Lahaina, Hawaii Name used in the default map caption; image = Location map Lahaina.png The default map image, without "Image:" or "File:" top = 20.907 Latitude at top edge of map, in decimal degrees; bottom = 20.8485 Latitude at bottom edge of map, in decimal degrees; left = -156.6967 Longitude at left edge of map, in decimal degrees ...
Lahaina was a popular residential center for the kings of Maui prior to the arrival of European explorers in the late 18th century. Kamehameha I made his landing here when he began the conquest of Maui in 1795, and Kamehameha II established a residence here in 1819. That same year, the first whaling ships arrived, beginning the community's rise ...
This map shows the incorporated and unincorporated areas in Maui County, Hawaii, highlighting Lahaina in red. It was created with a custom script with US Census Bureau data and modified with Inkscape.
Aug. 27—LAHAINA — Known outside Maui largely as a tourist attraction, visitor brochures obscure the fact that Lahaina for the most part is a working-class community with a sizeable immigrant ...
Lahaina Cannery Mall is a shopping mall located in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii. It is the island's only fully enclosed, air-conditioned mall, and encompasses 120,000 square feet (11,000 m 2 ). It has more than 50 boutiques, restaurants and specialty shops.
The Brick Palace was the first western-style structure built in the Hawaiian Islands for Kamehameha the Great to serve as the first Royal Palace. [1] Lahaina became the seat of government for the Hawaiian Kingdom until 1845. [2] [3] The king commissioned the structure to be built at Keawa'iki point in Lahaina, Maui. [4]
Apr. 2—Between 350 and 450 Maui wildfire survivors in early May should begin moving into a former hotel in Kihei now owned by the state. Between 350 and 450 Maui wildfire survivors in early May ...