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Lahaina eclipsed Oahu as a preferred whaling port between 1840 and 1855, because of its better deep-water anchorage. When Kamehameha III ascended to the Hawaiian throne in 1825, he made Lahaina his capital, preferring it to the busier Honolulu. The town declined in economic importance in the 1860s, as the whaling industry waned. [4]
Lahaina, Lāhainā (Hawaiian: Lahaina, Hawaiian: [ləˈhɐjnə], / l ə ˈ h aɪ n ə /, old var. Lāhainā) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Maui County, Hawaii, United States. On the northwest coast of the island of Maui , it encompasses Lahaina town and the Kaanapali and Kapalua beach resorts.
It was a part of the Old Lahaina Courthouse on the second floor, having opened in 2004, years after the courthouse was restored yet again in 1990. In August 2023, the museum was destroyed by the 2023 Hawaii wildfires, as well as the entirety of the Old Lahaina Courthouse. Documents were saved, as they were digitized online prior to the wildfire ...
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — When a deadly wildfire tore through Lahaina on Maui last August, the wall of flames scorched the 151-year-old banyan tree along the historic town's Front Street. But the ...
A 150-year-old banyan tree stands along Lahaina's historic Front Street in February 2018. It was charred in the fire. ... The town of Lahaina will be rebuilt as something new, probably led by the ...
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 Banyan Court Park is located in the port of Lahaina town on the west side of the Hawaiian island of Maui. [8] The park square comprises 1.94 acres (0.79 ha) on the site of the old Lahaina Fort, directly across the street from the Lahaina small boat harbor.
Wildfires in Hawaii fanned by strong winds burned multiple structures in areas including Maui's historic Lahaina town, forcing evacuations on Wednesday 9 August. Footage shows fires raging close ...