Hawaiian heritage sites in Maui County

This collection spans the historical timeline of the Hawaiian Islands, from pre-contact archaeological sites to 19th-century missionary architecture. Key landmarks include the Piʻilanihale Heiau, one of the largest ancient stone temples in Polynesia, and Waiola Church, the final resting place of early Hawaiian royalty. The list also features the Baldwin Home Museum, the oldest standing house on Maui, alongside petroglyphs and sugar industry ruins that document the transition from ancient kingdom to the plantation era.

Hawaiian Heritage Sites — Map

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Kahanu Garden

Kahanu Garden and Preserve is a botanical garden located on the Hana Highway near Hana, Maui, Hawaii.

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Baldwin Home Museum

Dwight Baldwin was an American Christian missionary and medical doctor on Maui, one of the Hawaiian Islands, during the Kingdom of Hawaii.

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Kahanu Garden

Kahanu Garden and Preserve is a botanical garden located on the Hana Highway near Hana, Maui, Hawaii.

D

Waiola Church

Established in 1823 as Waineʻe Church, this site contains a historic cemetery where prominent members of the Hawaiian royal family, including Queen Keōpūolani, are buried.

E

Old Lahaina Courthouse

Built in 1859 from coral block and wood, this building served as a custom house and courtroom. It now houses a local history museum and the Lahaina Arts Society.

F

Old Spring House

A 19th-century structure built to protect a freshwater spring that historically supplied water to visiting ships and local residents in Lahaina.

G

Hale Aloha

Constructed in 1858 as a meeting house to commemorate the restoration of the Hawaiian Kingdom, this building later served as a church and schoolhouse.

H

Maria Lanakila Catholic Church

Founded in 1846, the current stone structure was completed in 1873. It is a significant example of early Catholic architecture in the islands and remains an active parish.

I

Kaahumanu Avenue

A primary thoroughfare in Kahului named in honor of Queen Kaʻahumanu, the powerful regent and favorite wife of King Kamehameha I.

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Ka'ahumanu Avenue-Naniloa Drive Overpass

A historic concrete bridge structure reflecting mid-20th-century infrastructure development in the Wailuku area.

K

Hokukano-Ualapue Complex

The Hokukano-Ualapue Complex is a National Historic Landmarked pre-contact archaeological site on several properties adjacent to Hawaii…

L

Honokahua

A significant archaeological site and ancient burial ground discovered during coastal development and now preserved as a sacred cultural landmark.

M

Petroglyphs

Ancient Hawaiian rock carvings depicting human figures, animals, and symbolic patterns, providing insight into early religious and social life.

N

ʻIliʻiliʻōpae Heiau

One of the largest ancient temples in the islands, this massive stone platform on Molokaʻi was used for religious ceremonies and the training of kahuna.

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Maunalei Sugar Co. Locomotive

The remaining mechanical parts of a late 19th-century locomotive used by the short-lived Maunalei Sugar Company on the island of Lanai.

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