Lahaina Photo Gallery

Lahaina is one of Hawaii's oldest and most historic cities. Kamehameha I conquered Maui in 1894 and named Lahaina the capital of his new kingdom. It remained the capital of Hawaii until Kamehameha III moved it to Honolulu in 1840.

The first missionary arrived in Maui in 1823, and the missionary influences remain clearly visible in Lahaina.

As Western traders and seamen flocked to Maui, commercial growth expanded. Lahaina became a major port during the whaling era, and by the 1840s, hundreds of ships anchored there. However, the discovery of oil in 1850 spelled doom for the whaling industry.

As whaling declined, agriculture became the dominant industry in the Lahaina area. Sugar and later pineapple plantations flourished in West Maui. During 1853-1854, a smallpox epidemic killed many native Hawaiians, depleting the work force. Immigrants from China, Japan, the Philippines were brought to Maui to work in the sugar cane fields. The influence of these Chinese, Japanese and Filipino immigrants can still be seen throughout Lahaina.

We are proud to offer you many photographs and pictures of Lahaina, Maui, all of which have been taken by your About Guide.

The Masters' Reading Room
Baldwin Home
Richards House
Taro Patch

Hauola Stone
Brick Palace
Carthaginian
Old Lahaina Lighthouse

Pioneer Inn
Banyan Tree
Lahaina Courthouse
Old Fort Lahaina

Holy Innocents' Episcopal Church - exterior
Holy Innocents' Episcopal Church - interior
Holy Innocents' Episcopal Church - altar
Holy Innocents' Episcopal Church - pulpit

Hale Piula - Iron-roofed House
Moku'ula
Moku'ula
Moku'ula

Waine'e Church - exterior
Waine'e Church - interior
Waine'e Church - bell
Waine'e Church Cemetery
Waine'e Church Cemetery
Waine'e Church Cemetery

Hongwanji Mission

The Old Prison - Hale Paahau
The Old Prison - Hale Paahau
The Old Prison - Hale Paahau
The Old Prison - Hale Paahau
The Old Prison - Hale Paahau
The Old Prison - Hale Paahau

Episcopal Cemetery
Hale Aloha
Hale Aloha
Shingon Buddhist Temple

Maria Lanakila Church - exterior
Maria Lanakila Church - statue of the Virgin
Maria Lanakila Church - interior
Maria Lanakila Church - altar
Maria Lanakila Church - Father Damien window
Maria Lanakila Church - Father Damien window

Seaman's Cemetery
Seaman's Cemetery

Hale Pai - Printing House of the Lahainaluna Seminary
Wo Hing Temple
U.S. Seaman's Hospital

Lahaina Jodo Mission - The Great Buddha
Lahaina Jodo Mission - The Bell Tower
Lahaina Jodo Mission - The Temple

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All photographs by John Fischer, (c) 2002, licensed to About.com, Inc.