I got the free bus into Lahaina today to look at the Art Galleries and some cultural sites. I came across The Baldwin Home a two story structure which was the home of the protestant medical missionary, Dwight Baldwin.and his family from mid 1830's to 1868, The house served as a medical office and as a general centerfor missionary activity with a seamans chapel and Christian reading rooms for ships masters and men nearby. The Baldwins had a fine garden of native and introduced plants : kukui,kou,banana, guava,figs and grape arbors. The home and grounds were restored by the Lahaina Restoration Foundation in the early 1960's complete with the many pieces of original furniture and other antiques of the period.Another museum was the WO HING Museum on front street which was once affiliated with the Chee Kung Tong, a chineses fraternal society with branches all over the world. This one dates from early in the century, when the Wo Hing Society had a hundred members. The chinese were among the earliest immigrants of Hawaii and became a powerful force in the commerce of Lahaina.

CO2 Report - Minibus to town return 6 miles