Lahaina

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Lahaina
Maui County Hawaii Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Lahaina Highlighted.svg
Location in county and Hawaii
Basic data
State : United States
State : Hawaii
County : Maui County
Coordinates : 20 ° 53 ′  N , 156 ° 40 ′  W Coordinates: 20 ° 53 ′  N , 156 ° 40 ′  W
Time zone : Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time ( UTC − 10 )
Residents : 11,704 (as of 2010)
Population density : 579.4 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 24.1 km 2  (approx. 9 mi 2 ) of
which 20.2 km 2  (approx. 8 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 1 m
Postcodes : 96761, 96767
Area code : +1 808
FIPS : 15-42950
GNIS ID : 0361678
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Map of Lahaina
Front Street in Lahaina.
The Pioneer-Inn , an old whaling bar on the harbor.
The Carthaginian II , restored as a whaling ship, served as a whaling museum from 1980 to 2005.
Front and entrance to Wo Hing Temple .

Lāhainā ( German mostly Lahaina ) on the northwest coast of the island of Maui in Hawaii is an old whaling and plantation town.

The census-designated place (CDC) has 11,704 inhabitants (as of 2010) and is visited by two million tourists annually. The name means "Merciless Sun" in Hawaiian . The total area of ​​the city is 24.1 km², of which 20.2 km² is land and 3.9 km² is water.

history

The place was initially the residence of chief Mauiloa , fifth chief in the genealogy of Maui Mōʻī . In 1795 King Kamehameha I had conquered Maui, the place Lāhainā was currently a fishing village at the foot of the West Maui Mountains . Mauiloa's successor, King Kamehameha II , made Lāhainā the capital in 1820 before Honolulu became the capital in 1845. Later Lāhainā became the main whaling port in the Pacific. Old wooden houses line Front Street, which was built in the 1820s .

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Lahaina's waterfront
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Panoramic views from Front Street over Lahaina and the hinterland

Attractions

The Lahaina Historic District has been a National Historic Landmark since 1962 . The historic Front Street was voted one of the "Top Ten Greatest Streets" by the American Planning Association in 2011.

The eye-catcher is the banyan tree planted in the town center in 1873 . Some museums, e.g. B. the Baldwin House , the Carthaginian II , a restored two-master, and the also listed Wo Hing Society Building bear witness to the past of the former island capital. At the end of 2005, the Carthaginian II , previously a landmark of Lāhainā, was sunk as an artificial coral reef and attraction for tourists and divers at a depth of about 30 m because the maintenance costs became too great. Due to its tourist attractions and special atmosphere, the city is also visited by cruise ships.

The "Kāʻanapali Beach" beach region bordering to the north is frequented by tourists. The historic Sugar Cane Train operated between Lāhainā and Kāʻanapali Beach . He was discontinued at least temporarily in 2015. The West Maui Mountains frame the place with their overgrown mountains.

Ferry connection to Lānaʻi

There is a four times daily ferry connection from Lāhainā to Lānaʻi . The ferry service to Moloka'i was stopped at the end of October 2016 after the number of passengers had halved.

Personalities

Web links

Commons : Lahaina, Hawaii  - Collection of images, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Lahaina CDP, Hawaii . Retrieved June 7, 2014.
  2. ↑ United States Census 2010
  3. ↑ Lahainatown , accessed June 16, 2017.
  4. ^ Lāhainā in Hawaiian Dictionaries , hainā in Hawaiian Dictionaries
  5. ↑ Lahaina in the Encyclopædia Britannica . Retrieved June 7, 2014.
  6. ↑ History on the website www.lahaina.com . Retrieved June 7, 2014.
  7. ^ Russell A. Apple: National Register of Historic Places / National Historic Landmark 1974 Update: Lahaina / Lahaina (historic district) . (PDF; 32 kB) National Park Service, December 21, 1973, accessed June 8, 2014 .
  8. ^ Accompanying 18 photos from 1973 . (PDF; 6.32 MB) Retrieved June 8, 2014 .
  9. ↑ Top Ten Greatest Streets Lahainatown, accessed June 16, 2017.
  10. ^ Lahaina Restoration Foundation: The Baldwin House. Retrieved June 8, 2014 .
  11. ^ National Restoration Foundation: Wo Hing Temple. Retrieved June 8, 2014 .
  12. ↑ Monument designation, data on the history of the port of Lāhainā and data on the ship (English; PDF; 1.2 MB).
  13. ↑ Five years later, Carthaginian II a thriving artificial reef. In: Lahaina News, December 30, 2010. Accessed December 21, 2015.
  14. ^ Ferry Schedule . Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  15. ↑ Ferry to Moloka'i Honolulu Star Advertiser. Retrieved June 16, 2017.