BEST MUSEUM BALDWIN HOUSE The coming of missionaries changed everything in Hawai‘i, plotting history on the course that arrives at the present. The Baldwins have played a large role in changes on Maui as an early missionary family that later became sugar barons before morphing into the land management company we know today. The Baldwin House is their original … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2018: Best Museum on Maui: Baldwin House
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MauiTime Best of Maui 2017: Best Museum on Maui: Hale Ho’ike’ike (The Bailey House)
BEST MUSEUM HALE HO‘IKE‘IKE (THE BAILEY HOUSE) Heads up readers: The Bailey House is now called Hale Ho‘ike‘ike at the Bailey House. This historically and culturally significant destination on Maui has found a new way to share their history: each quarter they curate a new exhibit using items from their archives, some which have never been on display to the public. … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2017: Best Museum on Maui: Hale Ho’ike’ike (The Bailey House)
MauiTime Best of Maui 2016: Best Museum on Maui: Bailey House Museum
BEST MUSEUM Bailey House Museum The Bailey House Museum–which is now actually known as Hale Ho‘ike‘ike–is an enormous collection of information, artifacts, and paintings. Through the paintings, by Edward Bailey, of Maui before any major development or construction this museum literally provides a window into the past. That is something which all museums should aspire to do: … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2016: Best Museum on Maui: Bailey House Museum
MauiTime Best of Maui 2015: Best Museum on Maui Bailey House
BEST MUSEUM ON MAUI Bailey House The heart of Maui is in this little white house at the foot of Iao Valley. Humble on the outside, the museum contains Maui’s largest Hawaiian artifacts collection, which includes relics from 19th century missionaries. An old surfboard of Duke Kahanamoku’s and his 100-year old canoe Honaunau are also feature residents of the Bailey House. The … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2015: Best Museum on Maui Bailey House
MauiTime Best of Maui 2014: Best Museum Bailey House
Best Museum Photo credit to Sean M. Hower Bailey House Open since 1957, which is a little after the Maui Historical Society received its charter, the Bailey House Museum is the island’s best historical treasure trove. The museum itself has the largest collection of Hawaiian artifacts in the county, many of which date to the missionary days. Their archives, which are … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2014: Best Museum Bailey House