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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]