This restored residence was the mid-19th century home of Dr. Dwight Baldwin, a missionary and Harvard trained physician. Located in Lahaina, Maui the Baldwin home is the oldest building on Maui Island. Shaded by kikui nut trees, tourists can relax in the shade while staff give tours explaining the significance of the site. Dr. Baldwin and his wife Charlotte Fowler lived in this house from the mid-1830's until 1871. He was the first medical missionary in the area. The house was restored in the 1960 s by the Lahaina Restoration Society. The museum is open daily and there is a small admission charge.
Location:
Front and Dickenson St., Lahaina Hawaii 96761
Other History nearby:
(Kahului - Maui) Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum
(Wailuku) Bailey House Museum
(Lahaina) Baldwin Home
(Lahaina) Carthaginian III
(Lahaina) Hale Pai
(Kula) Holy Ghost Church
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01/11 Coming to The Lahaina area
Annual Maui Steel Guitar Festival Maui HI April19-21 Featured performers will also conduct on-site school visits to various Maui schools to educate and and inform Maui's youth about the Hawaiian steel guitar. These visits, targeted specifically for students of these schools, includes both educational sessions and entertainment by the visiting performers.
Maui Classical Music Festival Maui HI May10 Over the years the Festival has received extensive coverage in national newspapers including the Los Angeles Times, USA Today, the New York Times, the Hawaii newspapers, and travel and airline magazines. Feature articles written about the Festival have appeared in important musical publications such as Musical America, Chamber Music America, and American Record Guide.
Pan-Pacific Ho'olaule'a Honolulu HI June7 It is one of the largest outdoor multi-cultural exhibits of its kind in the state of Hawaii and it happens in beautiful Waikiki, right on Kalakaua Avenue!
Merrie Monarch Festival Hilo HI June7-9 Merrie Monarch Festival is a week-long cultural event held annually in Hilo on the island of Hawaii. Festivities start on Easter Sunday and culminate with the Hula competition events at the Edith Kanaka'ole Tennis Stadium - Miss Aloha Hula on Thursday, Hula Kahiko on Friday, and Hula 'Auana on Saturday.
Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Festival Maui HI June23 Various artists, food, crafts, Guitar exhibitor, and more.
Greek Festival of Hawaii Honolulu HI August24-25 Enjoy Greek foods, Greek coffee, music and entertainment at Hawaii's original Greek festeival.
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