Maui museums, historical attractions, Bailey House Museum, Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum, Maui Ocean Center

As the second largest island in Hawaii chain, Maui has about 17 Museums and historical places. West Maui has more historical attractions than other areas in Maui.

As a cross road of East and West, these Maui's museums mirror the past of Pacific Region.

The Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum is situated in Puunene about 10 minutes from Kahului Airport. This museum will take you back a century and show you the historical influence of sugarcane in the Islands. Video and photo displays interactively illustrate the growth of the sugar industry in the past, the life of sugar plantations, and sugar production process.

Bailey House Museum, next to the Government Buildings at Main Street in Wailuku, is situated in the home of a former missionary. In 1837 missionary Edward Bailey and his wife Caroline Bailey arrived Hawaii from Boston. After about three years they came to Maui to teach at Wailuku Female Seminary.

Today, Maui Historical Society operates this museum to display ancient Hawaiian artifacts, tools, crafts, and Mr. & Mrs. Bailey's home and their collections of paintings and other personal items.

Maui Ocean Center is one of the major attractions in Hawaii. The aquariums of Maui Ocean Center present fascinating sea life from Pacific Ocean surrounding the Hawaiian Islands.

Whale Center of the Pacific is located in the Whalers Village, Kaanapali Beach Resort. Featuring the humpback whale, this museum interactively exhibits and displays natural history of whales, memorabilia, and artifacts. Free admission. Open daily 9:30am - 10:00pm.

Wo Hing Temple Museum is located in West Maui. It was built in 1912 when Chinese immigrants arrived Maui. This building contains Chinese artifacts and now open to public.