The flames spared nothing, from the iconic Wo Hing Temple Museum to the cherished Baldwin House.
“The wildfires on Maui have ripped through the town of Lahaina with devastating consequences and we are immensely saddened by the loss of life, homes, and historical and cultural sites,” Jonathan Yukio Clark, director of the Schaefer International Gallery at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center, on August 10. “A number of cultural sites located in the town of Lahaina were destroyed in the fire, but it will take time to know the full impact and specifics.
The Lahaina Restoration Foundation, which is responsible for 14 major historic structures in the historic town, has lost several of its sites to the fire., built in 1912 as a religious and social hall for the island’s Chinese immigrants, and a 150-year-old banyan tree. showed that only the exterior envelope remained of the Old Lahaina Courthouse, which also housed the Lahaina Heritage Museum.
The Baldwin House, which dates back to 1834 and is widely believed to be the oldest home still standing on Maui,
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