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Polynesian settlers introduced sugar cane to Hawaii more than a thousand years ago, and our island's culture is still rich with the history of sugar. Just 10 minutes from Maui's main airport in Kahului is a wonderful, quaint museum called the Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum (871-8058). This is a marvelous stop on your vacation where you'll discover information and exhibits about how this all important crop was cultivated, from the purchasing of lands, to the building of irrigation systems, and the influx of people from other nations to grow and harvest the sugar. For example, did you know that for nearly a century, sugar was Hawaii's predominant industry? Or that sugar is one of the primary reasons why Hawaii has such a diverse multi-ethnic population? It's true. In the past, flying into Maui you would see vast swatches of green spread out over the island. These were Hawaii's sugar cane fields, and what sugar looks like before it becomes those sweet white crystals. The self-guided tour at the Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum will show you how sugar was made in Hawaii, and the work that went into bringing it to you. You'll also get to see equipment used by sugar plantations and plantation workers, such as a Cleveland Trench Digger, a Bull Gear approximately 11' in diameter, a 1956 Euclid Cane Hauler and trailer, vintage caterpillar tractors, and a cane grab large enough for a child to walk under without stooping.. The non-profit Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum is dedicated to preserving and presenting the history and heritage of sugar. DISCOVER HAWAII SUGAR MORE Things to do on Maui ACTIVITIES 32 Maui Island Guide & Driving Magazine • MauiDrivingMagazine.com SEE MAP on page 112:C5 SEE MAP on page 108:D5 Mention Driving Magazine and Save $15 off your lesson! SPECIAL OFFER SPECIAL OFFER Robbie's Surf Lessons (808) 250-1673 We Guarantee You'll Stand Up & Surf on your First Lesson! We Provide Personal Instruction & Everything You Need to Surf the Waves in Maui! PERFECT FOR KIDS TO SENIORS! Rashguard Booties Safe, Soft Foam Surfboards Learn to surf in just one lesson while on Maui! The museum is housed in a 1902 former mill superintendent's residence, across the way from the Puunene mill that was built in 1902, and produced sugar until 2016. Exciting educational exhibits about the history and heritage of the sugar industry, and multi-ethnic plantation life, are presented through: (Intersection of Mokulele Hwy. [Rte. #311] and Hansen Rd.) Sun.-Sat., 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., except on major holidays. Adults: $7, Seniors: $5, Children 6-12: $2, 5 and under free. Last admission is at 4:00 p.m. Museum closes at 4:30 p.m. The Museum's gift shop offers a wide selection of locally inspired gifts and souvenirs, as well as ready-to-take-home sugar cane. • Artifacts dating as far back as 1878 • Authentic scale models • Outdoor exhibits of plantation equipment • Huge photomurals • Audiovisual presentations • Video showing the harvesting and the processing of cane into sugar in Hawaii's last sugar factory.

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