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Hello Friends and Family, |
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Maui on my Mind, Part 11 |
When I visit Hawai‘i, I enjoy exploring the historic places that most people don't even know about. Even long-term residents of Maui may not be familiar with the Bailey House in Wailuku near Iao Valley (home of Iao Needle). Earlier in this trip, when I visited the Wo Hing Temple Museum in Lahaina, my paid admission also granted me free admission to the Bailey House. Since I was not familiar with it, I had to go. |
Do notice the nice landscaping in all these outdoor photos. It is representative of the style that would have been in place at the time the house was built and occupied. |
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BTW, I love the rainbow shower tree shown here — so pretty. |
Here we can see an outrigger canoe, Honaunau, some 20 feet long, carved from a single koa wood log in the early 1900s. You can see the disassembled outrigger hanging on the wall behind the canoe. This type of canoe would have been used for fishing or ocean transportation to other locations on Maui or even to the neighboring islands. It was one of the last such canoes to be made in Hawai‘i. Additionally on display is Duke Kahanamoku's 1919 redwood surfboard which is hard to see in this photo but is against the wall to the right (between the signs). Perhaps you'll have to go see it for yourself. |
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In the room that was once the kitchen, a beautiful quilt is on display with symbols of the Hawaiian Kingdom and its royalty. My mom was a quilter and she would have loved to have seen this one. |
To be continued... |
Life is good. |
Aloha, B. David |
P. S., All photos and text © B. David Cathell Photography, Inc. — www.bdavidcathell.com |