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Chapters: Census-Designated Places in Maui County, Hawaii, Unincorporated Communities in Maui County, Hawaii, Lahaina, Hawaii, Wailuku, Hawaii, Hana, Hawaii, Kualapuu, Hawaii, Haiku-Pauwela, Hawaii, Makawao, Hawaii, Waikapu, Hawaii, Kihei, Hawaii, Kahului, Hawaii, Kapalua, Hawaii, Wailea-Makena, Hawaii, Lanai City, Hawaii, Maalaea, Hawaii, Kaunakakai, Hawaii, Pukalani, Hawaii, Kaanapali, Hawaii, Paia, Hawaii, Maunaloa, Hawaii, Napili-Honokowai, Hawaii, Haliimaile, Hawaii, Waihee-Waiehu, Hawaii, Kipahulu, Hawaii, Keokea, Maui County, Hawaii, Ho'olehua, Hawaii, Haiku, Hawaii, Wailua, Maui County, Hawaii, Keanae, Hawaii, Waihee, Hawaii, Pu'unene, Hawaii, Napili, Hawaii, Olinda, Hawaii, Nahiku, Hawaii. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 93. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Lahaina, Hawaii - Hokoji Shingon Mission in downtown Lahaina, a Japanese Buddhist templeIn antiquity Lahaina was the royal capital of Maui Loa, 5th Moi of Maui, after he ceded the royal seat of Hana to King of Hawaii Island. In Lahaina, the focus of activity is along Front Street, which dates back to the 1820s. It is lined with stores and restaurants, and is often packed with tourists. Banyan Tree Square features an exceptionally large banyan tree planted in 1873 to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the arrival of the missionaries. It is also the site of the reconstructed ruins of Lahaina Fort, originally built in 1832. The name L hain means "cruel sun" in the Hawaiian language, describing the sunny dry climate. Lahaina averages only 13 inches (330 mm) of rain per year, much of which occurs from December through February. Prior to unification of the islands, in 1795, the town was sacked by Kamehameha the Great. Lahaina was the capital of the Kingdom of Hawaii from 1820 to 1845. King Kamehameha III, son of Kamehameha I...http: //booksllc.net/?id=110577
