Lahaina Historic Pioneer Inn at the Marina Small Boat Harbour Maui Hawaii
by Sharon Mau
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Lahaina Historic Pioneer Inn at the Marina Small Boat Harbour Maui Hawaii
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Sharon Mau
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Photograph - Photography
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Lāhainā Marina Small Boat Harbour
The historic Lāhainā Lighthouse on the Keawaiki Park waterfront, a mid-19th century Hawaiian seaport, with a view of the historic Pioneer Inn which was built in 1901.
In 1840 King Kamehameha III ordered a nine-foot wooden tower built on this site as an aid to navigation for the whaling ships that would anchor off Lāhainā. It is the oldest lighthouse of the U.S. Pacific coast. It was equipped with a whale oil lamp and was cared for by a keeper who was paid $20 per year. By 1856 the light was equipped with two powerful locomotive lamps.
The original light was rebuilt in 1866 with the tower height increased to 26-feet. The tower was built over a storehouse that was later leased out to a sugar company. In 1905 a new wooden tower was constructed, replacing the 1840/1866 tower. A new concrete tower was constructed and was placed in operation in 1917.
Lāhainā Keawaiki Maui Hawai'i
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September 22nd, 2023
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