Updates for the various projects going on around Lahaina Town & Lahaina Harbor

Lahaina Restoration Foundation is a 501(c)3 Hawai‘i nonprofit organization chartered in 1962. Its purpose is to cooperate with all community-oriented interests in ongoing efforts to restore, preserve and interpret the physical and cultural legacies and history of Lahaina, the first capital of the Kingdom of Hawai‘i. Its vision is that Lahaina’s prominent place in Hawai‘i’s history and rich cultural traditions are celebrated and, through authentic preservation of significant sites, buildings and artifacts, its story is shared.The success of Lahaina Restoration Foundation (LRF) from its inception and into the third millennium lies largely in the guiding power of its volunteer Board of Directors. These individuals have been selected to serve the Foundation based on their experience and abilities in areas of business, community and cultural interests.

LRF has restored and preserved more than one dozen landmarks and historic structures in Lahaina. LRF maintains several collections of artifacts, photographs, manuscripts, maps, logs and other materials representative of Lahaina’s colorful past. These collections are available to the public and researchers by request.

LRF manages and maintains the Baldwin Home Museum, Hale Pa‘i Printing Museum, Lahaina Heritage Museum, Old Lahaina Prison, Plantation Museum, Pioneer Mill Smokestack & Locomotives Exhibit and Wo Hing Museum, which are open to the public. Other structures under LRF protection are Masters’ Reading Room, Lahaina Lighthouse, Hale Aloha, Seamen’s Hospital and Plantation House. LRF also holds a mooring at Lahaina Harbor that will be the future home of double-hulled sailing canoe, Mo‘okiha O Pi‘ilani. LRF oversees operation and maintenance of Old Lahaina Courthouse and Banyan Tree Park along with other public spaces in Lahaina’s historic districts. In addition to being an integral part of the Lahaina Interpretive Planning Team, LRF maintains the Lahaina Historic Trail interpretive signs and produces a brochure-map of the Lahaina Historic Trail. The heritage of Lahaina is worth preserving.