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That same year, the first whaling ships arrived, beginning the community's rise in economic importance. Lahaina eclipsed Oahu as a preferred whaling port between 1840 and 1855, because of its better deep-water anchorage. When Kamehameha III ascended to the Hawaiian throne in 1825, he made Lahaina his capital, preferring it to the busier ...
name = Lahaina, Hawaii Name used in the default map caption; image = Location map Lahaina.png The default map image, without "Image:" or "File:" top = 20.907 Latitude at top edge of map, in decimal degrees; bottom = 20.8485 Latitude at bottom edge of map, in decimal degrees; left = -156.6967 Longitude at left edge of map, in decimal degrees ...
Lahaina, Lāhainā (Hawaiian: Lahaina, Hawaiian: [ləˈhɐjnə], / l ə ˈ h aɪ n ə /, old var. Lāhainā) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Maui County, Hawaii, United States. On the northwest coast of the island of Maui , it encompasses Lahaina town and the Kaanapali and Kapalua beach resorts.
Wildfires in Hawaii fanned by strong winds burned multiple structures in areas including Maui's historic Lahaina town, forcing evacuations on Wednesday 9 August. ... including Front Street. Show ...
It's estimated the fire displaced 4,500 people.
Aug. 14—A harrowing escape through a burning downtown Lahaina. A lifetime of making others happy coming to a bittersweet end. Cautious relief, and an odd memory of times past.
name = Lahaina, Hawaii Name used in the default map caption; image = Location map Lahaina.png The default map image, without "Image:" or "File:" top = 20.907 Latitude at top edge of map, in decimal degrees; bottom = 20.8485 Latitude at bottom edge of map, in decimal degrees; left = -156.6967 Longitude at left edge of map, in decimal degrees ...
Description: This map shows the incorporated and unincorporated areas in Maui County, Hawaii, highlighting Lahaina in red. It was created with a custom script with US Census Bureau data and modified with Inkscape.