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Go Fly A Kite At The Kite Festival Lahaina

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The Kite Festival Lahaina
The Kite Festival Lahaina

Celebrate the wide world of kites and national kite month in Lahaina during this annual family fun event! On Friday evening at Wo Hing Museum and Cookhouse on Front Street, check out displays of ancient and modern kites from around the world; kites are available for purchase. Enjoy presentations on Ancient Chinese Kites and Sport Kites, then join a community kite making project.

There are hands-on craft activities for kids, like kite making, and Chinese food available for sale. Go fly a kite on Saturday at the Lahaina Recreation Center field on Honoapi‘ilani Hwy. Kids can design and make a kite and teens can make free-form kite structures. At 11 am, the community’s Chinese serpent kite will take to the air in a kite flying demo. The sky becomes a canvas with colorful kites in all shapes. Bring your own kite to fly and get tips from the pros until 2 pm. Free admission to all events.

The Kite Festival Lahaina

To find out more, call the Lahaina Restoration Foundation office at 808-661-3262, Wo Hing Museum at 808-661-5553, or contact us here. For updates, visit Facebook @LahainaRestoration and Twitter @LahainaRestFnd.

WHEN:

Friday, April 6 & Saturday, April 7
5 pm to 9 pm & 9 am to 2 pm
Kite Festival & Kite Flying Day

WHERE:

Wo Hing Temple Museum

 

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Chinese New Year In Lahaina

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Celebrate Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year In Lahaina

February 23, 2018. Come celebrate Chinese New Year in Lahaina and ring in the lunar new year during this FREE community celebration, featuring Chinese lion dancing with drums, cymbals and firecrackers at the Wo Hing Museum and Cookhouse on Front Street. After firecrackers are lit, the lions dance down Front Street, stopping in shops and restaurants.

Throughout the day, enjoy cultural art activities, like calligraphy and knot tying, for the whole family. Presentations about Chinese New Year history and the fortune-telling arts will be held in the Cookhouse. There will be martial arts demonstrations and instrumental performances along with Chinese tea served in the garden. Celebrate the Year of the Dog!

WHEN:

February 23, 2018

TIME:

5pm – 9pm

WHERE:

Wo Hing Temple Museum

 

 

Chinese New Year Lahaina
About the Wo Hing Museum

Chinatown in Lahaina began as one-story shops and housing on Front Street, and as more Chinese were attracted to the area, two-story wooden buildings were built to accommodate them. But the Chinese immigrants maintained social and political ties with their ancestral home and in the early 1900s, they formed the Wo Hing Society. At one time, it was a branch of the Chee Kung Tong (a fraternal society with chapters worldwide) but it is no longer affiliated. The society was formed to nurture the ex-pat community, providing social contacts, support in times of crisis, and housing for retired workers. It also supported the revolutionary activities of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, renowned as the Father of Modern China, and first provisional president of the Republic of China

About Chinese New Year

In China, Chinese New Year is not only the longest celebrated event but also the most important social holiday. The lunar new year begins on the second new moon following the winter solstice and ends two weeks later on the full moon. Today, the new year is a week-long public holiday so families can reunite and relax together, celebrating a year of hard work and offering wishes of good luck and prosperity in the coming year. This tenth year in the Chinese zodiac calendar is attributed to the rooster, and is said to be a year of powerful energy, financial windfall with hard work and a movement toward integrity.

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Step Back In Time At the Lahaina Heritage Museum

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Step Back In Time At the Lahaina Heritage Museum
Step Back In Time At the Lahaina Heritage Museum

Lahaina Heritage Museum In The Old Lahaina Courthouse.

 

Step Back In Time At the Lahaina Heritage Museum and visit the days of Old Hawai‘i. Lahaina Heritage Museum offers visitors a comprehensive, interactive look at the rich and varied history of Lahaina from pre-contact Hawai‘i to the Monarchy era, including the missionary and whaling period, and from the Plantation era to early tourism.

Visiting the Lahaina Heritage Museum is part of the Lahaina Historical Walking Tour. This self guided tour is a great way to get to know Lahaina Town and it’s rich and amazing history.

Step Back In Time At the Lahaina Heritage Museum

65 SIGNIFICANT SITES

Did you know that Lahaina has 65 significant sites, museums and buildings that represent the history and culture of the town over a period of more than 500 years? It’s easy to locate them and learn their stories by viewing the colorful map- brochure and large maps installed in kiosks throughout Lahaina.

Visit the Lahaina Restoration Foundation for more info

Step Back In Time At the Lahaina Heritage Museum

 

WHERE

Address:
648 Wharf Street at Banyan Tree Park
Lahaina, HI

HOURS

Open Daily, 9:00am – 5:00pm

ADMISSION

Free admission

For more information visit Lahaina Heritage Museum

 

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