HAWAII

The State Historic Preservation Division, a branch of the Department of Land and Natural Resources for Hawaii, works to preserve historical sites, from burial grounds to ancient buildings. For more information and a list of sites to visit, go to: www.hawaii.gov/dlnr/hpd/index.htm

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park will have a Kilauea cultural festival sometime in July—the exact date is to be announced. Participants can enjoy Hawaiian music and hula, join in on native crafts and games, and observe demonstrations of island arts and traditions. For more information, visit: http://volcanogallery.com/Kilaueafestival.htm. The Hawaii Volcanoes National Park also has opportunities for visitors to explore the 230,000-acre area that displays the results of 70 million years of volcanism, migration, and evolution. The park includes the earth’s most massive volcano, 13,677-foot tall Mauna Loa, and the world’s most active volcano, Kilauea. For more information, visit: http://volcanogallery.com/hawaii.htm

Lahaina Restoration Foundation Full of living history, the Lahaina is Maui's National Historic Landmark. The Lahaina Restoration Foundation maintains a number of sites, among them the Lahaina Lighthouse at Lahaina Harbor, which recounts the lore of the whaling era. For more information, visit its Web site at: http://www.lahainarestoration.org.

The Bailey House Museum The Bailey House Museum contains wonderfully preserved memorabilia of one of Hawaii's first missionary families. Settled in the home of a missionary family, the museum is dedicated to both Maui's pre-contact era and missionary period. For more information, visit its Web site at: www.mauimuseum.org/.

Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum At the Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum, children can learn about the many cultural contributions made by Maui's immigrant laborers. The laborers arrived in the 1950s from places such as China, Japan, Portugal, the Philippines, Spain, and Puerto Rico to work on the sugar plantations. For more information, visit its Web site at: www.sugarmuseum.com/.

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