Archival images of historic structures in Lahaina that mostly burned
Archival images courtesy of the Bishop Museum Archives show historic structures in Lahaina that mostly burned in the Aug. 8, 2023, wildfire. The Pioneer Mill Co. smokestack was among the few historic landmarks that survived the fire. Reprinted by the Honolulu Star-Advertiser with permission from the Bishop Museum Archives.
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BISHOP MUSEUM ARCHIVES / 1890
Pioneer Mill Co. was established in 1860 as the first plantation to commercially grow sugar in Lahaina. Workers are seen at the mill and aboard a locomotive engine in 1890. Pioneer Mill Co.'s smokestack still stands after the Aug. 8, 2023, wildfire destroyed Lahaina. Reprinted by the Honolulu Star-Advertiser with permission from the Bishop Museum Archives.2/8
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BISHOP MUSEUM ARCHIVES / 1900
People gather outside the Old Lahaina Courthouse in 1900. The courthouse burned down in the Aug. 8, 2023 wildfire that destroyed Lahaina. Reprinted by the Honolulu Star-Advertiser with permission from the Bishop Museum Archives.3/8
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BISHOP MUSEUM ARCHIVES / 1910
The Pioneer Mill Co. and its towering 225-foot smokestack are seen in Lahaina in 1910. The mill employed some 1,600 laborers, half of them immigrant contract laborers who worked to cultivate and process sugar cane. Pioneer Mill Co.'s smokestack still stands after the Aug. 8, 2023, wildfire destroyed Lahaina. Reprinted by the Honolulu Star-Advertiser with permission from the Bishop Museum Archives.4/8
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BISHOP MUSEUM ARCHIVES / 1915
The Pioneer Mill Co. and its towering 225-foot smokestack are seen in Lahaina in 1915. The mill employed some 1,600 laborers, half of them immigrant contract laborers who worked to cultivate and process sugar cane. Pioneer Mill Co.'s smokestack still stands after the Aug. 8, 2023, wildfire destroyed Lahaina. Reprinted by the Honolulu Star-Advertiser with permission from the Bishop Museum Archives.5/8
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BISHOP MUSEUM ARCHIVES / 1930
The Old Lahaina Courthouse, left, and the King Kamehameha III Elementary School are seen in 1930. The courthouse burned down and the school was damaged beyond repair following the Aug. 8, 2023, wildfire that swept through Lahaina. Reprinted by the Honolulu Star-Advertiser with permission from the Bishop Museum Archives.6/8
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BISHOP MUSEUM ARCHIVES / 1965
The Old Lahaina Prison, which housed rowdy prisoners and unruly natives, is shown in 1965. Two years later, the Lahaina Restoration Foundation through a public-private partnership, transformed the deteriorating prison into an outdoor museum and botanical garden. The structure was reduced to ashes following the Aug. 8, 2023, wildfire that tore through Lahaina. Reprinted by the Honolulu Star-Advertiser with permission from the Bishop Museum Archives.7/8
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SAM DOWDLE / BISHOP MUSEUM ARCHIVES / UNDATED
The Baldwin Homestead is seen in this undated photo. The structure burned down in the Aug. 8, 2023, wildfire that swept through Lahaina. Reprinted by the Honolulu Star-Advertiser with permission from the Bishop Museum Archives.8/8
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RAY JEROME BAKER / BISHOP MUSEUM ARCHIVES / OCTOBER 1960
The Baldwin Home, right and middle, and the Masters' Reading Room, left, are seen in Lahaina in October 1960. This image was taken from the corner of Front and Dickenson Streets prior to restoration work by the Lahaina Restoration Foundation. Both structures were destroyed in the Aug. 8, 2023, wildfire that tore through Lahaina. Reprinted by the Honolulu Star-Advertiser with permission from the Bishop Museum Archives.
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