Experts' Choice Award Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum
8 expert reviews
“Photographs, murals and artifacts chronicle the sweeter side of Maui's history, and the interplay of geography, water and people in growing sugarcane and producing sugar. ”
– Michelin Guide
Fodor's "Maui's largest landowner, A&B was one of the "Big Five" companies that spearheaded the planting, harvesting, and processing of sugarcane." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Only one sugar mill still operates in the entire state of Hawaii, and the Alexander and Baldwin Sugar Museum is set smack at the base of the smokestack." Full review
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"This homespun museum occupies the former residence of the sugar mill’s superintendent." Full review
Where "This small museum in Puunene showcases how sugarcane influenced Hawaii’s economy and history for nearly 100 years." Full review
Frommer's "Exhibits explain how workers of a variety of ethnic backgrounds grew, harvested, and milled sugarcane—backbreaking toil that also relied on innovative engineering." Full review
Atlas Obscura "Inside, visitors are treated to the rich history of sugar farming and its impact on Hawaiian society. " Full review
Lonely Planet "The 1929 headquarters of one of Hawaii's most powerful pre-war plantation and trading companies, this stirring structure combines powerful authority with tropical flair." Full review
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Note the height of each floor and the veranda up top that rings the zenith of the palm-fronted and imposing facade.
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