Friday, May 23, 2008

Museums: Sugar Museum

Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum
3957 Hansen Road Pu'unene, Hawaii, 96784
www.sugarmuseum.com
Open Monday through Saturday 9:30-4:30 pm except on major holidays
Located next to Hawaii's largest working sugar factory. History of Maui's sugar industry and plantation life. Experience the diverse multicultural communities that took root during the island's sugar years. Learn how sugar is processed from cane to crystal. See and touch plantation equipment. Photo murals, audiovisual presentations, scale models and interactive displays, outdoor exhibit of plantation equipment, gift shop.
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About Maui

Nickname: Valley Isle
Maui County includes the islands of Lanai, Molokai, and Kahoolawe. Together, the four islands are known as Maui Nui
Flower: Lokelani
Size: Maui is the second largest of the major Hawaiian Islands. Maui is 48 miles long and 26 miles wide, totalling 728 sq. miles
Average Winter Temperature: 71 degrees
Average Summer Temperature: 78 degrees
Average ocean temperature is 78 degrees
Average annual rainfall: 33”
Population: 141,320 (2006 census)
Tourists: 2,263,676 tourists (2005)
An average of 42,000 tourists on an average day