Hale Hōʻikeʻike at the Bailey House (House of Display at Old Bailey House, formerly and commonly the Bailey House Museum) is a museum of

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an history and art located in

Wailuku Wailuku is a census-designated place (CDP) in and county seat of Maui County, Hawaii, United States. The population was 17,697 at the 2020 census. Wailuku is located just west of Kahului, at the mouth of the Iao Valley. In the early 20th centu ...

, on the island of

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, in Hawaii. It is owned and operated by the Maui Historical Society.Maui Historical Society
. accessed 3.23.2013 Old Bailey House is a

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within the Wailuku Civic Center Historic District, and is on the

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Building and history

;Seminary The stone house is situated at the mouth of the

Iao Valley Iao Valley ( Hawaiian: ''Īao'': "cloud supreme", pronounced similar to "EE-yow") is a lush, stream-cut valley in West Maui, Hawaii, located west of Wailuku. Because of its natural environment and history, it has become a tourist location. It ...

, within the former royal residence of

Kahekili II Kahekili II, full name Kahekilinuiʻahumanu, (c. 1737–1794) was an ali'i (''Moʻi'') of Maui. His name was short for Kāne-Hekili after the Hawaiian god of thunder. Because Kāne-Hekili was believed to be black on one side, Kahekili tattooed on ...

(c. 1737–1794), last ruling chief of Maui. Built in 1833 and being one of the first western-style houses in Wailuku, the “Old Bailey House” is now listed in the

. Originally intended as a mission for adults and children, in 1837 the mission was transformed into the Wailuku Female Seminary, a boarding school that not only taught its students Christianity and academic pursuits, such as

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, but also domestic skills such as sewing and housekeeping. First managed by Theodosia and Rev. Jonathan Smith Green, in 1844 Caroline and Edward Bailey assumed responsibility, shortly after arriving in Hawaii. ;Residence The

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, abandoned their funding of the Seminary in 1847. The school endured for several more years after 1847 educating boys and girls on a tuition paying basis. The house and land reverted to the Hawaiian crown but were purchased by the Baileys in 1850. Later, the house and the Baileys'

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fields became part of the Wailuku sugarcane

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, which then became part of C. Brewer & Co. ;Museum The Maui Historical Society was established in 1951. Hale Hoʻikeʻike (Hawaiian for "House of Display") was opened on July 6, 1957. Masaru "Pundy" Yokouchi purchased the Bailey House in 1991 and donated it to the Maui Historical Society.Maui Historical Society; undated pamphlet; "Welcome to the Bailey House".

Exhibits

Hale Hoʻikeʻike is a history museum and contains diverse exhibits on two floors of the historic residence, and on the grounds. They include: ;First floor * Pre-European contact Hawaiian artifacts include utensils, tools, and weapons. * Landscape

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s by Edward Bailey, the ' Sunday painter' works total over one hundred

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s of 19th-century Maui . * A wooden statue of Kamapua'a, a Hawaiian demi-god, created before the abrogation of native Hawaiian religious expression and art. Hidden in an upcountry cave for over a century, it is the only wooden statue on Maui to survive the 1819 purge of the indigenous religion by King

Kamehameha II Kamehameha II (November 1797 – July 14, 1824) was the second king of the Kingdom of Hawaii. His birth name was Liholiho and full name was Kalaninui kua Liholiho i ke kapu ʻIolani. It was lengthened to Kalani Kaleiʻaimoku o Kaiwikapu o Laʻa ...

. * A portion of the

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s Shell Collection, of David Dwight Baldwin. After the arrivals of

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of alien land snails, many of the native non-marine Mollusk species endemic to Maui have become

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. * A model of the '' Hokulea'' — which is a modern-day replica of an ancient Polynesian-style sailing vessel. ;Second floor The second floor features the Monarchy Room, which displays information on the

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and artifacts from Hawaii's monarchy era and the

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Room which displays a large four poster bed and other furnishings made entirely from Koa. The museum also houses a significant number of historical papers available to researchers. ;Grounds A small outlying shelter displays

Duke Kahanamoku Duke Paoa Kahinu Mokoe Hulikohola Kahanamoku (August 24, 1890 – January 22, 1968) was a Hawaiian competition swimmer who popularized the sport of surfing. A Native Hawaiian, he was born to a minor noble family less than three years before th ...

's 1919

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. Also displayed here is the ''Honaunau'', a 1900s era

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used for fishing. The vessel was carved from a single

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log, and is one of the last koa fishing canoes made in Hawaii. The gardens of the museum grounds are designed to display native Hawaiian plants, including

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of Maui and the

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. A gift shop, featuring locally made artisan items, is located on the south of the Old Bailey House. The museum and grounds are open Monday through Saturday, 10 AM to 4 PM.official Maui Historical Society website
.

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* {{authority control Art museums and galleries in Hawaii Museums in Maui County, Hawaii History museums in Hawaii Historic house museums in Hawaii Houses completed in 1833 Museums established in 1957 1957 establishments in Hawaii Culture of Maui History of Maui

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