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The Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum.
Mission Statement:
To preserve and present the history and heritage of the sugar
industry, and the multiethnic plantation life which it engendered,
for residents and visitors.
 The Alexander
& Baldwin Sugar Museum was established in 1980 with a grant
from Alexander & Baldwin, Inc., as a memorial to early sugar
pioneers Samuel T. Alexander and Henry Perrine Baldwin, founders
of the company. It was also a gift to the Maui community to mark
the 1982 incorporation centennial of Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar
Co., a division of A&B-Hawaii, Inc.
The Sugar Museum was established with a board of directors and
officers. See Board of Directors, and
an advisory board comprised of individuals with relevant knowledge
and interest in this project. In 1980, the IRS granted the museum
its status as a subchapter 501 (c) 3 non-profit corporation. Although
the museum bears the Alexander & Baldwin name, it is an independent
non-profit organization. Your Donation is welcome!
See How to Support the Sugar Museum
Located directly across from the HC&S sugar mill in Pu‘unēnē.
The Sugar Museum is housed in a renovated historic building that
dates back to 1902. It is one of the few remaining structures that
were part of the once-thriving plantation town of Pu‘unēnē.
The Sugar Museum is an historical and cultural repository for the
artifacts, photos and documents that depict the history of sugar
on Maui, telling the story of the sugar industry, plantation life,
and the immigrants who came to Hawaii from around the world in response
to the industry’s labor needs. Despite the hardships they
encountered, these people preserved, and shared, their cultures
and traditions, establishing a unique local lifestyle that endures
today. See Plantation Camp Registry
There are six rooms featured in the museum, displaying artifacts,
photomurals, audiovisual presentations, authentic scale models,
and outdoor exhibits of plantation equipment.
The Sugar Museum reached a milestone in 2007, observing its 20th anniversary. It has received more than 600,000 visitors in the two decades it has been open to the public. In recent years the Sugar Museum has served over 36,000 visitors annually.
The museum is open year-round, Monday through Saturday, 9:30 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m. See Directions and Hours
for details.
See: Newsletters for current information
about the Sugar Museum.
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How To Support the Sugar Museum
The Sugar Museum has contributed to its own support through a
combination of resources including admission fees, gift shop sales,
grants and donations. Its work of preserving and presenting Maui’s
sugar plantation heritage is best accomplished in partnership with
the community. Your contribution to this effort is important and
we welcome your participation! Download
PDF Donor Form (NOTE: This form may not be filled out and sent
back online. You must open it, print it and mail it back.)
20 REASONS TO GIVE TO THE SUGAR MUSEUM
1. You feel our sugar plantation heritage is important.
2. You hope our plantation heritage will be preserved and perpetuated.
3. You remember the old plantation days.
4. You hope that younger generations learn about the old plantation
days.
5. You support educational programs.
6. You lived in a plantation camp.
7. You promised someone you would never forget their sacrifices.
8. You recognize the value of preserving memories.
9. You belong to a group with an immigrant heritage.
10. You support cultural programs.
11. You appreciate plantation days values.
12. You believe in the Sugar Museum’s mission.
13. You think the Sugar Museum is good for the community.
14. You want the Sugar Museum to continue in the future.
15. You like the Sugar Plantation Festival
16. You know that the Sugar Museum is a non-profit organization.
17. You get a tax deduction.
18. You have a connection to the Sugar Museum.
19. You need to be a part of saving our plantation heritage.
20. You are ready to join others in helping to perpetuate our sugar
heritage.
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