|
Activities
Back to Color |
Help us preserve the Islands. Tell our advertisers you found them on alternativehawaii.com
MUSEUMS / GALLERIES
(See also Historic Hawaii)
Museums | Art Galleries | Organizations
MUSEUMS
| FAYE MUSEUM Waimea Plantation Cottages 9400 Kaumualii Highway Waimea, HI 96796 (West Side) Tel. (808) 338-1625 The Faye Museum is a single room museum at Waimea Plantation Cottages housing exhibits and photographs relating to one of the pioneer sugar planters at West Kauai. H.P. Faye was a Norwegian immigrant (arriving in 1880) who started a small plantation at Mana and eventually helped form Kekaha Sugar, incorporated 1898, and became its first manager. It was his vision that created the Kekaha and Kokee Ditch Systems and the intricate drainage canals that drain the large swamps of Mana. Two of his sons became leaders in Kauai's sugar industry and one of his grandsons ended his career as the last manager at Kekaha Sugar. Free admission. Photo GROVE FARM MUSEUM P. O. Box 1631 Lihue, HI 96766 (East Side) Tel. (808) 245-3202 The oldest, intact sugar plantation center of operations in Hawaii acquired in 1864 by George Wilcox, the son of missionary teachers. Original buildings and furnishings preserving the life style of the sugar plantation from the period 1864-1978. Guided tours by reservation only. $10 requested donation for adults and $5 for children 5-12 years old. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Photo HOOPULAPULA HARAGUCHI RICE MILL P. O. Box 427 Hanalei, HI 96714 (North Shore) Tel. (808) 651-3399 The only remaining rice mill in Hawaii located within a National Wildlife Refuge in Hanalei Valley, usually not accessible to the public. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and dating back to the late 1880s. Learn about Hawaii's agriculture and cultural history, view endangered native waterbirds, and explore the cultivation and uses of taro, a traditional Polynesian food source. Guided public tours (fee/reservation required) and free school tours available. Photo KAUAI CHILDREN'S DISCOVERY MUSEUM Kauai Village (Safeway) Shopping Center 4-831 Kuhio Highway Kapaa, HI 96746 (East Side) Tel. (808) 823-8222 Local and visitor kids agree that The Kauai Children's Discovery Museum is one of the best places on the island! Kids and their parents can enjoy hands-on -- and climb-on-- exhibits that tell the story of Kauai in a unique, kids-eye-view level. It's educational -- and it's fun! Photo KAUAI HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM 4396 Rice Street , Suite 101 Lihue, HI (East Side) Mailing Address: P. O. Box 1778, Lihue, HI 96766 Tel. (808) 245-3373 Hawaiian books and artifacts; material relating to the tourist industry. Guided tours, permanent exhibits. Free admission, donations welcomed. KAUAI MUSEUM 4428 Rice Street Lihue, HI 96766 (East Side) Tel. (808) 245-6931 The story of Kauai plus art and ethnic heritage exhibits. Great shop with a wide selection of Hawaiian arts and crafts. Guided tours, films, art festivals, lauhala weaving classes, permanent and temporary exhibitions. Admission charge. Photo KOKEE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM Kokee State Park P. O. Box 100 Kekaha, HI 96752 (West Side) Tel. (808) 335-9975 Promotes, stimulates, and encourages scientific and educational interest in the natural history of Kauai and the Hawaiian archipelago. Exhibits on natural and cultural history of the Kokee State Park. Book and craft shop. Serves as the interpretive center for the park; seminars, workshops, residencies, special events. Free, donations welcomed. Photo WAIOLI MISSION HOUSE MUSEUM Hanalei, HI 96714 Mailing address: P. O. Box 1631, Lihue, HI 96766 (North Shore) Tel. (808) 245-3202 1837 missionary house restored in 1921. Historic house furnishings, plants and trees, traditional Hawaiian horticulture. Guided tours of a distinctive piece of Hawaiian architecture. Free admission. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Photo WAIMEA SUGAR MUSEUM (Located adjacent to Waimea Plantation Cottages) 9400 Kaumualii Highway Waimea, HI 96796 (West Side) Tel. (808) 337-1005 for information and reservations (required). Authentic historic sugar mill camp and ruins of the Waimea Sugar Mill. Discover how people from many countries came to live in Hawaii and how the plantations provided for them. The camp dates from about 1900. Access is through the Plantation Lifestyles Tour that is offered several times each week. Please call the museum for current information on dates and times of tours. Tour starts in the lobby of Waimea Plantation Cottages. Reservations are required. Photo WEST KAUAI TECHNOLOGY & VISITOR CENTER 9565 Kaumualii Hwy Waimea, HI 96796 (West Side) Tel. (808) 338-1332 The Center bridges the Science & Technology and Visitor communities through its state of the art facility, utilizing interactive multi media presentations capable of portraying the many facets of Kauai and its people. Visitor exhibits, videos, and demonstrations that rediscover Kauai's past. Free guided Historic Waimea Walking Tour (Mondays only at 9:30 a.m). Photo Top ART GALLERIES 8-BELLS GALLERY & CUSTOM FRAMING ORGANIZATIONS GARDEN ISLAND ARTS COUNCIL (GIAC)P. O. Box 827 Lihue, HI 96766 (East Side) Tel. (808) 241-0358 Email: giac@hawaiilink.net The GIAC is a non-profit organization comprised of an all-volunteer board of directors who provide a year-long program of art and cultural events and activities for the benefit of the residents and visitors of Kauai. HAWAII MUSEUMS ASSOCIATION P. O. Box 4125 Honolulu, HI 96812-4125 (All Hawaiian Islands) Email: info@hawaiimuseums.org The Hawaii Museums Association (HMA) is a non-profit corporation founded in 1968 that strives to be a catalyst for the exchange of information and ideas among museums and related institutions in Hawaii; promotes and develops professional standards for Hawaii museums through an ongoing program of professional training and publications; stimulates interest in and promotes information about museums as important educational and cultural centers; conducts and encourages research and disseminates findings related to the museum field. KAUAI SOCIETY OF ARTISTS P. O. Box 3344 Lihue, HI 96766 (East Side) Email: ksa@hawaiian.net The Kauai Society of Artists produces at least three exhibitions, six newsletters, including the Guide to Kauai Artists, and several artist lectures a year. KSA also helps to produce the Mayor's Annual Student Art Show. KIKIAOLA FOUNDATION P. O. Box 1178 Waimea, HI 96796 (West Kauai) Tel. (808) 337-1005 Preservation and telling of West Kauai sugar heritage and history. Restoration, site interpretation, and community involvement. Plantation Lifestyles Tour. Faye Museum. THE STATE FOUNDATION ON CULTURE AND THE ARTS (SFCA) 250 South Hotel Street, 2nd Floor Honolulu, HI 96813 (All Hawaiian Islands) Tel. (808) 586-0300 Headquartered on Oahu, the SFCA is the official arts agency of the State of Hawaii and its duties include the stimulation, guidance and promotion of culture and the arts and history and the humanities throughout the state. For more information please visit their site. Top |
| Search: | Looking for something? click on the Humuhumunukunukuapuaa! | 
|
Contact Us | Sponsor
Join Us Form
©Alternative-Hawaii 2008