July 26 Kaanapali and Lahaina

We travelled to Kaanapali...Kaanapali was Hawaii’s first planned resort. Tons of Hotels and shops, also very busy. I perfer staying in Kihei, doesn't feel as crowded as Kaanapali. We did a little bit of shopping at Whaler's Village and went to Lahaina.

the boardwalk at Kaanapali.

The banyan tree in Lahaina

Lahaina is a historic town that has been transformed into a Maui hot spot with dozens of art galleries and a variety of unique shops and restaurants.

Once the capital of the Hawaiian Kingdom in the early nineteenth century, Lahaina was also a historic whaling village during the whaling boom of the mid-1800’s. Up to 1,500 sailors from as many as 400 ships took leave in Lahaina including Herman Melville, who immortalized the era in his classic novel Moby Dick.