The Alexander and Baldwin Sugar Museum is the primary source for information and education about the sugar industry on Maui and plantation culture. We keep Maui's sugar history alive! Serving as a memorial to early sugar pioneers and company founders Samuel T. Alexander and Henry P. Baldwin, the museum reflects the people, ethnic fabric, and cultural activities of the sugar plantation era on Maui. Our Education Program provides learning opportunities to students from Maui and abroad.
As an independent non-profit organization, the Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum depends on a talented and versatile team of volunteers to make the museum all it can be.
The Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum is the primary source for information about the sugar industry on Maui. Our mission is to preserve and present the history and heritage of the sugar industry, and the multi-ethnic plantation life it engendered.
Open to the public since July 1987, the museum is a 1902 plantation manager's home, and is a culmination of a decade of planning, collecting and design. The archival collection is housed in the 1902 plantation home next door to the museum, and all are located on Hansen Road across the street from the Puunene sugar mill.
Outdoor exhibits include two steam engines that once powered industrial mills, and vintage farming machinery. Indoor galleries and exhibits include photos, audio and video, and artifacts. Our gift shop is in the former kitchen of the house, and includes interesting features, such as teak drainboards, cupboards and pantries.
Our Education Program, created in 1990, teaches school children about plantation life and how sugar is made. To date we have served over 56,000 students.
