Whalers Village Museum

Whalers Village Museum is located at Ka'anapali Parkway in Lahaina on the island of Maui in Hawaii and is approximately 10 minute's drive from Kapalua-West Maui Airport. Lahaina was once a big whaling town in the mid 19th century and the museum offers visitors an insight to life back then. The museum is open to visitors daily from 10am to 6pm.

There are many things visitors can learn here including what type of whales visit the Hawaiian waters. Talks are provided here on Fridays and Saturdays at 11am and 2pm on the subject of humpback whales, who frequent the waters here between December and April. Amongst the exhibits on show here is part of a whaling ship where 25 men were cramped together on long voyages sometimes lasting five years.

Visitors will also be able to see items made from whale ivory and bone as well as one of the largest scale models of a whaling ship in the world. A collection of 19th century pictures carved on whale teeth and bone are also housed here. Visitors can take self guided tours at the museum with audio documentaries available in English, Japanese, German and Spanish.