Ukulele lessons at Bailey House with Mele Fong!
Ukulele Mele On Maui
Call 808-281-4981 to schedule or visit www.ukulelemeleonmaui.com
mele@ukulelemeleonmaui.com
"Home Gardening Support Network"
Throughout the year Ann Gachuhi, former UH extension agent and Maui Master Gardener Coordinator, will be holding gardening classes at locations across Maui, including Bailey House. For more information, please visit www.homegardeningsupportnetwork.com or call Ann at 808-446-2361.
Edward Bailey of Maui
Teacher & Naturalist, Engineer & Artist
by Linda McCullough Decker
Edward Bailey’s significance for Maui can hardly be underestimated — but has been ignored. His detailed paintings of Maui in the 19th Century have charmed visitors to the Bailey House Museum, and Kaʻahumanu Church blesses Wailuku’s High Street; but his specimens of island plants at the Bishop Museum, the roads he laid out, and his role in the education of Hawaiian women are hardly known.
Drawing heavily on letters and journals of the Baileys and their circle, Decker presents Edward and Caroline largely in their own words and those of their friends and neighbors. Detailed and vivid, Bailey’s words draw us into the world he helped shape, and share his hopes and his misgivings about those changes.
Other than his obituary, this biography is the first story to be written of the life of this humble, versatile, charming man.
Built in 1833, the Bailey House is now a museum of Maui history showcasing Hawaiian culture and artifacts, as well as paintings and furnishings from nineteenth-century Maui.
Located in historic Wailuku and built on the site of the Royal compound of Kahekili, last ruling chief of Maui, the house served as the Wailuku Female Seminary for Hawaiian girls until 1849, and remained the home of Edward Bailey and his family until 1888.
On the grounds are gardens with native and missionary-era plants. Visit the Museum Shop for books about things Hawaiian, recordings of Hawaiian music and unique gifts made in Hawaii.
Museum and Gift Shop Hours:
Monday - Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.;
Closed Sunday, Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day
Office Hours:
Monday - Friday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Research Hours:
Monday - Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. by appointment
Admission:
Adult $7, Senior $5, Child 7-12 years $2;
Members and children 6 years and under free
Mahalo for your support of the Bailey House Museum, where Maui's history lives!
The Maui Historical Society Board of Trustees and staff are dedicated to the mission to collect, preserve, study, interpret and share the history and heritage of Maui. As caretakers of the land, artifacts, photographs, and documents that have been entrusted to our care, it is our responsibility to ensure that the cultural roots and history that define our community will continue to be there for future generations.
