Hans Learning Center

The Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum will open your eyes to one of the largest exports of the state of Hawaii, a crop that harkens back to Hawaii's early plantation culture. The Sugar Museum is housed in a renovated historic building that dates back to 1902. Documents, artifacts and photos chronicle the rise and fall of sugar as an economic stimulus for the island of Maui. Details include facts about the sugar industry, plantation life and the fate of immigrants who came to Hawaii from around the world for jobs. The unique lifestyle created by the melting pot of immigrants still endures today in the enviable local lifestyle of the Hawaiian culture. The museum includes six exhibit rooms: The Geography Room; The Water Room; The Human Resources Room; The Plantation Room; The Field Work Room and The Mill Room, plus outdoor displays of plantation equipment. 

Attend the premier international film event in the Pacific, the Hawaii International Film Festival. The festival highlights film that emphasize the culture, language and themes of the native people of Hawaii. It's also a chance for people on the island to screen art-house films.

Nothing says romance like a breathtaking sunset view. Maybe the only thing that can top it is a fine dining experience on a romantic date at The Beach House Restaurant, with its mouth-watering Pacific Rim cuisine. Combine both and you're in for a memorable evening.