A “must see” is the over 60-foot Banyan tree located in Lahaina’s courthouse square. The enormous tree shades over two-thirds of an acre and is a great meeting place. 

If you only have a short time in Lahaina, skip all the tourist shops and concentrate on the historical aspect of the town. Also try to appreciate the impact whaling had on the area. 

At the headquarters of the Lahaina Restoration Foundation, at the Masters Reading Room at Front and Dickenson Streets, you can pick up a self-guided walking tour map of historic Lahaina. The map will take you from the Royal Taro Patch and the ruins of King Kamehameha’s Brick Palace to the Seamen’s Cemetery, the old jail yard and much more. 

Parking is next to impossible in Lahaina. If you don’t want to drive around the block for hours hoping for someone to leave their spot, try any of the pay lots where fees range from 50 cents an hour to all day parking for $8-10. Some shopping centers provide free limited parking for customers while others require validation for customer parking. 

Lahaina has a huge assortment of restaurants offering everything from pizza to fresh fish to Japanese and Italian cuisine.