Hawaii Maritime Center, Maritime museum at Pier 7 in Honolulu Harbor, US.
The Hawaii Maritime Center was a maritime museum at Pier 7 in Honolulu Harbor with two levels of exhibits covering surfing, canoe racing, whaling, and ocean navigation throughout the Pacific. The facility displayed maritime artifacts and photographs that documented Hawaii's historical connection to the sea.
The center opened in 1988 under Bishop Museum management and displayed exhibits spanning maritime history from ancient Polynesian periods to modern times. The museum continued operating until 2009, presenting collections that illustrated Hawaii's relationship with the sea across different eras.
The center occupied King David Kalakalaua's former private boathouse, the Kalakaua Boat House, which held about 30 boats from different historical periods. Docked there was the Hōkūleʻa, a reproduction of a traditional Polynesian voyaging canoe that sailed from Hawaii to Tahiti in 1976.
The center closed to the public on May 1, 2009, so it cannot be visited today. It stood at Pier 7 of Honolulu Harbor, east of Aloha Tower. In December 2017 the Bishop Museum transferred its lease to a third party and stopped operating the site; its future was then unknown.
The center stood on the grounds of King David Kalakaua's former private boathouse, and its Kalakaua Boat House held about 30 boats from different periods. The voyaging canoe Hokule'a, a research vessel central to Hawaiian culture, was docked there; in 1976 it sailed from Hawaii to Tahiti.
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