Chinese People in Hawaii and the Wo Hing Society

Title

Chinese People in Hawaii and the Wo Hing Society

Subject

Chinese American Hawaii Wo Hing Museum Lahaina Maui

Description

Article on the Chinese in Hawaii and on the Wo Hing Society and Museum. The Wo Hing building was build in 1912 as a social and fraternal hall for the Wo Hing Society a branch of the Chee Kung Tong. In the late 19th Century hundreds of Chinese lived in the Lahaina area, but by the 1940s had left for opportunities in Oahu. The museum opened in 1984.

Creator

Maui Historical Society

Type

CH 2 M38 C45

Identifier

1900.4196

Collection