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Kaluanui: Harry and Ethel Baldwin Estate

old Hui picture
Up the Driveway, circa 1920's

Kaluanui, home of Hui No'eau is a beautiful, spacious 1917 plantation mansion and estate. Designed by noted architect C.W. Dickey, it was the home of Maui's first family in the pineapple industry, Harry and Ethel Baldwin. Community and societal leader, Ethel Baldwin, founded the Hui No'eau Visual Arts Society in 1934. Her accomplishments attracted artists worldwide to create a wide interest in the arts.

The landscaping combines local flora with European design concepts. Two of Maui's largest hybrid Cook and Norfolk Island pine trees can be found near the house and the remains of one on Maui's earliest sugar mills are located at the entrance to the ten-acre estate. Run by mule power, it was the first sugar mill in Hawaii to use centrifugal force for separating sugar crystals.



Solarium (inside the main house), circa 1920's

Ethel and Harry Baldwin's daughter Frances, married the late J. Walter Cameron, founder of Maui Land & Pineapple Co. When the family stopped using Kaluanui as a home in the 50's, the estate became the property of Maui Land & Pineapple. In 1976, Ethel Baldwin's grandson, the late Colin Cameron, former President of Maui Land & Pineapple, granted Hui No'eau the use of Kaluanui as a Visual Arts Center.

The stucco house at the end of a tree-lined driveway off Baldwin Avenue serves many purposes, offering space for classes, lectures, exhibits; a studio for visiting artists; a photography, printing and drawing studio; a gift shop and administrative offices. Also located on the property are the picturesque stables and tack rooms which now serve as the ceramics studio and a large garage for printmaking, papermaking, woodworking and jewelry activities. Under the able leadership of John C. Baldwin, the Hui has undergone extensive historic restoration and repair. Future expansion will provide adequate classrooms and new studios for a growing community.