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Lahainaluna School
MauiHomeSales.com - Lahaina, West Maui
June 22, 2008

Three little known facts of United States history took place in West Maui nearly two centuries ago: 1) the first high school west of the Rockies was established; 2) the first newspaper west of the Rockies was printed; and 3) the first ever Hawaiian-language newspaper, books, dictionary, maps, and paper currency were printed.

New England missionaries arriving in Maui in the early 1800s found Native Hawaiians eager to learn, and willing to work hard to accomplish their goals. To meet the challenge, the newcomers first developed a 12-letter alphabet for the Hawaiian language in order to teach Hawaiians how to read and write in both their native tongue and in English. They then set about organizing Hawaiians to bring in building materials and erect a schoolhouse. The 1000 acres of real estate which became the school's campus were donated by the Hawaiian chief with the King's blessing

In 1831, Lahainaluna Seminary--which still operates today as the Lahainaluna High School--was opened by Reverend Lorrin Andrews, to train sixty adults as teachers and lay ministers. What made this school unique was that all instruction, textbooks, and students were Hawaiian, and the emphasis was on the preservation of Hawaiian history, language, and culture.

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