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Lahaina whaling port shore

Tidal foreshore Documented siteProhibited, look only

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: whaling gear.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

Victorian bottle era, historically mapped

Whaling capital of the Pacific in the 1820s-1860s and a Hawaiian royal centre; the 2023 fire zone now overlies the historic waterfront.

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