Chinese Society Halls on Maui

Chinese Tong Houses of Maui Island TR
LocationMaui, Hawaii
Builtvarious
Architectvarious
Architectural stylenot listed/various
NRHP reference No.82000173, under the Chinese Tong Houses of Maui Island TR[1]
HRHP No.50-50-10-01615[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 15, 1982
Designated HRHPJune 30, 1982

At their peak, there were six Chinese Society Halls on Maui. Operated by the Gee Kung Tong Society, these halls were created to provide services to immigrant Chinese workers, mostly working for the sugarcane plantations. All provided religious and political help, in addition to mutual aid. Only the Wo Hing Society Hall in Lahaina and the Ket Hing Society Hall in Kula have survived. Both were placed on the Hawaii State Register of Historic Places on July 30, 1982, and placed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 15, 1982. The Chee Kung Tong Society Hall was placed onto both State and Federal registers, but collapsed in 1996.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "Historic Register Counts". Hawai'i State Historic Preservation Division. State of Hawaii. February 1, 2022. Retrieved February 19, 2022.