A statue depicting the Aloha State's first female monarch, Elizabeth Ka'ahumanu (1768-1832). The namesake of today's shopping mall, she reigned between 1795 and 1819.
Photo from https://queenkaahumanucenter.com (website on Internet Archive Wayback Machine)


In a circa-1974 plan, we see the original -343,000 square foot- shopping hub. KA'AHUMANU CENTER shared a 58 acre site with the aforementioned pineapple cannery. The center featured the first "neighbor island" Liberty House, as well as the first (and only) Sears on Maui. In this original incarnation, the 10 million dollar mall housed forty-seven stores and services.