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Free copies of the Lahaina Historical Guide are
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A freshwater stream
once flowed through central Lahaina to the waterfront.
Whalers had to cross the reef in their small
"chase boats," land on the beach and drag
their boats to the deeper, clearer part of the stream
to fill their casks, so a canal was dug to open the
waterway for easier access. Remnants of the
canal could still be seen at the turn of the century,
but were filled in in 1913.
The Government
Market was adjacent to the canal, and next
on the tour.
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