National Register of Historic Places

Ket Hing Society Building

Keokea, Maui County, Hawaii
Listed
November 15, 1982
Type
Building
Period
Modern
Ref No.
82000172

About this property

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 Ket Hing Society Hall in Kula has survived. It 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 & Wo Hing Society Hall was placed onto both State and Federal registers, but both suffered different fates; the Chee Kung Hall collapsing in 1996 & the Wo Hing Hall destroyed in the 2023 Hawaii wildfires.

Location

Keokea, Maui County, Hawaii
20.70659, -156.35022

Categories

ASIANPOLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURERELIGIONPHILOSOPHYSOCIAL HISTORY
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Sources

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When was Ket Hing Society Building listed on the National Register?

Ket Hing Society Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 15, 1982.

What type of historic resource is Ket Hing Society Building?

Ket Hing Society Building is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Ket Hing Society Building is recorded as the modern era, specifically around 1996.

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