Chinese Society Halls on Maui

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.