The Wailuku Civic Center Historic District is a group of four historic buildings and one non-contributing property in Wailuku, Maui Hawaii that currently house the governmental offices of both the County of Maui and the State of Hawaii.
[4][5][6][7][8] The 7,000-square-foot (650 m2), 68-foot (21 m) by 52-foot (16 m) structure is built of concrete block cast-like stone[a] set upon a below-grade reinforced foundation that also houses another floor of office space.
This was deemed more economical than hauling quarried stone, though the blocks were just as difficult to install at 400 lb (180 kg) each.
[5][6][9] The Kalana Pakui Building was built in 1925 and designed by Maui architect William D'Esmond, incorporating Mediterranean Revival Style architecture.
Arcaded lanais run across the main body of the building, with steps accentuated by curvilinear concrete railings, and capped by a low-pitched hip roof of Spanish tile.
Two wings, each with lower but equally dramatic double-pitched hip roofs, extend to the right rear and left of the building.
[4] A large Monkey-Pod Tree sits to the west of the Library;[4][12] it is the first site of Maui's first public telephone in 1878.
[4][7][8] The two-story stucco-covered stone building features a similar double-pitched hip roof like the library, with the addition of overhanging eaves and exposed rafters.