The Lahaina Civic Center is a sports, convention and entertainment complex located at Kaaahi St & Honoapiilani Hwy in Lahaina, Hawaii, on the island of Maui

Maui

The island of Maui is the second-largest of the Hawaiian Islands at and is the 17th largest island in the United States. Maui is part of the state of Hawaii and is the largest of Maui County's four islands, bigger than Lānai, Kahoolawe, and Molokai. In 2010, Maui had a population of 144,444,...

. The zip code is 96761. It is the site of the annual Maui Invitational Tournament

Maui Invitational Tournament

The Maui Invitational Tournament is an annual early-season college basketball tournament that takes place Thanksgiving Week in Lahaina, Hawaii at the Lahaina Civic Center on the island of Maui. It is hosted by Chaminade University of Honolulu, which participates yearly along with a field of seven...

, held every November during Thanksgiving week and hosted by Chaminade University

Chaminade University of Honolulu

Chaminade University of Honolulu is a private co-educational university in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. Founded in 1955 by the Society of Mary, a Roman Catholic religious order also known as the Marianists, Chaminade is located in the historic Kaimuki district of Honolulu. Chaminade offers...

. Other events held at the Civic Center throughout the year include the World Youth Basketball Tournament in July, numerous concerts, trade shows, community festivals and fairs.

Main building

The main building consists of the following:

• The Civic Center Gymnasium, a 2,400-seat indoor arena
  Arena
  An arena is an enclosed area, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theater, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators. The key feature of an arena is that the event space is the...
  
  with 20,800 square feet (160' by 130') of arena floor space, permanent seating on the East end and retractable bleachers on the North and South ends, limited locker room facilities (there are four) and two public restrooms, among other amenities. The arena floor can accommodate side-by-side recreation courts with the North and South bleachers retracted. The Gymnasium is the site of many events in the complex.

• The Social Hall, a 4,140-square-foot (90' by 46') meeting room with seating for up to 322 people. It can be divided into two smaller rooms and contains an enclosed full-service Kitchen.

• In addition, there are two sets of public restrooms in the building, three payphones (two at the main concourse and one at the gym) and water fountains aplenty. In addition, Maui County Parks and Recreation and state DMV offices are located in this building.

Amphitheater

The 2,000-seat amphitheater is an open-air auditorium with a 2,176-square-foot (68'-by-32') stage, tiered lawn seating, dressing rooms, and limited sound and lighting systems. The lawn measures 48360 square feet (4,492.8 m²).

Other facilities

In addition the Civic Center features five tennis courts, with overhead lighting and water fountains. There is parking for 900 cars.

External links

• Lahaina Civic Center