Grove Farm Museum
Grove Farm Museum
Step into Kaua‘i’s Plantation Past
Walk the grounds of the Wilcox family homestead and immerse yourself in the living history of sugar, innovation, and community. At Grove Farm Museum, every building, artifact, and pathway tells a story from the fields to the family, and invites you to see how Kaua‘i’s past helped shape its present.
What You’ll Experience
Authentic Historic Buildings
Explore the Wilcox family home, staff cottages, and outbuildings preserved with care and furnished to reflect daily life across generations.
Tales of Innovation & Service
Learn about George Norton Wilcox’s irrigation and sugar technology, Miss Mabel efforts in public health, and Miss Elsie advocacy in education and community welfare.
Multicultural Storylines
Discover the lives of immigrant laborers and their families who settled here from Japan, China, Portugal, the Philippines, and more. Understand how their cultures were woven into Kaua‘i’s fabric.
Hands-on Interpretation
Historic Trains in Context
Though the train collection has its own presence, Grove Farm’s legacy is deeply connected to Kaua‘i’s sugarcane railroad history, offering a fuller view of how cane moved from field to mill.
Why It Matters
Grove Farm is a keystone to understanding how the plantation economy, land stewardship, and cultural exchange shaped this island. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the site tells stories of power, labor, change, and resilience. Visiting Grove Farm lets you witness how one family’s vision and responsibility to their land and community continue today under Waioli & Nuhou’s stewardship.
Plan Your Visit
Tours are offered by appointment only and led by knowledgeable docents who bring the history of the plantation era to life with stories and artifacts. Because of the museum’s commitment to preserving authenticity, visits are available only by reservation. Whether you’re a family exploring together, a school group eager to learn, or a visitor wanting to connect with Kaua‘i’s past, booking a tour provides a unique opportunity to step into living history.
Authentic Historic Buildings
4050 Nawiliwili Road Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii 96766 Grove Farm is located on the western edge of Lihue on Nawiliwili Road between the Kukui Grove Shopping Center and Nawiliwili Harbor.
SCHEDULE
Tour days are Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 10am and 1pm. Requested donations are $20 for adults and $10 for children (5-12). Kama’aina (with Hawaii State ID): $10 adult, $5 children.
PARKING
As you turn off Nawiliwili Road into the entrance, make an immediate left turn over the old railroad tracks at the TO PARKING sign, which will lead you onto the gravel road to the parking lot.
ARRIVAL
After parking and locking your car, go through the path cut in the guinea grass near the end of the lot. Take the right fork of the paved drive and walk toward the Grove Farm lawn and main house. Check-in is at the historic plantation office, which is the first building on your right.
