On January 16, after serving Maui for 31 years, the Wharf Cinema Center movie theater shut its doors for good. Following its initial unveiling as Maui’s first multiplex, three-screen theater, the Wharf Cinema Center became a reliable movie house for Lahaina residents. When it opened in the spring of 1989, there were only two other movie theaters on island: the Maui Theater and Holiday Theatres, both single screen and located in Kahului. The attraction of a new movie theater housing three screens, additional movie choices, and coupled with the option of the once-bustling Fun Factory at the bottom floor of the Wharf Cinema Center, made the theater a major family destination.
Source: Fade to Black: Remembering the Wharf Cinema Center movie theater | Maui Time