White smoker whale-shaped ashtray with sponged-on brown glaze patterns and hand-painted "Lahaina" labeled on forehead. Lahaina was once an important destination for the 19th-century whaling fleet, whose presence at Lahaina frequently led to conflicts with the Christian missionaries living there. On more than one occasion the conflict was so severe that it led to sailor riots and even the shelling of Lahaina by the British whaler John Palmer in 1825. In response, Maui Governor Hoapili built the Old Lahaina Fort in 1831 to protect the town from riotous sailors. This ashtray was probably made for the tourist trade in the 60s or 70s. Measures 2" wide by 3" long. Smoke comes out spout hole on top.