Lucoral Museum

The Lucoral Museum is a privately owned museum located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The museum gained its name from Mrs. Lu Hong Kui-Su who was the matriarch of the Lu Family, and is affectionately known as Mama Lu. She created the museum as a gift to the children of Hawaii and the world to teach them to love and gain knowledge of natures treasures.

The museum offers free of charge self-guided tours and field trips to teach people about the coral of Hawaii. A gift shop is also located at the museum which sells jewelry designs from Flora Lu. Other items on show at the museum include precious Pink Coral which is excellent for carving; there are also pearls and the story of Pearl Harbor, and the rules and restrictions for divers who dive for coral to ensure that the coral continues to grow.

Mama Lu did not learn to write until she was 60 years of age and moved from Taiwan to Hawaii, she also learnt to paint at this time. She used her art to convey her wishes to her children and for them to share her art with those who visit the museum.

One of the activities for visitors to participate in when they visit the museum is for them to search for the miner who is working hard at panning gold. He is guarding more treasure after finding the mother load. Visitors should also be on the look-out for the dragon which symbolizes good luck and prosperity.