Kawaiahao Church
Kawaiahaʻo Church is a historic Congregational church located in Downtown Honolulu on the Hawaiian Island of Oʻahu. The church, along with the Mission Houses, comprise the Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site, which was designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1962.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Mark Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Description: church in Honolulu, Hawaii
- Also known as: “Great Stone Church”, “Honolulu First Church”, “Kawaiaha’o Church”, “Kawaiahaʻo Church”, “Kawaiha‘o Church”, and “King’s Chapel”
- Address: 957 Punchbowl Street, Honolulu, HI 96813
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Iolani Palace and Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives.
Iolani Palace
Museum
Photo: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The ʻIolani Palace was the royal residence of the rulers of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi beginning with Kamehameha III under the Kamehameha Dynasty and ending with Queen Liliʻuokalani under the Kalākaua Dynasty. Iolani Palace is situated 960 feet north of Kawaiahao Church.
Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives
Museum
Photo: Travis.Thurston, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives in Honolulu, Hawaii, was established in 1920 by the Hawaiian Mission Children's Society, a private, non-profit organization and genealogical society, on the 100th anniversary of the arrival of the first Christian missionaries in Hawaiʻi. Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives is situated 400 feet southeast of Kawaiahao Church.
Aliʻiōlani Hale
Courthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aliʻiōlani Hale is a building located in downtown Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, currently used as the home of the Hawaiʻi State Supreme Court. It is the former seat of government of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi and the Republic of Hawaiʻi. Aliʻiōlani Hale is situated 890 feet northwest of Kawaiahao Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downtown Honolulu and Hawaii Capital Historic District.
Downtown Honolulu
Photo: Sullynyflhi, Public domain.
Downtown Honolulu is the commercial and governmental center of the Hawaiian Islands, with a number of cultural attractions for visitors to enjoy. Unlike many cities in the United States, Honolulu's downtown has few hotels, with the city's major concentration of hotels located in the tourist center of Waikiki.
Hawaii Capital Historic District
Suburb
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The Hawaii Capital Historic District in Honolulu, Hawaii, has been the center of government of Hawaii since 1845.
Honolulu
Photo: Alfred Adler, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The capital of Hawaii and its primary point of entry, Honolulu is by far the state's largest city, with 980,000 people—two-thirds of the state's population—residing within the metro area as of 2018.
Kawaiahao Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States, North America
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Latitude
21.30435° or 21° 18′ 16″ northLongitude
-157.85782° or 157° 51′ 28″ westElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Inception
July 21st, 1842Height
59 feet (18 metres)Open location code
73H4843R+PVOpenStreetMap ID
way 142219242OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchGeoNames ID
5848743Wikidata ID
Q6379539
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Swedish—“Kawaiahao Church” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “ilesia de Kawaiaha’o”
- Chinese: “卡懷亞哈奧教堂”
- Chinese: “卡瓦雅豪教堂”
- Finnish: “Kawaiaha‘on kirkko”
- French: “église de Kawaiahaʻo”
- French: “Église de Kawaiahaʻo”
- Indonesian: “Gereja Kawaiahao”
- Japanese: “カワイアハオ教会”
- Portuguese: “Igreja Kawaiahaʻo”
- Spanish: “iglesia de Kawaiaha’o”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de Kawaiaha’o”
- Swedish: “Kawaiahaʻo Church”
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