Saturday, May 19, 2018

Short history of St. Michael's Church of Oahu, Hawaii forgotten.

King Kamehameha IV granted a royal patent for the strip of land on which the St. Michael’s Church was built upon in 1848. St. Michael’s Church was built in 1853 from stone in the missionary days. There were not many stone structures built in Hawaii during the missionary days. Coral was pounded into lime for concrete. The building was dedicated on May 8, 1853. Luika Kaumaka plotted the cemetery.

St. Michael's of Waialua was the first Catholic church and maybe the first church on the North Shore of Oahu. St. Michael’s Church is a Catholic church dating back to the 19th century.

St. Michael's Church soon became a concrete building with a tile roof. The church congregation had relocated in 1912 to be closer to the sugar plantation in the area. The original site of St. Michael’s Church was abandoned and left to ruin. The site sat abandoned much of the early 20th century.

St. Michael's Church is located in of Thompson Corner, Oahu, Hawaii, US 96791. Its alternate address is Thompson Corner, Waialua, Oahu, Hawaii, US 96791.

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