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In 1902, Harry K. Naope Sr. founded the Haili Church Choir, which sang a cappella in the Hawaiian language. [12] In 1908, two stained glass windows from Tiffany Galleries in New York City were installed. [10] A pipe organ was installed in 1929, and the tower and roof were rebuilt. Repairs were made after a July 1979 fire destroyed a portion of ...
The name means "Meeting house near the long slide" in the Hawaiian Language. [2] There might have been a wooden church on the site from about 1825. A coral lime and stone building, of about 30 by 60 feet, was finished by 1855, under the supervision of Reverend John D. Paris. It was in continuous use until the 1940s.
The name moku ʻaikaua literally means "district acquired by war" in the Hawaiian language, [4] probably after the upland forest area where the wood was obtained. [5] After several fires, the present stone structure was constructed, partially from stones recycled from a nearby Heiau (ancient temple of the Hawaiian religion), from about 1835 to ...
These indigenous structures were designed to be highly functional, meeting a menagerie of needs in Hawaiian society. The term "hale" in the Hawaiian language translates to "house" or "home," and it encompasses a variety of structures with different purposes, such as living, cooking, canoe storage, and religious or ceremonial activities.
Hale O Pi'ilani Heiau, near Hāna on Maui Pu'u O Mahuka Heiau Heiau, Mānoa Heritage Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, 2022-1025 An illustration of a heiau at Kealakekua Bay at the time of James Cook's third voyage, by William Ellis. A heiau (/ ˈ h eɪ. aʊ /) is a Hawaiian temple. Made in different architectural styles depending upon their purpose ...
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Completed in 1975, the building was designed by Vladimir Ossipoff [1] as the first building built by the United States government exclusively for Jewish worship. [2] ( The Commodore Levy Chapel, Naval Station Norfolk, is the Navy's oldest Jewish Chapel, but it is part of a larger Chapel complex.)
On the other side of the Mantra site, archaeologists worked on restoring a 2,600-year-old religious structure. Photos show the rectangular, white columned building. A ruined religious building ...