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Kawaiahao Church

• Historical Name: The Church of the Alii
• Also Known As: The Westminster Abbey of the Pacific

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• Address: 957 Punchbowl St
• Vicinity: S King St
• Neighborhood of Capital District in Downtown
• Neighborhood of Downtown in Honolulu

• Type: Church

• Travel Genus: Sight
• Sight Category: Building

• As Noted In: 1001 Historic Sites You Must See Before You Die, Quintessence Editions
• As Noted In: National Register of Historic Places - Contributing Property, US National Park Service
• As Highlighted In: Smithsonian Guide to Historic America - The Pacific States, Smithsonian Institution

Revered as the Protestant "mother church" of Hawaii, this structure (1842) is an outgrowth of the original Mission Church founded in Boston (1819) and of the first foreign church on Oahu (1820). As the state church, it was the scene of many celebrated events--inaugurations, funerals, weddings, thanksgiving ceremonies--associated with the Hawaiian Kingdom. - NHL Program