Kawaiahao Church

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Kawaiahao Church is a historic 19th-century Congregational church in Honolulu, often called the "Westminster Abbey of the Pacific" for its significance in Hawaiian history and architecture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Congregational church
church building
historic site
architecturalStyle Greek Revival NERFINISHED
associatedWith Hawaiian monarchy NERFINISHED
King Kamehameha III NERFINISHED
Queen Kaahumanu NERFINISHED
category 19th-century churches in the United States
Buildings and structures in Honolulu
Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Hawaii
United Church of Christ churches in Hawaii NERFINISHED
city Honolulu NERFINISHED
constructionStartYear 1836
country United States of America
surface form: United States
currentUse active parish church
denomination Congregational
United Church of Christ NERFINISHED
floorCount 1
founded 1820
founder American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions NERFINISHED
Hiram Bingham I NERFINISHED
governingBody Hawaii Conference United Church of Christ NERFINISHED
hasBellTower yes
hasCemetery Kawaiahao Church Cemetery NERFINISHED
hasOrgan pipe organ
hasParishHall yes
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
National Register of Historic Places
surface form: National Register of Historic Places listing
isInNeighborhood Downtown Honolulu NERFINISHED
isLocatedIn Oahu NERFINISHED
languageOfServices English
Hawaiian
location Honolulu, Hawaii NERFINISHED
materialUsed coral stone
namedAfter Chiefess Kawaiahao NERFINISHED
nickname Westminster Abbey of the Pacific NERFINISHED
NRHPReferenceNumber 66000293
NRHPType building
numberOfCoralBlocksUsed approximately 14000
originalMission to serve Native Hawaiian congregation
religion Protestant Christianity
surface form: Protestantism
roofType pitched roof
significance important site in Hawaiian monarchy history
one of the oldest standing Christian churches in Hawaii
usedFor Christian worship
public gatherings
royal ceremonies
state funerals
yearCompleted 1842

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Pauahi hasNotableInstitutionNamedForBearer Kawaiahao Church
this entity surface form: Kawaiahaʻo Church (Pauahi’s memorial associations)
Honolulu Hale nearby Kawaiahao Church