by admin | Mar 11, 2026 | Hawaii
By Dr. Nick Freeman On the east side of Maui next to Makena Beach stands the landmark Keawala’i Congregational Church, which has been a beacon of the Hawaiian Christian church for almost two hundred years. While some of the details of its origins have been published,...
by admin | Mar 11, 2026 | Hawaii
By Dr. Nick Freeman A Historical Survey of the Totality of Events of the Great Hawaiian Revival from 1836-1842 This is a thorough and well-researched dissertation by Dr. Nick Freeman that provides an overview of the leading players and locations of what is known today...
by admin | Nov 7, 2025 | Hawaii
By Dr. Nick Freeman The Rev. Titus Coan or Father Koana as he was known by his church members at Haili Church in Hilo, had a long and wonder-filled ministry beginning in 1835, leading what was once known as the largest church in the world with over 20,000 members....
by admin | Oct 8, 2025 | Hawaii
By Dr. Nick Freeman The Queen Regent Kaahumanu (Kuhina Nui),[1] the last wife of Kamehameha I,[2] was a primary force for Christianity in the Hawaiian Islands in the first half of the nineteenth century, which helped set the stage for the Great Hawaiian Revival, the...
by admin | Sep 18, 2025 | Hawaii
By Dr. Nick Freeman The Rev. Davida Malo (1795-1853) was one of the earliest Hawaiian converts and ordained protestant ministers of the 1830’s who subsequently became a primary Hawaiian author and historian, whose book Moolelo Hawaii has been a resource in the study...
