Rev. Davida Malo: Hawaii’s First Apologist for Christianity

by | 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...

The Mystery of the 1835 Burning of the Moku’aikaua Church

by | Sep 6, 2025 | Hawaii

By Dr. Nick Freeman Starting in the 1820s, Moku’aikaua Church in Kailua-Kona is recognized as the first and oldest Christian church in Hawaii and today “its high steeple stands out conspicuously and has become a landmark from both land and sea (Mokuʻaikaua...