Address
85-946 Mill Street, Waianae, HI 96792
85-946 Mill Street, Waianae, HI 96792
TMK
(1) 8-5-010:030
SHPD Historic Site Number
50-80-07-08176
Abstract
The building is individually eligible under Criterion A in the areas of Religion, Education and Ethnic Heritage at the state level of significance, as well as Criterion C, Architecture, at the state level of significance. Criterion A: The property is a representative example of a Native Hawaiian architect and Native Hawaiian tradesmen, for the design and construction of a building that upon completion served as the primary institution in Wai’anae for the maintenance of the Hawaiian language and culture in the face of severe demographic, social, political, and physical change. Criterion C: The church is an excellent example of early single wall, institutional construction and is one of the oldest, if not the oldest, wooden buildings left on the Wai’anae Coast of Oahu.
The building is individually eligible under Criterion A in the areas of Religion, Education and Ethnic Heritage at the state level of significance, as well as Criterion C, Architecture, at the state level of significance. Criterion A: The property is a representative example of a Native Hawaiian architect and Native Hawaiian tradesmen, for the design and construction of a building that upon completion served as the primary institution in Wai’anae for the maintenance of the Hawaiian language and culture in the face of severe demographic, social, political, and physical change. Criterion C: The church is an excellent example of early single wall, institutional construction and is one of the oldest, if not the oldest, wooden buildings left on the Wai’anae Coast of Oahu.
This list of Hawaii’s historic properties is provided as a public service by Historic Hawaii Foundation. It is not the official list of properties designated on the Hawaii State Register of Historic Places. For official designations and determinations of eligibility, contact the State Historic Preservation Division of the Department of Land and Natural Resources of the State of Hawaii at 808-692-8015.