Glory by the Wayside: The Old Churches of Hawaii

Glory By The Wayside takes you on a tour of old Hawaii awayfrom the resorts and crowdedbeaches to glorious settings ofincomparable beauty. From theVictorian architecture of St.Benedict s in Honaunau with itshand-painted interior to theMolokai churches of FatherDamien, this is a picture bookabout the old hand-made churchesthat dot the Hawaiian Islands with an introduction to theirhistory and architecture.Each of the 37 churches featuredhas a story to tell often a story ofthe first immigrants to Hawaii the Germans, the Portuguese, theChinese, the Japanese and theFilipinos. Included is informationon the oldest church in Hawaii,the churches where royalty onceworshiped, the site of aviatorCharles Lindberg s grave, as wellas representations from the BigIsland, Kauai, Lanai, Maui,Molokai and Oahu, and includesall of the churches listed onthe National Register ofHistoric Places.While by no means complete, thisexquisite sampler invites thereader to venture out and maketheir own discoveries among thescores of other old churches inHawaii.