Glory By The Wayside takes you on a tour of old Hawaii away
from the resorts and crowded
beaches to glorious settings of
incomparable beauty. From the
Victorian architecture of St.
Benedict s in Honaunau with its
hand-painted interior to the
Molokai churches of Father
Damien, this is a picture book
about the old hand-made churches
that dot the Hawaiian Islands
with an introduction to their
history and architecture.
Each of the 37 churches featured
has a story to tell often a story of
the first immigrants to Hawaii
the Germans, the Portuguese, the
Chinese, the Japanese and the
Filipinos. Included is information
on the oldest church in Hawaii,
the churches where royalty once
worshiped, the site of aviator
Charles Lindberg s grave, as well
as representations from the Big
Island, Kauai, Lanai, Maui,
Molokai and Oahu, and includes
all of the churches listed on
the National Register of
Historic Places.
While by no means complete, this
exquisite sampler invites the
reader to venture out and make
their own discoveries among the
scores of other old churches in
Hawaii.