Kaahumanu Church

Ka'ahumanu or Kaahumanu Church was founded in 1832. It was designed by Edward Bailey with a decidedly New English architecture. Today the church is a Wailuku landmark on the island of Maui, Hawaii. The church may have been founded in 1832; however, a building was not finished until 1876. It is the 1876 building that visitors are able to see today when they drive around Wailuku. The church is located at 103 South High Street.

Historically, the church was honoring King Kamehameha's Queen. The Queen or ali'I Ka'ahumanu was very important to Christianity on the Hawaiian Islands. She was instrumental in getting the foundation for the religion started. In between 1832 and 1837 the church was just a grass hut, but then it became a stone location in 1837, before turning into the wood structure in 1876.

The church still offers Sunday services with hymns in Hawaiian and English. They also offer communion on the 1st Sunday each month. To arrive at the church one can take Highway 32 west to High Street which is just before the Bailey House Museum. Take a left to get onto south High Street. After a service or visit consider Bailey House Museum.