Honolulu
Kawaiahao Church
The coral-block church at the centre of downtown, built from reef quarried by hand.
Why go
Fourteen thousand blocks of coral cut out of the reef and carried up here. The building is the story, and the royal tomb is in the grounds.
The catch
An active congregation, so the interior is not always open to look round, and Sunday service is a service rather than a tour.
- How long
- 30-45 min
- With children
- With care
- Effort
- Easy
- Cost
- Free
- Parking
- Difficult
Getting there
Driving times on real roads, from the same data the trip planner routes on — not straight-line distance.
| From Waikīkī | 10 min | 3.5 miles |
|---|---|---|
| From HNL airport | 31 min | 13.1 miles |
| From Downtown Honolulu | 2 min | 0.4 miles |
| From Ala Moana | 6 min | 1.7 miles |
Add traffic. These are free-flowing times, and the H1 through town at eight in the morning is not free-flowing.
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What else is close
Nearest by road, which is not the same as nearest on a map — and not the same as sharing a region either.
- Hawaiian Mission Houses2 min awayThe oldest standing Western houses in Hawaii, with the print shop that produced the first Hawaiian-language type.
- Kaka‘ako2 min awayA warehouse district between downtown and Ala Moana, now covered in large-scale murals.
- Judiciary History Center2 min awayA small free museum inside Aliiolani Hale, the courthouse behind the Kamehameha statue.
- Capitol Modern3 min awayThe state art museum, in a 1920s building beside the capitol, free to walk into.
- Foster Botanical Garden3 min awayThe oldest garden on the island, in the middle of downtown, full of trees nothing else here has.
- Hawaii Children's Discovery Center3 min awayA hands-on museum for younger children at Kakaako waterfront.