The Waine'e Church was built between 1828 and 1832 for the Protestant Mission. It was the first stone church in the islands and could seat 3,000 church-goers. It was rebuilt four times due to windstorms and fires - the last time was in 1953.
Wainee was immortalized by James Michener in his novel Hawaii as the church that could not stand the force of the wind.
Today the church is called the Waiola Church, or "water of life." The cemetery is the final resting place of Hawaiian Ali'i (royalty), missionaries, seamen and commoners. A breadfruit tree, located in the churchyard, was planted in the days of Chief Kakaalanaeo.
Wainee was immortalized by James Michener in his novel Hawaii as the church that could not stand the force of the wind.
Today the church is called the Waiola Church, or "water of life." The cemetery is the final resting place of Hawaiian Ali'i (royalty), missionaries, seamen and commoners. A breadfruit tree, located in the churchyard, was planted in the days of Chief Kakaalanaeo.
