The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Hawaii

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) was established in the Hawaiian Islands in 1850, 11 years after the Edict of Toleration was decreed by Kamehameha III, giving the underground Hawaii Catholic Church the right to worship, and at the same time allowing other faith traditions to begin establishing themselves.

The church's first

Kailua Kona on the island of Hawaii
in 2000.

Hawaii has the highest concentration of Latter-day Saints of U.S. states that do not border Utah.

Roman Catholic Church.[5]

History

Honolulu Sunday School ca 1902
Membership in Hawaii[6][1]
YearMembers
1851 220
1920 10,745
1930 14,433
1940 9,789
1950 11,855
1960 18,327
1970 23,377
1980 30,241
*1989 49,000
1999 55,361
2009 68,128
2019 75,009
2022 74,952
*Membership was published as a rounded number.

The church's first ten missionaries departed San Francisco for Hawaii during the

Kaleohano who would later serve as prominent missionaries and leaders in the LDS Church.[10]

Missionaries lead a group of Hawaiian Latter-day Saints in establishing a colony on the island of

Lāʻie.[12]

In 1889, Iosepa, Utah was founded as a colony for Hawaiian Latter-day Saints. This colony functioned until 1915 when the saints there were encouraged to return to Hawaii in anticipation of the building of a temple there. The first stake in Hawaii was organized in 1935.[13]

Brigham Young University–Hawaii

In 1937, the Japanese Mission was organized in Hawaii to focus on teaching the ethnic Japanese in Hawaii. This mission existed until 1950 when it was merged into the Hawaiian mission.[14]

County Statistics

List of LDS Church adherents in each county as of 2010 according to the Association of Religion Data Archives:[15]

County Congregations Adherents % of Population
Hawaii 17 10,422 5.63
Honolulu 97 48,750 5.11
Kauai 6 3,488 5.20
Maui 14 7,212 4.66
Honolulu, Hawaii
.

Stakes

As of January 2024, Hawaii had the following stakes:

Stake Organized Mission Temple District
Hilo Hawaii 24 Oct 2004 Hawaii Honolulu Kona Hawaii
Honolulu Hawaii 26 Aug 1955 Hawaii Honolulu Laie Hawaii
Honolulu Hawaii West 4 Feb 1962 Hawaii Honolulu Laie Hawaii
Kahului Hawaii 9 Nov 1975 Hawaii Honolulu Kona Hawaii
Kahului Hawaii West 4 May 2014 Hawaii Honolulu Kona Hawaii
Kaneohe Hawaii 21 Nov 1971 Hawaii Honolulu Laie Hawaii
Kauai Hawaii 24 Jul 1977 Hawaii Honolulu Laie Hawaii
Kona Hawaii 24 Nov 1974 Hawaii Honolulu Kona Hawaii
Laie Hawaii Married Student 22 Nov 1981 Hawaii Laie Laie Hawaii
Laie Hawaii North 16 Jan 1983 Hawaii Laie Laie Hawaii
Laie Hawaii 30 Jun 1935 Hawaii Laie Laie Hawaii
Laie Hawaii YSA 1st 23 Jan 1977 Hawaii Laie Laie Hawaii
Laie Hawaii YSA 2nd 24 Oct 2004 Hawaii Laie Laie Hawaii
Makakilo Hawaii 8 Dec 1996 Hawaii Honolulu Laie Hawaii
Mililani Hawaii 20 Jan 1980 Hawaii Honolulu Laie Hawaii
Waipahu Hawaii 20 Feb 1972 Hawaii Honolulu Laie Hawaii

Missions

Mission Organized
Hawaii Honolulu 12 Dec 1850
Hawaii Laie 3 Jan 2022

Temples

Kahului
Kona
Laie
Temples in Hawaii (edit
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  • = Operating
  • = Under construction
  • = Announced
  • = Temporarily Closed

The

Honolulu. Along with BYU-Hawaii and the PCC, the temple plays an important role in the town of Laie,[16] with the temple Visitors' Center attracting more than 100,000 people annually.[17]

The Hawaii Temple was the first temple the LDS Church built outside of the

continental United States. The temple is also the oldest to operate outside of Utah, and the fifth-oldest still in operation. The site of the temple was dedicated by church president Joseph F. Smith on June 1, 1915, and the completed structure was dedicated by church president Heber J. Grant
on November 27, 1919.

The Kona Hawaii Temple became the church's seventieth temple, announced on May 7, 1998. Located in the town of Kailua-Kona on the island of Hawaii, the site of Kona Hawaii Temple was dedicated on March 13, 1999. The structure itself was constructed in concrete, white marble and some native materials. Architects used a simple classical design featuring a single spire. The completion and official dedication was celebrated on January 23, 2000, by church president Gordon B. Hinckley.

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Laie, Hawaii, United States
October 1, 1915 by Joseph F. Smith
June 1, 1915 by Joseph F. Smith
November 27, 1919 by Heber J. Grant
June 13, 1978 by Spencer W. Kimball[20]
42,100 sq ft (3,910 m2) on a 11.4-acre (4.6 ha) site
Solomon's Temple, no spire - designed by Hyrum Pope and Harold Burton
Thomas S. Monson rededicated the Laie Hawaii Temple on November 20, 2010[18] following nearly 2 years of renovations that began December 29, 2008.[19]
The remodel completed in 1978 expanded the temple from 10,500 square feet (980 m2) to over 47,000 square feet (4,400 m2).
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May 7, 1998 by Gordon B. Hinckley
March 13, 1999 by John B. Dickson
January 23, 2000 by Gordon B. Hinckley
10,700 sq ft (990 m2) on a 7.02-acre (2.84 ha) site
Classic modern, single-spire design - designed by Church A & E Services, Bob Lowder
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Announced: 		Kahului, Hawaii
1 October 2023 by Russell M. Nelson[21][22]
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Announced: 		Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
7 April 2024 by Russell M. Nelson[23][24]

See also

  • The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints membership statistics (United States)
  • Religion in Hawaii

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Facts and Statistics: Statistics by State: Hawaii", Newsroom, LDS Church, retrieved 28 May 2022
  2. ^ Category:Hawaii Family History Centers, familysearch.org, retrieved March 28, 2022
  3. ^ Polynesian Cultural Center Official Site. Polynesia.com. Retrieved on 2010-12-22.
  4. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints membership statistics (United States)
  5. ^ "The Association of Religion Data Archives | State Membership Report". Thearda.com. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  6. ^ Windall J. Ashton; Jim M. Wall, Deseret News, various years, Church Almanac Country Information: Arizona
  7. ^ Bureau of Information 1964, pp. 3.
  8. ^ Wallace III 2000
  9. ^ Bureau of Information 1964, pp. 7.
  10. ^ LDS Church Almanac 2010 Edition, p. 331
  11. ^ Bureau of Information 1964, pp. 8.
  12. ^ LDS Church Almanac 2010 edition, p. 331
  13. ^ LDS Church Alamanc, 2010 edition, p. 331
  14. ^ LDS Church Almanac, 2010 edition, p. 331
  15. ^ "The Association of Religion Data Archives | State Membership Report". Thearda.com. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  16. S2CID 161421626
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  17. ^ Kayal, Michele (2004-11-27). "Mormons Spruce Up Their Aging Hawaiian Outpost". The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-11-18.
  18. LDS Church
    , November 21, 2010
  19. ^ "Plans announced for renovation of Laie Hawaii Temple", Deseret News, October 7, 2008
  20. ^ "Dedications at Seattle, Temple Square, Hawaii, and Nauvoo", Ensign (News of the Church), July 1978
  21. Salt Lake Tribune
    , 1 October 2023
  22. LDS Church
    , 1 October 2023
  23. Salt Lake Tribune
    , 7 April 2024
  24. LDS Church
    , 7 April 2024

References

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