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St. Michael the Archangel Church (Kailua-Kona, Hawaii)

Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic Church is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church of Hawaiʻi in the United States. Located in Kailua-Kona on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi, 75-5769 Ali'i Drive, coordinates 19°38′13″N 155°59′28″W. The church falls under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Honolulu and its bishop. On June 17, 1839, Kamehameha III declared religious freedom in the Kingdom in the Edict of Toleration. A mission named after Saint Michael the Archangel was founded in 1840, the first Catholic Church on the island. The first services were in a small grass hut. Governor John Adams Kuakini gave the land South of Mokuʻaikaua Church to the Catholic mission in 1841. The present church was completed in 1850 under Father Joachim Merechel. He was buried inside the church in 1859. In 1940 Father Benno Evers constructed a grotto of coral from Kailua Bay over the site of the original well. The parish includes the mission churches of Immaculate Conception in Holualoa, St. Peter by the Sea Church (known as the "Little Blue Church") on Kahaluʻu bay, St. Paul in Kawanui and Holy Rosary in Kalaoa. The land beneath Holy Rosary was given to the Church by King Kalakaua in 1876. The main church building was forced to close on September 24, 2007, due to lingering damage from the earthquake in the area almost a year prior, on October 15, 2006. The parish continued to hold Mass in a tent on the site. In 2009, the parish announced the church would be demolished in November 2009. A nearby building that served as a convent has also been demolished. Construction on a new church began in early 2013. In 2009, a book was published detailing the history of the 159-year-old church. References External links St. Michael the Archangel Parish Official Website Follow on Facebook
Stan Sheriff Center

Stan Sheriff Center je víceúčelová aréna s kapacitou 10 300 míst v Honolulu, na Havaji, v areálu University of Hawaii at Manoa. Původně Special Events Arena, která byla otevřena v roce 1994, byla přejmenována v roce 1998 po Stanu Sheriffovi (1932-1993), bývalém sportovci UH, který lobboval za výstavbu. Stan Sheriff Center je domovem basketbalových a volejbalových univerzitních týmů. 12. května 1998 se ve středisku konala soutěž Miss Universe. Klubový basketbalový turnaj Diamond Head Classic se koná v prosinci. A každoroční regionální soutěž FIRST Robotics Competition. Jako největší hala na Havaji je místem mnoha významných koncertních turné v Honolulu. Kapacita je 11 000 pro koncertní představení a 11 300 pro vystoupení v centru scény. World Championship Wrestling používal Stan Sheriff Center jako havajskou zastávku od roku 1994 až do roku 2002. Aréna uspořádala ve dnech 4. a 6. října 2015 dvě zápasy NBA v sezóně mezi Los Angeles Lakers a Utah Jazz. Odkazy Reference V tomto článku byl použit překlad textu z článku Stan Sheriff Center na anglické Wikipedii.
Stan Sheriff Center

The Bankoh Arena at the Stan Sheriff Center is a 10,300-seat multi-purpose arena in Honolulu CDP, City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, on the campus of the University of Hawaii at Manoa (UH). Initially named the Special Events Arena when it opened in 1994, the arena was renamed the Stan Sheriff Center in 1998 in honor of Stan Sheriff (1932–1993), a former UH athletic director who lobbied for its construction. Bank of Hawaii secured naming rights on a 10-year, $5-million contract announced on November 12, 2020, which initially renamed the arena "SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center" after their digital banking product. The arena branding was changed to "Bankoh", a common local nickname for Bank of Hawaii, on August 26, 2025 to reflect the bank's community and university ties. Events The arena is home to the University of Hawaiʻi men's Rainbow Warriors basketball and Rainbow Warriors volleyball, and the women's Rainbow Wahine basketball, and Rainbow Wahine volleyball teams. The Diamond Head Classic midseason college basketball tournament was held at the arena annually since December 2009 until it was paused in 2025, and the annual regional FIRST Robotics Competition was held there from 2008-2024. On May 12, 1998, the Miss Universe pageant was held at the Center. As Hawaii's largest indoor arena, the Stan Sheriff Center is the site of many major concert tours in Honolulu. Concert capacity is 11,000 for an end-stage show and 11,300 for a center-stage show. World Championship Wrestling used the Stan Sheriff Center as its Hawaiian stop from 1994 until the organization folded in 2001. The arena hosted two NBA preseason games between the Los Angeles Lakers and Utah Jazz on October 4 and 6, 2015. Both were designated as Lakers home games; the Jazz swept the short series, winning the second game in overtime. The arena again hosted two NBA preseason games between the Los Angeles Clippers and Toronto Raptors on October 1 and 3, 2017. Toronto ended up winning the first game, while the Clippers won the second game. The Clippers returned in 2018 for a preseason game against the Sydney Kings. The Clippers once more hosted two more preseason games in 2019 one against the Houston Rockets on October 3, 2019, which Houston won and another against the Shanghai Sharks on October 6, 2019, which the Clippers won. The 2023 Maui Invitational was hosted at the arena due to damage from wildfires on Maui, the event's usual location. See also List of NCAA Division I basketball arenas References External links Official website
Stangenwald Building

The Stangenwald Building at 119 Merchant Street, in downtown Honolulu, Hawaii was the city's first high-rise office building, with its own law library, and one of the earliest electric elevators in the (then) Territory when it was built in 1901. It was also advertised as "fireproof" because it was built of concrete, stone, brick, and steel, with no wood except in the windows, doors, and furniture, and because it had fireproof vaults and firehoses on every floor. Fireproofing was an important selling point because of the fire that had devastated nearby Chinatown the previous year.) Apart from a few exceptional structures like Aloha Tower (1926) and Honolulu Hale (1929), it remained the tallest building in Honolulu for half a century, until the building boom of the 1950s. Young local architect C.W. Dickey designed it with features of Italianate architecture: arched windows, terra cotta ornaments, and a wide balcony with fine grillwork above the entrance. Every floor had a unique exterior. The interior vestibule and hall were decorated with mosaic tile floors and marble panelling, while the stairways had slate and marble steps. In 1980, another local architect, James K. Tsugawa, completed an award-winning restoration. Dr. Hugo Stangenwald (1829–1899) was an Austrian physician and pioneer photographer who arrived in Honolulu in 1853. In 1869, he bought the 5,303-square-foot (492.7 m2) property and built his medical offices there, in partnership with Dr. Gerrit P. Judd next door. Not long before he died, he leased the land to a group who planned a fine structure to match the quality of the Judd Building (1898) next door, designed by Oliver G. Traphagen, who had just arrived from Duluth, Minnesota. References Further reading Sandler, Rob, Julie Mehta, and Frank S. Haines (2008). Architecture in Hawaiʻi: A Chronological Survey, new edition. Honolulu: Mutual Publishing.
Star of the Sea Painted Church

The Star of the Sea Painted Church is a Catholic Church in Kalapana, Hawai'i, United States of America. It was built in 1927-1928 under the direction of a Belgian Catholic missionary, Father Evarist Gielen. History Father Evarist Gielen was the serving priest in the district of Puna, Hawaii between 1927 and 1941, constructing a number of churches during his time on the island. He constructed the church at Kalapana shortly after his arrival in 1927, with it being completed in 1928. The church is approximately 22 by 36 feet (6.7 m × 11.0 m), constructed from wood with a corrugated metal roof. Father Evarist painted the interior of the church himself, using housepaints and linseed to cover the walls with images of Bible stories, and Hawaiian and Catholic history. Additionally, the church has two stained glass windows, created by Kenneth Burkhardt a local artisan in the 1980s, depicting Hawaii's saints, Father Damian and Marianne Cope, who both helped to cure leprosy on Molokai. Additional paintings were added in the 1960s by George Heidler and in the 1970s George Lorch. In 1990, the church was moved to its present location just ahead of an advancing lava flow. Congregants strapped the building to a trailer in order to move the building. It is now located on Highway 130 between mile marker 19 and 20. It is on the National Register of Historic Places for its historical relationship with Father Damien, or Joseph Damien de Veuster. The church has since been decommissioned by the church, and mass is now only celebrated once a month, by priests visiting the island. References External links
Église peinte de l'Étoile-de-la-Mer

L'église peinte de l'Étoile-de-la-Mer est une église catholique située sur l'île d'Hawaï, aux États-Unis. Elle est inscrite au Registre national des lieux historiques. Historique et description L'église de l'Étoile-de-la-Mer est construite de 1927 à 1928 sous la supervision du prêtre missionnaire belge Evarist Gielen, qui réalise ensuite les peintures de la partie haute de l'édifice. En 1990, l'église est déplacée à son emplacement actuel. Elle se trouve entre les kilomètres 19 et 20 de l'autoroute 130. Protection L'église de l'Étoile-de-la-Mer est inscrite au Registre national des lieux historiques depuis le 14 mai 1997. Notes et références (en) Cet article est partiellement ou en totalité issu de l’article de Wikipédia en anglais intitulé « Star of the Sea Painted Church » (voir la liste des auteurs). Annexes Articles connexes Marie, étoile de la mer Liens externes Ressource relative à l'architecture : Registre national des lieux historiques Portail de l’architecture chrétienne Portail du catholicisme Portail du Registre national des lieux historiques Portail d’Hawaï
Straub Benioff Medical Center

Straub Benioff Medical Center is not-for-profit health care system with a 159-bed hospital in Honolulu, and a network of neighborhood clinics. History George F. Straub founded the clinic in 1921. Dr. Straub was educated in Germany and came to practice in Hawaii in 1907. In 1910, he conceived the idea of forming a group of physicians to provide better, more specialized care for his patients. It, however, took over 10 years to bring this idea to fruition. The first step in 1912 was the construction of a wood-frame building at 410 South Beretania Street. Straub established his office on the first floor and his home on the second. By 1916 his practice had grown to the point that he recruited an assistant, Guy C. Milnor. Straub envisioned a clinic providing specialized care in five major fields: Obstetrics and Gynecology, Surgery, Internal Medicine, ENT, and Clinical Pathology. To this end, he next enlisted Arthur Jackson, a specialist in internal medicine in 1920 and the group carried on for a short time as Straub, Milnor, and Jackson. In the latter part of 1920, Howard Clarke resigned his commission in the United States Army and joined as a specialist in Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat. Eric A Fennel also left the Army about this time and joined the group as pathologist. In January, 1921, the five founding partners formally organized themselves as a legal partnership. At Straub's insistence the group he founded did not bear his name, and it was to be known simply as "The Clinic". A specialist in internal medicine and radiology, joined the clinic in 1921, a general surgeon in 1922, and a pediatrician joined in 1924. In 1952 the clinic was renamed "Straub Clinic" in honor of Straub, who died in May, 1966. On December 21, 2001, it became part of the Hawaii Pacific Health network. Straub currently has a total of 10 locations on 3 Hawaiian Islands: Oahu, Lanai, and Hawaii Island. On April 24, 2020, it was revealed that the Straub clinic was undergoing sex abuse lawsuits from people who claimed that one of clinic's former pediatricians John Stephenson, who committed suicide in 1970, sexually abused them when they were children. Its burn unit, constructed in the 1980s, is the only facility of its kind in Hawaii, and the only one in the North Pacific region between California and Asia. It regularly takes patients from other Hawaiian islands, other Pacific nations and territories, and cargo ships at sea. It took nine patients from Maui who had been injured in the 2023 Hawaii wildfires, the largest mass casualty even in the hospital's history. References External links Official website
Sunset Beach (Oahu)

Sunset Beach is on the North Shore of Oahu in Hawaii and known for big wave surfing during the winter season. The original Hawaiian name for this place is Paumalū. It is a two-mile (3.3 km) stretch of mostly beige sand located at 59-104 Kamehameha Highway in Pupukea, 39 miles (63 km) driving distance from Waikiki. Lifeguards are usually present. Like many beaches on Oahu's North Shore, Sunset Beach is considered dangerous for inexperienced surfers, due to extensive coral formations near the surface that present the risk of serious injury. Trade winds will be an advantage and a disadvantage, at the same, as the offshore breeze will make paddling for a wave a difficult task. Conditions for swimming change depending on the particular location and season. Generally speaking, the water is flat as a lake in the summers and has waves in the winters. All the surfing contests take place in the winter around December and January, that being the time of the largest and best waves for surfing. Swimming conditions change from spot to spot along the beach. There is usually a place to swim somewhere, except during stormy weather. Severe erosion of the sand at Sunset occasionally occurs during sets of extremely large surf episodes. During December in 2017 following several long lasting episodes with at least 30' to 40' waves for several days, severe sand erosion, which formed a more than 20' cliff along the edge of bicycle trail, closed the beach the week before Christmas. This catastrophic erosion caused the bike path to be rerouted closer to Kamehameha Highway when large concrete portions of the bike path fell off the cliff into the shore break area, forced the lifeguard tower to be relocated more inland, and required the city of Honolulu to demolish and remove the 11-by-11-foot (3.4 by 3.4 m) lifeguard storage shed. During extremely large surf in October 2013 and in December 2013 to January 2014, backyards, staircases, and swimming pools were swept out to sea. Surfing competitions Sunset Beach will pump perfect waves with west-to-northeast swells coming from the North Pacific. The spot is located two miles (3.3 km) east of Banzai Pipeline. It was home to the Duke Kahanamoku Invitational Surfing Championship until 1985. The Quiksilver Big Wave Invitational in honor of Eddie Aikau started at Sunset Beach in 1984. Today Sunset Beach is home to the prestigious Triple Crown of Surfing, which is part of the World Cup of Surfing. It also holds contests such as the Pipe Masters and a stop on the WSL Championship Tour Gallery See also Big wave surfing References
Sunset Beach (Oahu)

Sunset Beach est une plage située au nord de l'île d'Oahu à Hawaï. Elle est connue pour ses vagues propices au surf durant la saison d'hiver. Son nom d'origine est Paumalū. Sur ce spot se déroule chaque année la compétition O'Neill World Cup of Surfing (en). Notes et références (en) Cet article est partiellement ou en totalité issu de l’article de Wikipédia en anglais intitulé « Sunset Beach (Oahu) » (voir la liste des auteurs). Liens externes Ressource relative à la géographie : Geographic Names Information System Info sur la plage sur un site concernant Hawaï Portail du surf Portail de l’océan Pacifique Portail d’Hawaï
Territorial Building

The Territorial Building is a government building of the Territory of Hawaiʻi. Description The building is located at 465 South King Street in downtown Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. The Territorial Building was designed by the architect Arthur Reynolds, in the Classical Revival architectural style. Building started in 1925 and was finished in 1926. A four-story tower sits atop a two-story base, with decoration only in the public areas. The front includes a large stairway with double landings, with massive columns for decoration. The central lobby has a leaded glass dome depicting the seal of Hawaii. It is also called Kekuanaoa Building after the royal politician Mataio Kekūanaōʻa (1793–1868). The building is adjacent to Aliʻiolani Hale and within walking distance of the Hawaiʻi State Capitol, Hawaiʻi State Library, ʻIolani Palace and Kawaiahao Church. The area was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 as the Hawaii Capital Historic District. The Territorial State Office Building was originally designed for the United States Federal Government to house Hawaii Territorial Administrative offices. It now hosts the primary offices of the Public Utilities Commission, the Department of the Attorney General Investigations Division, the Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center and other state offices. In popular culture During season nine (1976) of the television series Hawaii Five-O, Steve McGarrett and his men had their offices in the Territorial Building rather than their usual home at the ʻIolani Palace, which was undergoing renovations at the time. In the 2010 remake, the building facade serves as the Hawaii Five-0 (2010 TV series) crime lab. References External links Hawaiʻi State Attorney General "Kekuanaoa Building". Elite Pacific Construction web site. August 2008. Retrieved October 11, 2010.
Fairmont Orchid

The Fairmont Orchid is a luxury hotel on the Kohala Coast of the island of Hawaii. It is managed by Fairmont Hotels and Resorts. History The history of Keawaiki Bay is preserved in archeological sites, lava formations, and footpaths leading everywhere from burial sites to cave complexes. The first to develop this region was Francis Hyde ʻĪʻī Brown (1892–1976), who is often referred to as the last chief; Brown was a descendant of a member of Kamehameha’s army and a superb statesman and athlete during the 1920s. In 1972, Brown sold the resort to Mauna Lani Resort, owned by Japan's Tokyu Group, and Kalahuipua'a was renamed Mauna Lani, which means “mountains reaching the heavens,” named in reverence to the five volcanic mountains that surround the Kohala region. In 1990, the resort was finished hosting 540 luxury guest rooms, a spa and 10,000-square-foot (930 m2) pool. In 2015, the Fairmont Orchid was sold to South Korea-based Mirae Asset, one of Asia’s largest independent financial services firms. Renovations In 1996, $13 million was spent on renovations to the hotel. This resulted in the addition of Brown's Beach House and a private outdoor function area. In 2002, the resort became a part of the Fairmont Hotels and Resorts chain alongside destinations as the Fairmont San Francisco and the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel in Alberta, Canada. By the end of 2006, all guest rooms and public areas were refurnished. References External links Official site
Thomas Alexander Burningham House

The Thomas Alexander Burningham House at 2849 Pali Highway in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, built in 1910, is a good example of the earliest American Craftsman bungalow homes in the city. Its flaired hip roof and stone-and-stucco siding differentiate it from the many gabled, and often half-timbered, bungalows built during the 1920s. The architect was Thomas Gill (the father of Thomas P. Gill), who designed the Oahu Country Club building and many residences in Honolulu between 1899 and 1941. The house was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. Thomas Alexander Burningham was an employee of a number of prominent local businesses: Von Hamm-Young, Castle & Cooke, Honolulu Iron Works, and Inter-Island Steam Navigation Company. Upon his death, the property passed to his nephew, George L. Burningham, who also worked at Inter-Island Steam Navigation Company. The one-story, rectangular house is more substantial than many a bungalow, with a large living room with Chinese-style lights, three bedrooms separated by both screen and solid doors, and a hall leading to the kitchen and pantry. It also has a central vacuum system and a basement. The fine craftsmanship can be seen in its parquet floors, built-in furniture, and stained-glass windows. The lava rock used for the foundation, support piers, and texture in the stucco also show commitment to the use of local materials. However, the leaded glass for the windows and the glazed brick for the fireplace both came from Australia, and the beveled glass in the bifold doors to the lānais came from France. References
Хаваи

Хава̀и (на английски: Hawaii, произн. /haˈwaʔiː/ , на хавайски Hawaiʻi, произн. /haˈvaʔiː/) е щат в САЩ. Щатът Хаваи е част от по-големия архипелаг на Хавайските острови. Страната, известна по-рано като Кралство Хаваи, е присъединена като 50-ия щат на Съединените щати на 21 август 1959 г. Официалното му прозвище е „щат Алоха“. Щатът Хаваи е с обща площ от 28 311 km². Постоянните му жители (наред с многото посетители и американски военнослужещи) са над един милион. Населението е преброено през 2011 г., като 1 374 810 души. География Хаваи и Аризона са двата американски щата, които не ползват лятно часово време. Причина за това е близостта на щата до екватора и следователно малката разлика в дължината на дните през лятото и зимата. Климатът е тропически, дъждовният сезон е от декември до края на март. Лятото е сравнително топло,­ средната температура е около 30 °C, но тъй като влажността на въздуха достига 70 – 80 %, горещината не се усеща толкова силно. Има две планински вериги, които разхлаждат климата. Тропическият климат, плажовете, активните вулкани и разнообразният релеф правят архипелага популярна дестинация за туристи, сърфисти, биолози и вулканолози. Поради централното му разположение в северната част на Тихия океан и трудовата миграция от XIX век местните традиции са силно повлияни от културите на Северна Америка и Източна Азия. Окръзи на Хаваите Щатът Хаваи се състои от 5 окръга: Калауао Кауаи Мауи Хаваи Хонолулу Градове в щата Хаваи Столица, а също така и най-голям град в щата е Хонолулу. Той е и родно място на Барак Обама, 44–ия президент на САЩ. Други градове: Пърл Сити Хило Кахолуи Макауао В популярната култура На Хавайските острови са снимани много филми и сериали, включително „Хавайски бряг“, „Джурасик парк“, „Изгубени“, „Потомците“, „Магнум“, старата и новата версия на „Хавай 5-0“. Вижте също Папаханаумокуакеа Джеймс Кук Мемориален комплекс на линкора „Аризона“ Дамиан Молокайски Хавайски цветарници Остров Мидуей Хавайски език Източници Външни препратки Официален сайт