Downtown in Honolulu in Honolulu County, Hawaii — Hawaiian Island Archipelago (Pacific Ocean)
Hiram Bingham
Photographed By J. J. Prats, October 23, 2008
1. Hiram Bingham Marker
This slab is placed here in grateful remembrance of a pioneer Missionary by descendants of Hawaiians (aided by his Children) among whom he preached Christ for more than twenty years. He preached the first sermon every delivered in this City April 25, 1820 from Fear not for behold I bring you glad tidings of great joy. Here he taught confiding kings, queens and chiefs, faced dangers and bore calumny from abroad, aided in reducing the language to writing, translated much of the Bible, composed books, hymns and tunes; here he baptized a thousand converts, planted a church, planned this edifice, and with his loving people on June 8, 1839, laid this adjoining corner stone, beneath which was placed a Hawaiian Bible, first published May 10, 1839. From here, amid loud wailings of hundreds of his flock, he sailed on Aug. 3, 1840 to revisit his native land, but never returning was not with them when on July 21, 1842, with joyful acclamation they thus dedicated this church To Iehova our God forever
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Churches & Religion. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1864.
Location. 21° 18.272′ N, 157° 51.473′ W. Marker is in Honolulu, Hawaii, in Honolulu County. It is in Downtown. Marker is at the intersection of Punchbowl Street and South King Street, on the left when traveling south on Punchbowl Street. It is on the left side of the front façade of the Kawaiaha‘o Church. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Honolulu HI 96813, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Kawaiaha'o Church (a few steps from this marker); Kawaiaha'o Landmark (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Kawaiaha‘o Landmark (within shouting distance of this marker); King William Charles Lunalilo (within shouting distance of this marker); Reverend James Kekela (within shouting distance of this marker); First Hawaiian Printing (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); King Kamehameha I (about 700 feet away); Aliiolani Hale (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Honolulu.
Regarding Hiram Bingham.
Photographed By J. J. Prats, October 23, 2008
2. Hiram Bingham Marker and other Plaques
Also see . . . Hiram Bingham I. Wikipedia entry. “The [American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions] grew concerned that he was interfering too often in Hawaiian politics. The Binghams returned to New England in the 1840s for what was intended to be a sabbatical due to [his wife] Sybil’s poor health, but the board refused to reappoint him as a missionary even after her death in 1848. He published a memoir, A Residence of Twenty-One Years in the Sandwich Islands in 1847. He remained in New England as the pastor of an African American church. He remarried in 1851, running a seminary.” (Submitted on November 23, 2008.)
Photographed By J. J. Prats, October 23, 2008
3. Kawaiaha‘o Church
Photographed By J. J. Prats, October 23, 2008
4. Plaques Below the Marker
“The Kawaiahao Church erects this plaque commemorating the 150th anniversary of our cornerstone laid on June 8, 1839. Contents of this cornerstone are: Hawaiian Bible, volume of mathematics in Hawaiian, books on surveying, geometry, navigation; Kapeau’s brassplate indicating Kamehameha III, date and purpose of church and map of Hawaiian Islands and of Honolulu. Erected June 8, 1989.”
“Kawaiahao Church and Mission Houses has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935. This site possesses exceptional value in commemorating and illustrating the history of the United States. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service. 1963.”
“Kawaiahao Church and Mission Houses has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935. This site possesses exceptional value in commemorating and illustrating the history of the United States. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service. 1963.”
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5. Hiram Bingham (1789–1869)
From Portraits of American Protestant Missionaries to Hawaii; Hawaiian Mission Children's Society; Honolulu, Printed by the Hawaiian Gazette Co. 1901.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 23, 2008, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,575 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 23, 2008, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
