Downtown in Honolulu in Honolulu County, Hawaii — Hawaiian Island Archipelago (Pacific Ocean)

Reverend James Kekela

Kekela O Ka Lani

Photographed by Denise Boose, April 19, 2014

1. Reverend James Kekela Marker

Inscription. Born in 1824 at Mokuleia Oahu
Educated by James Hunnewell at Lahainaluna

First Hawaiian Christian Minister
Ordained at Kahuku December 21 1849

In 1853 he went as a pioneer missionary to the Marquesas Islands where for 49 years he exercised a remarkable influence against cannibalism and tribal warfare a true spiritual guide

In 1864 he was signally rewarded by
Abraham Lincoln
for rescuing an American Seaman from cannibals

Died in Honolulu November 1904
"O Ke Aloha, Oia Ka Mole O Na Mea Pono Ame Na Mea Oiaio a Pau". Love is the root of all that is good and true
Kekela

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1824.

Location. 21° 18.25′ N, 157° 51.445′ W. Marker is in Honolulu, Hawaii, in Honolulu County. It is in Downtown. It is on Punchbowl Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 957 Punchbowl Street, Honolulu HI 96813, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in North America,

Polynesia,

the Pacific Ocean,

North Pacific,

the Pacific Rim,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Kawaiaha'o Landmark (within shouting distance of this marker); Hiram Bingham (within shouting distance

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of this marker); First Hawaiian Printing (within shouting distance of this marker); Kawaiaha'o Church (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Kawaiaha‘o Landmark (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); King William Charles Lunalilo (about 300 feet away); Site of the First Royal Mausoleum and Crypt (about 700 feet away); Capt. James Cook (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Honolulu.

Additional keywords. Pacific Islanders

Photographed by Denise Boose, April 19, 2014

2. Reverend James Kekela Marker

Photographed by Denise Boose, April 19, 2014

3. Reverend James Kekela Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 2, 2014, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. This page has been viewed 956 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 2, 2014, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.