Virtual Tour

Take a peek inside Grace Episcopal Church...

Entrance into Grace

Other side of entry

Entry (former bell tower)

As you enter, you are greeted by the Saints of Moloka'i, our Holy Sovereigns King Kamehameha IV and Queen Emma, Bishop Hanchett, and other memorabilia. (Click on photos for a larger view.)

Above, views of the altar during the Seasons of Ordinary time and Advent, and a close-up of the beautifully engraved wooden altar of the "Noah's Ark dove" with a Hawaiian twist; instead of an olive branch, it is holding a kukui nut branch, so important to the life of ancient Hawaiians. It was crafted by a grateful person who was given shelter at Grace.

The artwork surrounding the altar area was painted by reknown French artist, Jean Charlot, who played an instrumental role during the Mexican Mural Renaissance in the 1920s. In 1928 he moved from Mexico to the United States where he worked as an artist, professor and writer. In 1949, he moved to Hawai'i where he lived for 30 years until his death in 1979. His exquisite paintings in Grace Episcopal Church depict a "Hawaiian angel" on the left holding a lei of kukui, and "haole angel" on the right holding a skewer of kukui nut on fire; its oil used as a lamp in ancient days. At the top center is the fire of the Holy Spirit.