Molokai Attraction Guide
Our Lady of Seven Sorrows Church is a historic Molokai Catholic church in Kaluaaha, built by Saint Damien in 1874 and still used for worship.
Saint Damien, also known as the Martyr of Molokai, built four churches on the island, two of which are still standing today. One of them is Our Lady of Seven Sorrows Church , located in Kalua'aha right across from Ni'aupala Fishpond. It was built in 1874. The other church that is still standing today is the Saint Damien Church, formerly known as St. Joseph Church, located in Kamalo. It was built in 1876.
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Our Lady of Seven Sorrows Church is located at 8011 Kamehameha V Highway in Kaunakakai, HI 96748, in the Kaluaaha area on Molokai's southeast shore. The map point is kept at the current page coordinates for the church area. Visitors usually arrive by car while driving east along Kamehameha V Highway and should park only where allowed.
Our Lady of Seven Sorrows Church is located in Kaluaaha on Molokai's southeast shore, along Kamehameha V Highway.
The church was built in 1874 and is closely connected with Saint Damien's early ministry on Molokai.
Yes. The official Saint Damien parish site says Saint Damien helped build the church, and it is one of two surviving churches he helped build on Molokai.
Catholic Hawaii currently lists Sunday Mass at 7:00am, but visitors should confirm current service times with the parish before going.
Visitors should keep voices low, dress respectfully, avoid interrupting parish use and treat the building and grounds as an active place of worship.
