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In the ahupuaʻa of Honolulu, which lies in the moku of Kona here on Oʻahu, stands a street named in honor of a reverand. We are speaking of Smith St. Reverend Lowell Smith was a Massachusetts native who arrived in Hawaiʻi in 1833 with the 6th company of missionaries. Briefly stationed on Molokaʻi, Smith was transferred to Oʻahu where he became superintendent of Kawaiahaʻo School. At the request of the Honolulu community, Smith helped to found the second Protestant church on the island. On August 29, 1839, the first Kaumakapili Church building was dedicated, named after the land section it was built in. Serving alongside his wife, Smith filled his role as the church’s first pastor for 30 years until his retirement. The Kaumakapili Church of today is not the original. In 1881, the first iteration made of adobe was demolished to make way for its more iconic two steeple chapel. Unfortunately, it was said steeples that led to its demise. In June of 1899, a Japanese ship arrived in Honolulu that was found to have traces of the Bubonic plague. Believed to have been spread through rats on-board that escaped into Honolulu, the city began measures to eradicate it. On January 20, 1900, embers from controlled fires meant to cleanse the city fell onto Kaumakapili Church’s steeples. Engulfing the structure quickly due to strong winds, the inferno grew to destroy 60 acres of Chinatown and displace 4,000 people. The church later rebuilt in Kapālama where it now stands becoming known as the “Queen of Hawaiian Churches.” Did you know? Now you do!