Holy Ghost Catholic Church, Maui

Name: Holy Ghost Catholic Church
Address: Maui, United States

#18 among attractions in Maui

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Holy Ghost Catholic Church, also known as Holy Ghost Mission, is an historic octagon-shaped Roman Catholic church building on the island of Maui, located at 4300 Lower Kula Road in Waiakoa in the Kula district. It was designed by Father James Beissel and built by his parishioners who were Portuguese from the Azores and the Madeira Islands who had come to work on the local sugarcane plantation. The first mass was celebrated in it in 1895. It was consecrated in 1899 by Bishop Gulstan Ropert, the third vicar apostolic of the Vicariate Apostolic of the Sandwich Islands — now the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu. ()

Built: 1894 (130 years ago)Coordinates: 20°45'46"N, 156°19'37"W

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Makawao (Kamehame Nui Ahupua`a)Maui United States

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Holy Ghost Catholic Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Pan-STARRS, Haleakalā, Makawao Forest Reserve, Hosmer's Grove.

6 miSE
Observatories and planetariums
Pan-STARRS, Maui
153 min walk • The Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System located at Haleakala Observatory, Hawaii, US, consists of astronomical cameras, telescopes and a computing facility that is surveying the sky for moving or variable objects on a continual basis, and also producing accurate astrometry and photometry of already-detected objects.
6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Haleakalā, Haleakala National Park
154 min walk • Haleakalā, or the East Maui Volcano, is a massive shield volcano that forms more than 75% of the Hawaiian Island of Maui. The western 25% of the island is formed by another volcano, Mauna Kahalawai, also referred to as the West Maui Mountains.
5.8 miNE
Area
Makawao Forest Reserve, Maui
149 min walk • Makawao Forest Reserve is a 2,093 acres reserve located in upcountry Maui in Maui County, Hawaiʻi, United States on the northwest slope of Haleakala. It is located 2.7 miles from the town of Makawao and 15 miles from Kahului Airport. Many indigenous and foreign plants, shrubs and trees grow in the forest.
5.6 miE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Hosmer's Grove, Maui
143 min walk • Hosmer's Grove is an example of experimental forestation from Hawaii's territorial days. Located just inside Haleakala National Park near the summit of Haleakala in Maui, Hawaii, it includes a campsite and several hiking trails.
5.9 miSE
Observatories and planetariums
Haleakalā Observatory, Maui
150 min walk • The Haleakalā Observatory, also known as the Haleakalā High Altitude Observatory Site, is Hawaii's first astronomical research observatory.
2 miN
Garden, Park, Botanical garden
Enchanting Floral Gardens of Kula, Maui
52 min walk • The Enchanted Floral Gardens of Kula, Maui is a botanical garden located in Kula, on the island of Maui, Hawaii. The 8 acres garden is in the mountains, at 2,500 feet above sea level.
2 miN
Botanical garden
Kula Botanical Garden, Maui
52 min walk • Kula Botanical Garden is a 8-acre botanical garden located on Kekaulike Highway near the Kula Highway junction in Maui, Hawaii. It is open daily. An admission fee of $10.00 for adults and $3 for children ages 6–12 is charged. Children under six are admitted free.
5.9 miSE
Observatories and planetariums
3.67 m Advanced Electro Optical System Telescope, Maui
150 min walk • The 3.67 m Advanced Electro Optical System Telescope is a Department of Defense telescope at Haleakala Observatory. The telescope is part of the Maui Space Surveillance Complex, which in turn is part of the Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing Site.
1.6 miNE
20°46'41"N • 156°18'29"W
Curtis Wilson Cost Gallery, Maui
42 min walk • Museum
2.1 miS
20°44'0"N • 156°19'12"W
Aliʻi Kula Lavender, Maui
53 min walk • Shopping
6.1 miSE
20°42'40"N • 156°15'0"W
Sliding Sands Trail, Haleakala National Park
156 min walk • Hiking trail, Outdoor activities, Park