Bethel Street named after first English-speaking church

HONOLULU (KHON2) — In the ahupuaʻa of Honolulu, which lies in the moku of Kona here on Oʻahu, stands a roadway that is named after a church.

Liliha St. named after Chiefess Kuini Liliha

We are speaking of Bethel St.

As busy as downtown Honolulu is today, it may make it a little challenging to imagine what was there before.

In 1833, the American Seamen’s Friend Society sent a reverend to Honolulu to establish the Seamen’s Bethel Church…

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