Laie Hawaii 1919

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k Facts

ANNOUNCED
3 October 1915

ANNOUNCED BY
President Joseph F. Smith

GROUNDBREAKING
8 February 1916

GROUNDBREAKING PRESIDED BY
Elder F. Melvin Hammond

DEDICATED
27–30 November 1919

DEDICATED BY
President Heber J. Grant


DEDICATION ORDER
5

LOCATION
55-600 Naniloa Loop
Laie, Hawaii 96762-2202
United States

Additional Facts

#1

Members of the Laie community named the street leading to the temple “Hale La’a Boulevard,” meaning, “the road that leads to the holy house,” or “house of the Lord.”

#2

The Laie Hawaii Temple was the first Latter-day Saint Temple built in Hawaii. It was also the first built outside the continental United States.

#3

The Laie Hawaii Temple was the first temple to be built without the large Assembly Hall Seen on the upper stories of previous temples.

Description

The Laie Hawaii Temple is a temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) located on the northeast shore of the Hawaiian island of Oʻahu. The temple sits on a small hill, a half-mile from the Pacific Ocean, in the town of Lāʻie, 35 miles (56 km) from Honolulu. Along with Brigham Young University–Hawaii and the Polynesian Cultural Center, the Laie Hawaii Temple plays an important role in the town of Lā’ie,[1]Hokulani K. Aikau (Winter 2008). “Resisting Exile in the Homeland: He Mo’olemo No Lā’ie”. American Indian Quarterly. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press. 32 (1): 70–95. doi:10.1353/aiq.2008.0003. ISSN 0095-182X. with the Visitors’ Center attracting more than 100,000 people annually.[2] Kayal, Michele, “Mormons Spruce Up Their Aging Hawaiian Outpost”. The New York Times, 27 November 2004. Accessed 10 October 2012.

History

The Laie Hawaii Temple was the first temple built by the LDS Church outside of the contiguous United States. The temple is also the oldest to operate outside of Utah, and the fifth-oldest LDS temple still in operation. The Laie Hawaii Temple was formerly known as the Hawaiian Temple or the Hawaii Temple until the implementation of the standard naming convention for LDS temples.[3] “Temples renamed to uniform guidelines”. Church News, Deseret News, October 16, 1999. Retrieved 2012-10-10

In addition to initial building and construction, the temple has been dedicated for use by several presidents of the LDS Church. The temple site was dedicated by Joseph F. Smith on June 1, 1915, with Heber J. Grant dedicating the completed structure on November 27, 1919. Spencer W. Kimball rededicated the Temple after significant expansion on June 13, 1978. After seismic upgrades and remodeling, Thomas S. Monson rededicated the Temple on November 21, 2010.

In 1865, the Church purchased a 6,000-acre (2,400 ha) sugarcane plantation as a gathering place for the Latter-day Saints in the area.While on a mission to the Sandwich Islands, Joseph F. Smith first proposed building a temple in Hawaii during a meeting in Lāʻie on February 15, 1885.[4]BYU–H, “The Destiny of La‘ie” (PDF), Office of Planning, Institutional Research, Assessment and Testing, Brigham Young University–Hawaii, 2009. Retrieved 2012-10-10.

George Q. Cannon, one of the original ten missionaries, visited Lāʻie in 1900 and became revered as a prophet for promoting the idea of a new Hawaiian temple among his congregations.[5] T.D. Webb,. “Profit and Prophecy: The Polynesian Cultural Center and La’ie’s Recurrent Colonialism” (PDF), The Hawaiian Journal of History. Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaiian Historical Society, 1993. 27: 127–150. ISSN 0440-5145.

Announcement

On 3 October 1915 at the general conference of the Church, Joseph F. Smith, then sixth president of the LDS Church, announced plans for a temple to be built in the “Sandwich Isles,” and chose Lāʻie for its construction.[6]Baldridge, Kenneth W., ed., “Proceedings, 9th Annual Conference, 21 May 1988”, Mormon Pacific Historical Society, Mormon Pacific Historical Society, 9 (1) , 1988.

ANNOUNCED ORDER
6

Date1915 10 03
ByJoseph F. Smith
RolePresident
ViaGeneral Conference

⮜Preceded by Cardston Alberta
Followed by Mesa Arizona

Groundbreaking

Prior to the public announcement of the temple President Joseph F. Smith, himself an early missionary to the islands, dedicated the site for the temple at Laie on 1 June 1915.[7]“Latter-day Temples” Ensign, January 1972. Accessed 7 July 2017.

GROUNDBREAKING ORDER
6

Date1915 06 01
ByJoseph F. Smith
RolePresident

⮜Preceded by Logan Utah
Followed by Laie Hawaii

Migration

When news of the new Laie Hawaii Temple reached Native Hawaiian converts (and other Polynesians) living far from home in the town of Iosepa, Utah, many decided to emigrate back to Hawaii. Although the Hawaiians had lived in Iosepa since 1889, the closest temple, Salt Lake Temple, was 75 miles away from the colony. Moving to Laie gave the Hawaiians the ability to be closer to the new temple and allowed them to perform sacred ordinances without having to travel great distances. By January 1917, most of the Hawaiians returned home, leaving Iosepa a ghost town.[8]Richard Poulsen, “A History of Iosepa, Utah”, The Polynesian Gift to Utah, KUED, 1999, archived from the original on 21 February 2012, retrieved 10 October 2012

Dedication

LDS Church President Heber J. Grant presided over the Hawaiian Temple’s dedication on November 27, 1919. Grant called the Hawaiian people “descendants of Lehi” (a prophet in the Book of Mormon), and saw the future of the new temple in Lāʻie as a magnet for Polynesian converts. [9] T.D. Webb,. “Profit and Prophecy: The Polynesian Cultural Center and La’ie’s Recurrent Colonialism” (PDF), The Hawaiian Journal of History. Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaiian Historical Society, 1993. 27: 127–150. ISSN 0440-5145. After the temple was completed, more Polynesians moved to Lāʻie, hoping to participate in temple ordinances. [10] T.D. Webb,. “Profit and Prophecy: The Polynesian Cultural Center and La’ie’s Recurrent Colonialism” (PDF), The Hawaiian Journal of History. Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaiian Historical Society, 1993. 27: 127–150. ISSN 0440-5145. Tourists were also drawn to the area, and guide books of the time compared the Lāʻie temple to the Taj Mahal. [11] T.D. Webb,. “Profit and Prophecy: The Polynesian Cultural Center and La’ie’s Recurrent Colonialism” (PDF), The Hawaiian Journal of History. Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaiian Historical Society, 1993. 27: 127–150. ISSN 0440-5145.

Construction Duration

SpanDuration
Announced to Groundbreaking0 y, 4 m, 5 d
Groundbreaking to Dedication3 y, 9 m, 19 d
Announced to Dedication4 y, 1 m, 24 d

Dedicatory Prayer

Dedication Order

GLOBAL

5

REGION
N. AM
5

COUNTRY
US
5

STATE
HI
1*

COUNTY
HONOLOLU
1

CITY
LAIE
1

*Hawaii did not yet exist as a State at the time of dedication,s till being a US territory. Honolulu had been incorporated 12 years earlier as a county, however.

Summary

The Hawaii Temple was the 5th active temple dedicated, The first Temple completed outside of the State of Utah, and the first temple built within the United States and it’s Territories that was outside of the lower 48 United States.

One other temple was under construction at that time the Laie Hawaii Temple was dedicated, the Alberta Temple (Cardston Alberta Temple.) The Cardston Temple had it’s groundbreaking before the Hawaii Temple was announced, but would not be completed for another 4 years.

One more temple had been announced just a month prior to the Laie Temple dedication for Arizona (Mesa Arizona Temple,) but groundbreaking for that temple would not occur for another 3 years.

Detail

Under Construction

Awaiting Groundbreaking

Under Renovation

1938 Renovation and Bureau Expansion

In 1938 a renovation was undertaken of the temple to modernise equipment ond convieninces, and to undue damage done by salt, wind and humidity. At this point, the temple as a whole was still cooled by opening windows and allowing the air to blow through. LeConte Stewart, original painter of the murals, oversaw updating of drapes and furnishings, and would return 2 years later to refurbish the murals.[12]Zipporah L. Stewart, Hawaiian Temple reminiscence, 27 February 1978, MS 6124, 7, CHL; Ka Elele o Hawaii Presents the Hawaiian Mission in Review (Hawaiian Mission newsletter, 1942), 49.

The buildings at the front of the grounds, comprising the Bureau of Information, were expanded do to large numbers of visitors. The expansion was designed by Harold W. Burton, and overseen by Ralph E. Woolley.[13]See Harold W. Burton, “Hawaiian Temple,” in N. B. Lundwall, Temples of the Most High (Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1975), 151–53.

1949-1951 Expansion

The first expantion to the Laie Hawaii temple extended the annex to the North and South, adding wing extensions to the front annex. this first expansion increased the width to 140 feet. Additionally, the porch was glassed in using a pergola that had been added to the entry way, to provide shelter from the elements to those coming to the temple.

Open House and Rededication

Though dates have been hard to locate, a news story from 1974 indicates that there was an open house of the temple at this time, like with the original opening of the temple, and a rededicaiton when the wings were completed.[14]”Mormon Temple May Open Closed Doors,” The Honolulu Advertiser, 15 June 1974.

1956-57 Renovation

A new program of Building Missionaries was instituted in the 1950s. These missionaries built the Liahona High School in Tonga (next to wich the Nuku’alofa Tonga temple now stands). As part of the program, it was decided to have the program build the Church college in Hawaii as well.[15]David W. Cummings, Mighty Missionary of the Pacific: The Building of the Program of the Church (Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1961); and Britsch, Moramona, 332–33, https://archive.org/details/mightymissionary00cumm.

During this time of Construction, the missionaries also contributed more than 19,000 hours of renovation work at the temple and the Bureau of Information Building, which sat near the are of the current Visitor’s Center. This renovation included redecorating all interior wall space in the temple, with exception of the room murals, new drapes, new carpet, and for the first time in it’s 30 year history, the temple recieved air conditioning. Painting was done to the interior of the Bureau as well.

The most interesting part of this renovation, however, occured on the outside. The temple,was sandblasted, waterproofed, a new roof added. Then, the Temple, the Bureau, the reflecting pools and all the statuary ons site were repainted. With a soft shade of green.[16]ʻO Ka Nani O Ke Akua Ka Naʻauao, Church College of Hawaii and Its Builders (Lāʻie, HI: self-published, 1958), BYU–Hawaii Archives, [44, 62]; page numbers supplied from the digital archive at https://archive.org/details/churchcollegeofh00fald; “President Dillman Presents Progress Report,” Hui Lau Lima News, temple edition, 24 November 1957, BYU–Hawaii Archives. See Naʻauao, Church College of Hawaii and Its Builders, via “The Lā’ie Hawai’i Temple: A Century of Aloha” (Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2019), 351–378

The new green color was intended to help it better blend with the landscaping, but in just a few years it faded and, rather than repainting it green, the previous white color was restored.[17]Joseph H. Spurrier, “The Hawaii Temple: A Special Place in a Special Land,” Mormon Pacific Historical Society 7, no. 1 (1986): 33, https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1075&context=mphs.

1963 Expansion

In the 1960s it was found that, with the progress on building the Church College and growth of the Church in the area, more room was again needed in the temple. Harold Burton, one fo the original architects, undertook the design of the new additions. He made the expansion long and low, so that the new areas did not detract from the original structure, leaving the temple proper to stand alone amids the scenery.

This expansion, taking the temple to 270 feet wide, included additional office space, dressing room facilities, a bride’s room, and a lounge area. Additional changes in the existing portions of the structure provided space for a new laundry, a children’s waiting room, and a new washing and anointing room for the women.[18]Alice C. Pack, The Building Missionaries in Hawaii, 1960–1963 (Lāʻie, HI: Church College of Hawaii, 1963), 94. N. B. Lundwall, comp., Temples of the Most High (Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1978), 152. Burton’s son, Douglas W. Burton, acting as on-site architect added to the project with suggested renovations and changes including repairing walls, installing new lockers, retiling the baptismal font, refurbishing exterior windows, replacing furniture, recarpeting the celestial room, redecorating sealing rooms, and installing a new recommend desk. Most of the changes to the existing structure were done during the regular closures, and the additions were done while the temple was open and operating still.

1976-1978 Renovation

Announcement

On 28 October 1972, the Church announced via press release that five temples would close for major renovations, with the first, Idaho Falls, already having closed and commenced.

Specific to the “Hawaii Temple” renovation was the plan for major additions and upgrades to systems. The plan at that time was to close the temple for 5-6 months in 1974.[19]”Five Temples Are To Be Renovated,” The Church News, 28 October 1972, p4

Announced Renovations 1972 10 28

Despite the plans being announced in 1972, and the plans for the renovation presented to the then Temple presidency back on 5 April 1971, the permitting process would hold up the entire renovation for another 5 years.[20]Victor L. Walch and David B. Walch, A Worthy Legacy: Memories of Charles Lloyd Walch and Lila Bean Walch, MSSH 321, 332, Joseph F. Smith Library Archives and Special Collections, Brigham Young University–Hawaii, Lāʻie, HI (hereafter BYU–Hawaii Archives), via “The Lā’ie Hawai’i Temple: A Century of Aloha” (Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2019), 351–378.

Commencement

The closure was finally announced 27 February 1976 that the temple would close for the expected renovation on 1 June of that year, well after the originally anticipated 1974 closure. The closure was set to include both interior renovations and the addition of about 15,000 square feet for “stairways and expanded locker rooms.”[21]”Laie Temple Will Close June 1 For Remodeling,” The Honolulu Advertiser, 27 February 1976.

An announcemnt 12 January 1978 heralded the end to the ongoing renovation, and a pending open house.[22]”Laie Temple to Be Open to Public,” Honolulu Star Bulletin, 12 January 1978.

Open House

The newley renovated temple opned to the public for tours 2-27 May 1978. Excepting the Sundays, on which it was not open, the temple was open for 22 days. During that time more than 105,000 people toured the temple, an average of 4,773 people per day of the open house.[23]”Mormons Dedicate Laie Temple,” Hawaii Tribune Herald, 14 June 1978.

Rededication

Church president Spencer W. Kimball rededicated the temple from the Celestial Room on 13 June 1978. Also in attendance were his counselors N. Eldon Tanner and Marion G. Romney. Ezra Taft Benson, president of the Quorem of the 12 Apostles was also in attendance.[24]”Mormons Dedicate Laie Temple,” Hawaii Tribune Herald, 14 June 1978.

Through the following week, services were held 3 times a day, with overflow participation through Closed Circut television.

The new temple comprised more than 47,000 square feet (4,400 m2).

Construction Duration

SpanDuration
Announced to Commencement4 y, 4 m, 26 d
Commencement to Rededication2 y, 0 m, 12 d
Announced to Rededication6 y, 5 m, 7 d

Rededicatory Prayer

Rededication Order
Summary

This was the Fourth Temple to have a rededication, Cardston Alberta (1962), Mesa Arizona (1975) and St. George Utah (1975) having proceeded it.

There were 16 dedicated Temples when the Laie Temple was rededicated in 1978. Additionally 3 temples were under construction. 2 temples had been announced at that time and were awaiting groundbreaking. Additionally the Logan Utah Temple was undergoing rennovation at that time, making the number of active temples at the time 15 (including Laie.)

Detail

Awaiting Groundbreaking

Under Renovation

1987-1989 Renovation

1987 Statue Preservation

A renovation begun in 1987 saw improvements to the temple and grounds. 1987 saw the restoration of the freizes at the top of the temple. Justin Fairbanks, son of Avard FAirbanks, who sculpted the freizes, was tasked with stripping the paint, removing rusted portions of rebar, and restoring broken portions of the freizes, repairing cracks, and sealing with two coats of white accrylic paint. During this process, they also restored the Maternity statue at the head of the reflecting pools, and the heroic sized statue, Lehi Blessing Joseph, that sat behind the temple since its dedication 60+ years earlier.[25]Norman R. Bowen, “Hawaii Temple Shines like a ‘Pacific Jewel,’” Church News, 21 January 1989, https://www.thechurchnews.com/1989/1/21/23263309/hawaii-temple-shines-like-a-pacific-jewel/; “D. Arthur Haycock Power Behind Temple Restoration,” Hawaii LDS News (formerly Hawaii Record Bulletin), January 1989, via Eric-Jon Keawe Marlowe and Clinton D. Christensen, “Temple Hill, New Technology, and a Second Temple—1980 to 1999,” in The Lā’ie Hawai’i Temple: A Century of Aloha (Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2019), 351–378.; Ballard T. White in consultation with Justin F. Fairbanks, “Restoration of the Hawaii Temple Friezes” (Mormon Pacific Historical Society proceedings, 21 May 1988, conference held at Hawaii Temple Visitors’ Center), 13, via The Lā’ie Hawai’i Temple: A Century of Aloha.

Apparently, multiple solutions to the cracked freizes were initially conssiderred before deciding to preserve them in place. These solutions included Removal and preserrvation in a museum, leaving the top of the temple bare, and replacing them with more resiliant granite reproductions. Reproducing in stone would have, at tha time, cost more than 4 times the original $250,000 cost to build the entire temple. [26]Grant Turner, “Annual Gathering Discusses Historic LDS Hawaii Temple,” Ke Alakaʻi, 25 May 1988; via Ballard T. White in consultation with Justin F. Fairbanks, “Restoration of the Hawaii Temple Friezes” (Mormon Pacific Historical Society proceedings, 21 May 1988, conference held at Hawaii Temple Visitors’ Center), 13, via The Lā’ie Hawai’i Temple: A Century of Aloha.

1988 – Landscaping

Starting in march, all the plaza areas, walks, and the reflecting pools were retiled. The visitors center columns were covered in new marble. The east courtyard was refurbished, with copies of the four temple freizes placed in the courtyard back wall. The newley refurbished sculpture, Lehi Blessing Joseph, was relocated to this courtyard from it’s original home behind the temple.[27]Norman R. Bowen, “Hawaii Temple Shines like a ‘Pacific Jewel,’” Church News, 21 January 1989, https://www.thechurchnews.com/1989/1/21/23263309/hawaii-temple-shines-like-a-pacific-jewel/; Norm Bowen, “Summertime Visitors to Temple Will See Major Improvements to Grounds,” Hawaii LDS News, summer issue, 1988, 3, via The Lā’ie Hawai’i Temple: A Century of Aloha.

1988-89 Temple Updates

The temple closed for its usual summerr closure in August of 1988. While it was cclosed, a new lobby and entrance were added, as well as a new brides room. Renovations were made to the Celestial Room and ordinance rooms. Louvered windows that had been on the temple since around the 1930s or 40s were removed and relaced with pan windows. Another part of this renovation was the addition of a new elevator tower on the back, northwest corner of the temple, off one of the expanded sections added to the temple in the prior renovation.[28]Norman R. Bowen, “Hawaii Temple Shines like a ‘Pacific Jewel,’” Church News, 21 January 1989, https://www.thechurchnews.com/1989/1/21/23263309/hawaii-temple-shines-like-a-pacific-jewel/; “Temple Re-Opens after Extensive Remodeling,” Hawaii LDS News, January 1989, 1, 4. via The Lā’ie Hawai’i Temple: A Century of Aloha.

1978 rear additions (left), and the 1989 version showing the new elevator tower on the South West Corner (right)

The temple reopened in January of 1989.

2003 Landscaping

A $5.5 million renovation, renewal, and beautification project along Hale Laʻa Boulevard leading to the temple began in 2003, lasting 14 months:[29]Mary Adamski, (2004-12-11). “Dedication is set for Laie project”. Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 11 December 2004. Retrieved 10 October 2012

Norfolk pines suffering from termite infestation were replaced with royal palms, new decorative lighting was added to the terraces, and landscaped roundabouts were put in place. At the same time, the Visitors’ Center was upgraded with interactive kiosks and new displays. [30] Kayal, Michele, “Mormons Spruce Up Their Aging Hawaiian Outpost”. The New York Times, 27 November 2004. Accessed 10 October 2012.

Renovation 2008

In December 2008, the Laie Hawaii Temple closed again for structural and seismic upgrades and to restore the ordinance rooms to their original appearance and progressive-style presentation of the endowment (still using film). The baptistry was repaired and renovated.

Open House

An Open house for the newly renovated temple was held from 22 October to 13 November 2010. More than 45,000 people attended the open house during its 20 days of operation, an average of 2,250 per day.

Cultural Celebration

A cultural celebration was held on 19 November 2010. It was held at the Cannon Activities Center at BYU-Hawaii. 2,00 individuals danced, sang, and presented a visual history of the the islands and their culture.[31]“Laie Hawaii Temple rededicated by President Monson” Mormon Newsroom. Accessed 8 July 2017

Rededication

The temple was rededicated on 21 November 2010, by President Thomas S. Monson over 3 sessions. [32]“Laie Hawaii Temple rededicated by President Monson” Mormon Newsroom. Accessed 8 July 2017

Rededicatory Prayer

Rededication Order
Summary

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Detail

Firsts

  • First Temple constructed without a stower/spire
  • First Temple constructed without an Assembly Hall
  • First Temple built in the Pacific islands
  • First Temple “brought to the people,” being built outside the Church’s center of influence
  • First Temple built outside of the continental United States

Myths and Stories

Timely materials

According to the folklore, precious materials arrived just in time to complete the building of the temple: Temple builders ran out of wood (a scarce commodity on the islands) during initial construction, but local members received lumber when a ship ran aground and needed to unload some of its cargo of wood. The temple builders volunteered to help the ship and were given the lumber out of gratitude. The lumber taken from the ship proved to be just enough to finish the temple. [33]Rick Satterfield, “Laie Hawaii Temple”. Temples of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. LDSChurchTemples.com. Retrieved 10 October 2012. [34]Burlingame, Burl, “X Marks the Spot: Mormon temple a Laie landmark since 1919”, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, April 2 2004. Retrieved 2012-10-10.

This story has been recounted many times, and there are multiple variations. There are those who doubt it’s credibility on several factors. One being that the first recorded copies of this story appear in 1970, 64 years after the event was reported to have occurred. The individual who first shared the story had shared other talks previously about the problems and difficulties with the temple construction, but had not mentioned this incident in earlier talks.

During his visit to the temple for the Dedication, Apostle Rudgar Clawson cataloged many of the difficulties that had been experienced during construction of the temple. This story was not among those shared.

The account is not recorded in any missionary journals or official histories of the time. There are also no records of ships running aground near Laie during the time period, and it was rare for large ships to travel along that portion of the island at all.

There are however, at least three women, children at the time who remembered the incident when interviewed in 1990, and one Man, in his thirties at the time who recalled the incident when interviewed in 1970. Critics of the story have noted, however, that the events they describe could also be applied to any supplies arriving by boat. Due to the reefs in the area, items were frequently tossed overboard farther out to sea, and floated in by swimmers, wherein they were stacked on the beach to dry out.[35]Richard J. Dowse, “The Laie Hawaii Temple, A History from Conception to Completion,” BYU Scholars Archive, 12 July 2012. Accessed 7 June 2017. [36]Gus Kaleohano interviewed by Clinton Kanahele, 1970; as cited in Moffat, Gathering to Laie, 114–115.[37]Fugal, Viola Kawahigashi Interview.

Pearl Harbor

The 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor gave rise to another popular tale about the Laie Hawaii Temple in Mormon folklore. According to variations on this story, Japanese aircraft pilots attempted to bomb or strafe the Hawaiian Temple just prior to, or just after, the attack, but were thwarted by mechanical failure or from an unseen protective force.[38]Kenneth W. Baldridge,; Lance D. Chase. “The Purported December 7, 1941, Attack on the Hawai’i Temple”. In Grant Underwood. Voyages of Faith: Explorations in Mormon Pacific History. Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University Press. pp. 165–190. ISBN 0-8425-2480-0.

Some stories suggest that the Japanese pilot who attempted to attack the temple was converted to the LDS Church after he saw a picture of the temple in the possession of Mormon missionaries in Japan. [39]Rick Satterfield, “Laie Hawaii Temple”. Temples of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. LDSChurchTemples.com. Retrieved 10 October 2012.

There is an eyewitness who believes he saw the attempted bombing. He first reported the story to his daughter in law in 1965, More than 2 decades after the attack. He also admits to having a hangover at the time he witnessed the attempted bombing run.[40]Lance D. Chase, “The Attempted Attack on the Hawaii Temple, December 7, 1941,” BYU Scholars Archive.

There is a former missionary who says he met the Japanese pilot, but with no indication that he joined the Church. There are good records of the pilots who participated in the bombing, and none of them are on the records of the Church as having joined the Church in their lifetime.[41]Jan Harold Brunvand, “HAWAIIAN TEMPLE SPARED FROM WAR’S BOMBING?,” Deseret News, 12 December 1989.

Any other sources outside these two tend to be “friend of a friend” or “met someone who met” leaving these two stories the only valid sources to pull from. It is difficult to prove or disprove the veracity of either of these stories, leaving the veracity of this story up in the air.[42]Cummings, Casey, “Talk Faves”, HolyFetch.com – the Mormon Urban Legends Website

In the 1980s historian Lance D. Chase wrote a paper in which he attempted to prove the account true, and was unable to do so in any conclusive way. Another historian Kenneth Baldrige wrote a paper on the story, in which he tried to disprove all the accounts, and was similarly unable to conclusively disprove the story. Both note, however, that despite others being up and awake in Laie at the time of the Pearl Harbor attack, no one else saw this attempted bombing run, even those not suffering from a hangover, and living much closer to the temple.[43]Baldridge, Kenneth W. (1988) “In Search of a Tale: A Personal Account (Was there an attempt to bomb the Hawaii Temple or wasn’t there?),” Mormon Pacific Historical Society: Vol. 9, Article 9. Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/mphs/vol9/iss1/9

Presidents and Matrons

Temple PresidentTemple MatronRangeYears
Finau HafokaLucy Fakalata ’Ofahengaue Hafoka2021–
James Emerson Hallstrom Jr.Kathleen King Hallstrom2018–20213
James KealohaArlette Kalawemaunu Hew Kealoha2015–20183
Patrick Kanamu KanekoaElizabeth Pualani Leong Kanekoa2012–20153
Harley Ross WorkmanKatherine Evelyn Meyers Workman2007–20125
Wayne Octave UrsenbachNettie Bernice Ohlin Ursenbach2004–20073
Glenn Yoke Mun LungJulina Ethel Jensen Lung2001–20043
John Richard ClarkeBarbara Jean Reed Clarke1998–20013
Tausilinu’u David HannemannCarolyn Lorine Harline Hannemann1995–19983
Albert Y. G. HoAlice Kihohiro Ho1992–19953
Victor Bird JexMarva Tingey Jex1989–19923
David Arthur HaycockMaurine McClellan Haycock1986–19893
Robert Hunter FinlaysonBetty Dorune Tracy Finlayson1982–19864
Max Washington MoodyMuriel Edith Mae Parker Hammond Moody1978–19824
Charles Lloyd WalchLila Bean Walch1971–19787
Harry Vernal BrooksLouise Fagergren Brooks1965–19716
Edward LaVaun ClissoldIrene Picknell Clissold1963–19652
Henry Roland TietjenSarah Genevieve Willardson Tietjen1959–19634
Ray Eugene DillmanMildred Myrtle Miles Dillman1956–19593
Benjamin Leon BowringLeone Rampton Bowring1953–19563
Ralph Edwin WoolleyRomania Jeannette Hyde Woolley1944–19539
Edward LaVaun ClissoldIrene Picknell Clissold1943–19441
Albert Henry BellistonElsie Elizabeth Maughan Belliston1941–19432
Henry Castle Hadlock MurphyVerna Ann Fowler Murphy1938–19413
Edward LaVaun ClissoldIrene Picknell Clissold1936–19382
William Mark WaddoupsOlivia Sessions Waddoups1931–19365
Henry Castle Hadlock MurphyVerna Ann Fowler Murphy1930–19311
William Mark WaddoupsOlivia Sessions Waddoups1919–193011

Details

According to Neil B. Lundwall’s Temples of the Most High, the Laie Temple “is one of the earliest examples of structural concrete in America.” All the structural elements of the original temple are concrete. This includes the foundations, the exterior and interior walls, the floors and roofs, all beams, columns and girders. All these elements are tied together with rebar.

The temple proper is in the shape of a “Grecian Cross,” (a “+” symbol) when viewed from above. The cross is 76 feet, end to end, along both arms. The Celestial room sits at the top of the central intersection of the arms, with the baptistry directly below it. Other ordinance rooms surround these two rooms, going up a few feet per room in a clockwise manner around the center.

The Annex of the temple, where the entrance originally was, extended 23 feet out from the front of the east arm of the cross. It was 76 feet north to south. The 1951 expansion saw this width taken to 140 feet, with the 1962 expansion driving it to 270 feet.

Location

The Temple is situated on the edge of the community of Laie, forty miles from Honolulu. The white temple sits among the lush greenery of Hawaii, overlooking the blue Pacific ocean, on the windward side of the Island of Oahu, overlooking both the town and the ocean on the other side.

The Temple sits 23 feet above the oceaon. A semi-circular terrace sits in front of the temple, with a reflecting pool on it. From the terrace you get an unobstructed view of the ocean looking eastward down through the palm-lined water court, through the fore court of the Visitors Center to the main approach
Avenue which is on the east and west axis of the Temple, leading out towards the ocean.

Location

55-600 Naniloa Loop, Laie, HI 96762

Latitude21.647302
Longitude-157.930396

Phone

+18082932427

Elevation

FeetMeters
237.01

Exterior

Cladding

Concrete made of native crushed lava rock and coral, reinforced with steel. It is dressed by pneumatic stone cutting tools to produce a white cream finish

Exterior Finish

Whitewashed Plaster Concrete made of native crushed lava rock and coral.

Architectural Features

Single attached central tower with a flat roof.

Specifications

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Windows

1940s

Louvered Glass windows that could be opened and closed to cool the temple as neccesary.

1989

Pane Glass windows with an etched pattern on them

2010

Stained glass windows

1919

1919

The temple at the time of dedication.

The temple proper is in the shape of a “Grecian Cross,” (a “+” symbol) when viewed from above. The cross is 76 feet, end to end, along both arms. The Celestial room sits at the top of the central intersection of the arms, with the baptistry directly below it. Other ordinance rooms surround these two rooms, going up a few feet per room in a clockwise manner around the center.

The Annex of the temple, where the entrance originally was, extended 23 feet out from the front of the east arm of the cross. It was 76 feet north to south.

Specifications

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Height50
To Shoulder
Width76
Length99
Footprint
1951

1949-1951

The 1951 expansion saw the annex expanded to the north and south, taking the width to 140 feet,

Specifications

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Height50
To Shoulder
Width140
Length99
Footprint
1963

1963

Around the turn of the century, the water tower was removed from the temple. The annex was rebuilt to fill the gap.

Specifications

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Height50
To Shoulder
Width270
Length99
Footprint0202
1976-1978

1976-1978

Specifications

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Width
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1989

1989

Specifications

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2010

2010

During the 1940s a two-inch layer of gunite (a mixture of cement, sand, and water) and steel reinforcing was applied to the temple’s exterior to hide cracks and eliminate future cracking. All of this was covered with a layer of white epoxy paint. During the 1958 renovation, the annex was expanded further to increase temple capacity and ability.

Specifications

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Symbolism

Inscriptions

1919
1919

There is no Inscription on the original Laie Hawaii Temple.

1963
1963

There is one Inscription on the Laie Hawaii Temple. The letters are raised black colored metal and are on the east face of the of the east wing of the temple proper, at the top of the temple

THE HOUSE OF THE LORD • HOLINESS TO THE LORD • THE HAWAII TEMPLE

• THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS •

OrderHouse > Holiness
LocationEast face, Top of the building
LanguageEnglish
TypeRaised
ColorBlack
SettingConcrete facade
FontTBD
Glyph
Church NameYes
Temple NameYes
DatesNo
1978
1978

There is one Inscription on the Laie Hawaii Temple. The letters are raised brass colored metal and are on the east face of the of the east wing of the temple proper

THE HOUSE OF THE LORD – HOLINESS TO THE LORD

THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS

HAWAII TEMPLE

OrderHouse > Holiness
LocationEast face, Top of the building
LanguageEnglish
TypeRaised
ColorBlack
SettingConcrete facade
FontTBD
Glyph
Church NameYes
Temple NameNo
DatesNo
1989
1989

There is one inscription on the Laie Hawaii Temple. The letters are raised black metal and are on the east face of the of the east wing of the temple proper

THE HOUSE OF THE LORD – HOLINESS TO THE LORD

The reis a second epigraph, not an inscription, to the right (north) of the entryway, where the entire inscription had been previously, and consists of the name of the Church and the temple.

THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS

HAWAII TEMPLE

OrderHouse > Holiness
LocationEast face, Top of the building
LanguageEnglish
TypeRaised
ColorBlack
SettingConcrete facade
FontTBD
Glyph
Church NameNo
Temple NameNo
DatesNo
2010
2010

There are two Inscriptions on the Laie Hawaii Temple. The letters of the first are raised black metal and are on the east face of the of the east wing of the temple proper. Prior to this renovation, the inscription, in the same location, was reversed in order.

HOLINESS TO THE LORD – THE HOUSE OF THE LORD

OrderHoliness > House
LocationEast face, Top of the building
LanguageEnglish
TypeRaised
ColorBlack
SettingConcrete facade
FontTBD
Glyph
Church NameNo
Temple NameNo
DatesNo

Cornerstone

None

Spires and Finial

Spire

None

Finial

None

Interior

1919

1919

Entry
Area10,000 sqf (1,070 m2)
Floors above grade4
Floors below Grade1
Baptistries1
InitiatoriesTBD
Endowment Rooms4
Sealing Rooms2?
Baptistry
Baptistries:1
Location:Center
Exterior Windows:No
Artwork:Yes
Artwork Type:Framed, Opposing
Oxen:12
Type:1/4
Hoof:Visible
Color:White, Matte
Layout:3 spread each at Compass
Font Exterior:White Glossy
Interior:White
Shape:Octagon
Bowl Shape:Oval
Pillar:Reeds
Stairs:Single, Center
Font Well:Interior
Initiatory Spaces
StyleTBD
TypeTBD
RoomsTBD
*Estimated
Instruction Rooms
Rooms4
TypeProgressive 4
CapacityTBD
MuralsYes
Total Muraled Rooms3
Mural TypeFramed
*Estimated
Celestial Room

The Celestial room in the Laie Hawaii Temple is in the center of the templ, at the top of the center. Thwe endowment and sealing rooms wrap around the central Celestial.

2010

Contractors

1919

1919

Architect

Pope and Burton was the architectural Firm for this this temple, comprised of principal architects Hyrum C. Pope and Harold W. Burton. Both Pope and Burton have other temple projects to their names.

Projects By Harold W. Burton

ProjectYears
Cardston Alberta1913-1923
Laie Hawaii1915-1919
Oakland California1943-1964
Laie Hawaii (Expansion)1949-1951
Laie Hawaii (Expansion)1962-1963

Projects By Hyrum C. Pope

ProjectYears
Cardston Alberta1913-1923
Laie Hawaii1915-1919
Idaho Falls Idaho1937-1945

Project Manager

The Project Manager for this temple was Samuel E. Wooley. While this was the only temple he worked on, he also acted as project manager for the Bureau of Information expansion in 1938.

General Contractor

The General Contractor for this temple was Spalding Construction, though most of the actual labor was done by Member Construction.

Ralph E. Wooley, Samuel Wooley’s son, was the Project manager for Spalding Construction on this project.

Other Projects Member Built

ProjectYears
Kirtland Ohio1833-1836
Nauvoo Temple1841-1846
St. George Utah1871-1877
Logan Utah1877-1884
Manti Utah1877-1888
Salt Lake Temple1953-1893
Laie Hawaii1916-1919
Cardston Alberta1913-1923
Mesa Arizona1921-1927
Hamilton New Zealand1955-1958
1948-1951

1948-1951

Architect

Harold Burton was the architect for this renovation.

Projects By Harold W. Burton

ProjectYears
Cardston Alberta1913-1923
Laie Hawaii1915-1919
Oakland California1943-1964
Laie Hawaii (Expansion)1949-1951
Laie Hawaii (Expansion)1962-1963

Project Manager

The Project Manager for the renovation was Joseph E. Wilson.

General Contractor

1962-1963

Architect

Harold Burton returned again for this renovation.

Assisting him in this expansion was his son Douglas W. Burton, functioning as on-site Architect.

Projects By Harold W. Burton

ProjectYears
Cardston Alberta1913-1923
Laie Hawaii1915-1919
Oakland California1943-1964
Laie Hawaii (Expansion)1949-1951
Laie Hawaii (Expansion)1962-1963

Project Manager

The Project Manager for the renovation was Joseph E. Wilson, again.

General Contractor

Church Labor Missionaries

1975

1975

Architect

Emil B. Fetzer was the architect for the 1975 renovation of the temple.

Other Projects By Emil Fetzer

ProjectYear
Provo Utah1968-1972
Ogden Utah1968-1972
Washington D. C. [supervising architect]1968-1974
Lincoln Center skyscraper and Stake Center,
(now houses the Manhattan New York Temple)
1968
Idaho Falls Idaho [renovation]1972-1973
Mesa Arizona [renovation]1972-1975
St. George Utah [renovation]1972-1975
São Paulo Brazil1975-1978
Tokyo Japan1975-1980
Seattle Washington1975-1980
Laie Hawaii [renovation]1972-1978
Logan Utah1972-1979
Pago Pago American Samoa [original]1977-1981
Jordan River Utah1978-1981
Atlanta Georgia1980-1983
Nuku’alofa Tonga1980-1983
Santiago Chile1980-1983
Mexico City Mexico1980-1983
Sydney Australia1980-1984
Freiberg Germany1982-1985
Manti Utah [renovation]1982-1985

Project Manager

General Contractor

Other Contractor

2008-2010

2008-2010

Architect

The Architect for the 2008-2010 renovation was FFKR Architects

Project Manager

John Stoddard was the Church project manager for this renovation.

General Contractor

Jacobsen Construction was the General Contractor for this renovation.

Other Contractor

Envision Engineering was the lighting and electrical engineer for this renovation.

Holdman Studios did the Art-glass for this renovation

Projects by Holdman Studios

ProjectYears
Snowflake Arizona2000-2002
San Antonio Texas2001-2005
Manhattan New York2002-2004
Rexburg Idaho2003-2008
Draper Utah2004-2009
Twin Falls Idaho2004-2008
São Paulo Brazil2004
Laie Hawaii2005
San Salvador El Salvador2007-2011
Rome Italy2008-2019
Cordoba Argentina2008-2015
Trujillo Peru2008-2015
Gilbert Arizona2008-2014
Laie Hawaii2008-2010
Payson Utah2010-2015
Tijuana Mexico2010-2015
Ogden Utah2010-2014
Paris France2011-2017
Boise Idaho2011-2012
Winnipeg Manitoba2011-2021
Suva Fiji2014-2015
Cedar City Utah2015-2017
Mesa Arizona2015?
Saratoga Springs2017-2023
Pocatello Idaho2017-2021
Memphis Tennessee2017-2019
Raleigh North Carolina2017-2019
Oklahoma City Oklahoma2017-2019
Tokyo Japan20172022
Idaho Falls2017
Red Cliffs Utah2018-2024
Phnom Pehn Cambodia2018
Orem Utah2019-2024
Bentonville Arkansas2019-2023
Tallahassee Florida2020
Elko Nevada2021
Pittsburgh Pennsylvania2021-2024

Reaveley Engineers were the structural engineers for this project.

Projects by Reaveley Engineers

TempleYears
Salt Lake [renovation]2000-2002
Newport Beach California2003
Mexico City Mexico [renovation]2005
Cebu City Philippines2006
Draper Utah2006-2010
Laie Hawaii [renovation]2006
Mexico City Mexico [renovation]2006
Tegucigalpa Honduras2006
Vancouver British Columbia2006
Mount Timpanogos Utah2007
Ogden Utah2007
Oquirrh Mountain Utah2007
San Salvador El Salvador2007
Kansas City Missouri2008
Mexico City Mexico [renovation]2008
Nauvoo Illinois2008
Quetzaltenango Guatemala2008
Bountiful Utah [renovation]2009
Fort Lauderdale Florida2009
Quetzaltenango Guatemala2009
Rome Italy2009
Tampico Mexico2009
Tegucigalpa Honduras2009-2011
Lisbon Portugal2010-2019
Payson Utah2010-2015
Fort Lauderdale Florida2010
Idaho Falls Idaho2010
Jordan River Utah2010
Monterrey Mexico [renovation]2010
Salt Lake [renovation]2010
Provo City Center Utah2011-2016
Boise Idaho2011
Bountiful Utah [renovation]2011
Fort Lauderdale Florida2012
Jordan River Utah [renovation]2012-2013
Mexico City Mexico [renovation]2012
Rexburg Idaho [renovation]2012
Cedar City Utah2013-2017
Fort Collins Colorado2013-2017
Mexico City Mexico [renovation]2013
Oquirrh Mountain Utah [renovation]2013-2014
Salt Lake [renovation]2013
Barranquilla Colombia2014
Mexico City Mexico [renovation]2014-2015
Philadelphia Pennsylvania2014
Abidjan Ivory Coast2015-
Kinshasa DRC2015
Laie Hawaii [renovation]2015
Star Valley Wyoming2015
Jordan River Utah [renovation]2016
Oquirrh Mountain Utah [renovation]2016
Rexburg Idaho2016
Durban South Africa2017
Guatemala City Guatemala [renovation]2017
Laie Hawaii [renovation]2017-2018
Draper Utah2018
Port-au-Prince Haiti2018
San Juan Puerto Rico2018
Yigo Guam2018
Moses Lake Washington2019-2023
Saratoga Springs2019-2023
Columbia River Washington2019
Feather River California2019
Laie Hawaii2019
Layton Utah2019
Oquirrh Mountain Utah [renovation]2019
Red Cliffs Utah2019-2024
Salt Lake [renovation]2019-
Winnipeg Manitoba2019
Pittsburgh Pennsylvania2020-
Nauvoo Illinois [renovation]2020
Orem Utah2020
St. George Utah [renovation]2020
Ephraim Utah2021-
Willamette Valley Oregon2021-
Burley Idaho2021
Fort Lauderdale Florida [renovation]2021
Grand Junction Colorado2021-
Kansas City Missouri [renovation]2021
Layton Utah2021
Yorba Linda California2021
Bacolod Philippines2022
Casper Wyoming2022
Modesto California2022-
Orlando Florida2022
Elko Nevada2023
Ephraim Utah2023
Fresno California [renovation]2023
Palmyra New York [renovation]2023
Reno Nevada [renovation]2023
Yorba Linda California2023

Water Designs Inc. did the fountains on this project

Region

Box Elder1Brigham City
Cache2Logan · Smithfield
Carbon1Price
Davis3Bountiful · Layton · Syracuse
Iron1Cedar City
Salt Lake6Draper · Jordan River · Oquirrh Mountain · Salt Lake · Taylorsville · West Jordan
San Juan1Monticello 
Sanpete2Ephraim · Manti
Tooele1Deseret Peak
Uintah1Vernal
Utah8Lehi · Lindon · Mount Timpanogos · Orem · Payson · Provo Rock Canyon · Provo City Center · Saratoga Springs
Wasatch1Heber Valley
Washington2Red Cliffs · St. George
Weber1Ogden

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