Big Island · Kailua-Kona
St. Peter's by the Sea
St. Peter's by the Sea Catholic Church (locally "the Little Blue Church") sits on a lava-rock point on Aliʻi Drive south of Kona town, adjacent to Kahaluʻu Bay…
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How to visit
If a wedding is in progress, do not enter as a tourist; weddings are scheduled here multiple times a week in some seasons. Outside of weddings, the chapel is open and free during daylight. The Hawaiian heiau remains immediately adjacent are sacred ground — do not climb on them, do not collect rocks. The juxtaposition of the Catholic chapel and the heiau is itself the cultural geography of the site; treat both with respect.
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