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Honolulu Catholic Cemetery

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Honolulu Catholic Cemetery

The Honolulu Catholic Cemetery (also known as the King Street Catholic Cemetery) is a cemetery in Honolulu, Hawaii. The cemetery is for Catholics and is located at 839-A South King Street, . It is maintained by the Diocese of Honolulu and has been the final resting place for many Catholics from Hono

lulu before 1930. The cemetery is closed to further burials by the Hawaii Department of Health. The origins of the cemetery were two separate lots. The first lot was given by the Kingdom of Hawaii to the Catholic mission during the 1840s and was identified by the title "Claim No. 4". The second lot was purchased by several wealthy Catholics and given to the Catholic mission. Originally on the outskirts of the village of Honolulu, with the makai side consisting of estuarine wetlands and man-made ponds for the harvesting of sea salt (or paʻakai in Hawaiian). The Waikiki side of the cemetery was the old Plantation and rice paddies. In 1889, the cemetery consisted of scattered graves and overrunning paths. Wealthier Catholics ensured that their private plots were enclosed by wooden or iron fences and a tombstone. Msgr. Koeckemann erected the tall iron cross in the center of the cemetery...

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