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The first liturgical Christian service held in Hawaii was a [[Church of Russia|Russian Orthodox]] [[Pascha]]l service. Somewhere Sometime between 1792 and 1750 - 1793*, while traveling from the Far East to what was then Russian America, a Russian trading ship stopped over in the Hawaiian Islands. The Russian Orthodox [[priest]], not wanting to celebrate Holy [[Pascha]] (Easter) at sea, instructed the captain to disembark. The captain then told the priest that he feared the "natives" but was then told, "They will not harm us, for we are Orthodox, and we bear the Light of Christ to illumine their hearts." They disembarked and blessed a temporary [[altar]] under a newly built temple made out of palms and bamboo and adorned with a Znammeny icon of the Mother of God and the Christ Child. It was rumored that as they departed the Orthodox priest left the icon used in the Paschal Liturgy. The ship's priest promised that, "We shall return and baptize these natives to the [[One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church|One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church]]."  The first Protestant service was a lay funeral service conducted by Capt. James Cook for an English sailor at Napo‘opo‘o (Kealakekua) on the Big Island of Hawaii in 1779. <i>*Exact dates differ from 1750, 1792, and 1793</i>

[[Image:Fortelizabeth.jpg|rightleft|frame|Russian Fort Elizabeth as it was in 1815 on the Island of Kauai]]In 1815, Russians built Hawaii's first [[Orthodox Church]]church; the [[Church of Russia|Russian Orthodox]] chapel at [http[w://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Fort_Elizabeth Russian Fort Elizabeth|Fort Elizabeth]]. On the Island of Kaua'i, three Russian forts were built: Fort Alexander, Fort Barclay, and Fort Elizabeth. Fort Alexander also housed a small Orthodox chapel, but Fort Elizabeth was the trading base for the new Russian-American Company in Hawaii. When King Kaumuali'i of Kaua'i ceded his kingdom to King Kamehameha the Great in 1816 following the tsar's refusal to annex Kaua'i due to political troubles in Russia, the forts were also ceded, and the Hawaiian Islands become one unified kingdom. The chapels ultimately fell into disrepair after Calvinist missionaries from the United States landed in 1820 after the death of King Kamehameha I.

In 1882, the Hawaiian Kingdom sent a diplomatic delegation to St. Petersburg, Russia, to witness the coronation of Tsar Alexander III. The reports of the Hawaiian Hawaii's special envoy to the Russian court, Colonel Curtis I'Iaukeaaukea, about Secretary of Foreign Affairs for the Kingdom of Hawaii, regarding the Russian Orthodox [[liturgy|liturgical]] services were widely published in Hawaiian-language newspapers. Two years later, Tsar Alexander III sent King Kalakaua the Imperial Order of St. [[Alexander Nevsky|Alexander of Nevsky]], the highest Russian award, and established a permanent Russian embassy in Hawaii, along with a very small Orthodox chapel. Subsequently, 200 Ukrainians were imported by American sugar planters.

In 1893St. [[Innocent of Moscow]] also made a brief stop-over in Hawaii during his travels from Asia to Western America. == Rebirth of Orthodoxy ==[[Image:korchinsky.gif|left|frame|A photo of Fr. Jacob Korchinsky from the Pacific Commercial Advertiser, January 23, 1916]] On [[November 27]], Queen Lili'uokalani was deposed by U1910 ([[Julian Calendar|O.S. Marines and American sugar plantation owners]], who were mostly the children Feast Day of the Znamenny-[[Kursk Root Icon]] of American Calvinist missionaries, and a provisional government under the protection Sign of the United States was installed[[Theotokos|Mother of God]]), [[Reader|reader services]] were organized and served by Vasily Pasderin.  In 18981915, an official request by the Russian Orthodox community in Hawaii and the Episcopal Bishop of Hawaii , Henry B. Restarick to the Holy Synod in St. Petersburg; a priest was incorporated into dispatched that same year to Hawaii (with the United States despite near universal opposition from native Hawaiians. In blessing of Archbishop [[Evdokim (Meschersky) of the early 1900s, Aleutians]]) to pastor the large population of Orthodox Russian ambassador was recalledfaithful. He established permanent liturgical services in Hawaii and on [[Christmas]] [[December 25]] (O.S.) / [[January 7]] (N.S.) 1916, Protopresbyter Jacob Korchinsky celebrated the embassy was moved to a small office, and [[Divine Liturgy]] in the Holy Trinity Chapel of the Russian chapel Saint Andrew's Episcopal Cathedral in Honolulu. Thus Orthodoxy was closedre-established in Hawaii.

In 1915, at Following the petition departure of the Russian Orthodox community to the [[Holy Synod]] of the [[Church of Russia|Russian Orthodox Church]], a Russian Orthodox priest was dispatched to Hawaii to pastor the large population of [[Church of Russia|Russian Orthodox]] faithful. On Orthodox Christmas (Dec.25/JanFr. 7), Protopresbyter Yakov Jacob Korchinsky celebrated the Divine Liturgy at Saint Andrew's Episcopal Cathedral to Australia in HonoluluMarch of 1916, and he established permanent liturgical services. Thus Orthodoxy was re-established subsequently replaced by Archpriest John Dorosh in Hawaii. Fr. Yakovthat same year, a well-known [[missionary]] priest, established churches who remained in Canada, the United States, Alaska, and Australia. He was murdered Hawaii until his departure in [[Odessa]] shortly after the [[October Revolution]] in Russia1920s.

In subsequent years, the [[Church of Russia|Russian Orthodox]] Church in Hawaii shipped or flew temporary priests to Hawaii the Hawaiian Islands to care for the dwindling Orthodox population, becoming part of the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]] (ROCOR). A permanent priest was not stationed in Hawaii until 1921, when [[Archimandrite]] Innokenty Dronov of Hilo, a contemporary of St. [[Jonah of Manchuria]] and , St. [[John Maximovitch|John of Shanghai and San Francisco]] and Metropolitan [[Meletius (Zaborosky) of Harbin and Manchuria|Meletius of Harbin]], was dispatched and served the entire Orthodox Christian flock on all the Hawaiian Islands throughout the 1930s and 1940s. Fr. Innokenty Innokentiy had a large following of [[Church of Japan|Japanese Orthodox]] Christians. He frequently returned to the [http://www.wadiocese.com Diocese in San Francisco] to report to Archbishops [[Appolinary Apollinary (Koshevoy) of San Francisco|AppolinaryApollinary (Koshevoy)]] and [[Tikhon (Troitsky) of San Francisco|Tikhon of San Francisco(Troitsky)]] and for medical reasons. He is now purportedly buried on the Big Island of Hawaii. Until the assignment of Archpriest Anatole Lyovin, Fr. Innokenty was the longest serving priest in the history of the Orthodox Church in Hawaii.[[Image:innokenty.jpg|left|frame|Fr. Innokenty in front of the Old Apostles Episcopal church in Hilo in 1937]]

== Multiple jurisdictions ==Up until the 1960s, the Russian Orthodox Church was the only Orthodox jurisdiction in the Hawaiian Islands. Following the 1960s, parishes from three separate Orthodox jurisdictions established themselves in the Islands: [[Image:innokenty.jpgGreek Orthodox Archdiocese of America|leftGreek]], [[Serbian Orthodox Church in the USA and Canada|frame|FrSerbian]], and [[OCA]]. Innokenty At one point there were as many as five different Orthodox jurisdictions in front the Hawaiian Islands. Despite this multiplicity of the Old Apostles Episcopal church jurisdictions, all Orthodox churches in Hilo Hawaii are in 1937communion with one another and have friendly relations. (See also: [[Orthodoxy in America]] , [[Diaspora]].)

=== The Problems Russian Orthodox Church (ROCOR)===In the late 1960s, a group of Russian Orthodox Christians parted ways with the local Greek community and joined the Russian Orthodox Church in Hawaii under the Omophorion of Archbishop Anthony of Los Angeles; they formed the St. [[Mark of Ephesus]] Russian Orthodox Mission Parish. In the early 1980s, this mission parish was later re-[[consecrate|consecrated]] under the heavenly protection of the [[Mother of God]] and is now known as the Holy [[Theotokos]] of [[Panagia Portaitissa|Iveron]] Russian Orthodox Church. In the late 1990s, the Council President of the Russian Orthodox community in Hawaii, Anatole Lyovin, was [[ordination|ordained]] to serve the Orthodox faithful in Hawaii. After many years of prayer, hard work and dedication, this community recently purchased a new Church complex in Kailua, Oahu. This church is also where the Miracleworking "JurisdictionsHawaiian" ===Iveron Icon of the Theotokos is brought on most Saturdays and Sundays for veneration, when not travelling to other churches. This community is under the spiritual care of Archbishop +[[Kyrill (Dmitrieff) of San Francisco]] ([[ROCOR]]). Four clergy are assigned to this parish; Priest Nectarios Yangson, the Rector, Archpriest Anatole V. Lyovin, Pastor Emeritus, Archpriest Konstantin Sorrell, and Deacon Seraphim Stojance Andov.

Up until In the 1960smid to late 1990's, the a separate Russian Orthodox Church held canonical jurisdiction over the Hawaiian Islands. After the 1960s, three seperate Orthodox jurisdictions mission community was established themselves in on the Islands; Greek, Serbian, and OCABig Island of Hawaii. At one point there were as many as five different Orthodox jurisdictions in HawaiiIt later became inactive.

'''===The Greek Orthodox Church (GOARCH)===In the mid 1960s, a Greek Orthodox community established a Greek Orthodox mission under the auspices of the [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America|Greek Archdiocese]]. This community became known as [http://www.schgoc.hi.goarch.org/ Ss. Constantine Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church]. The current Dean of the Cathedral is Fr. Alexander Leong, who was assigned to the parish in Hawaii'''Honolulu in 2013. The community is under the omophorion of Metr. [[Gerasimos (Michaleas) of San Francisco]] ([[GOARCH]]). This community is well-known for its annual Greek Festival held at Ala Moana Beach Park near Waikiki.

In the 1960s 1990s, a [[Greek]] community Orthodox mission was established a separate Greek Orthodox parish under the auspices of on the [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Island of America|Greek Archdiocese]]Maui. This community It later became known as the Saints [[inactive, but there are efforts underway to revive it. The mission has been served by clergy from Ss. Constantine the Great|Constantine]] and [[Helen]] [[Church of Constantinople|Greek Orthodox Church]]. The current (and temporary) pastor of the Greek Orthodox community in Hawaii is Fr. Demetrius Dogias, he was assigned to the Greek church Cathedral in Honolulu in 2007.

===The Serbian Orthodox Church===In the 90's on the Island of Mauiearly 1990s, a Greek Serbian community established an Orthodox mission was establisheddedicated to St. [[Lazar of Serbia|Lazar of Kosovo]]. The Serbian mission later became inactive, and its remaining members joined the local Russian and Greek churches. There has been a recent interest within the Serbian Orthodox community in Hawaii to re-establish this mission is served by . In recent years, visiting clergy (including Bishop [[Maxim (Vasilijevic) of Western America]]) have come from the Greek Orthodox church in Honolulumainland to minister to them. This mission is now active and under the spiritual direction of Protopresbyter Blasko Paraklis.

'''===The Russian Antiochian Orthodox Church ===In 2003, the short-lived St. Paul the Apostle [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America|Antiochian Orthodox]] Mission was established in Hawaii''Honolulu at Fort Shafter Army Base. The rector of this mission was Fr. Isaiah Gillette, a chaplain with the military. Following Fr. Isaiah's transfer to Texas, the mission was disbanded.

Also ===The Orthodox Church in the 1960sAmerica (OCA)===In early 2004, a group of Russian Orthodox faithful joined the Russian new Orthodox Church in Hawaii and formed the St. [[Mark of Ephesus]] Russian Orthodox Community. This community was later re[[consecrate]]d under the heavenly protection jurisdiction of the [[Mother of God]] and is now known as the Holy [[Theotokos]] of [[Iveron]] Russian Orthodox Church. In the late 1990s, the current pastor of the [[Church of Russia|Russian Orthodox]] community, Father Anatole Lyovin, in America (one of the few [[Church of Russia|Russian OrthodoxOCA]] priests since Archimandrite Innokenty) was [[ordination|ordained]] to serve established on the Orthodox faithful Big Island of Hawai`i, in HawaiiKailua-Kona. Currently there are plans to build the first In 2007 this was named [[Church of Russia|Russian http://stjuvenaly.org St. Juvenaly OrthodoxMission]] [[church]] in Honolulu.

'''The Serbian administrator of these mission parishes is Fr. Matthew Tate, and they are under the Omophorion of His Eminence, Archbishop [[Benjamin (Peterson) of San Francisco]] of the [[Diocese of the West (OCA)|Diocese of the West]]. Archpriest George Gray, is attached to the St Juvenaly Church in Hawaii''', and Priest Benjamin Huggins is Rector of the Holy Ascension Mission.

In ==A Miracle in the Islands==During the early 1990smonth of October in the year 2007, a Serbian community established an Orthodox mission dedicated to Saint [[Lazar great miracle occurred in the State of Serbia|Lazar Hawaii when the Miracleworking and Myrrh-streaming "Hawaiian" Iveron Icon of Kosovo]]. The Serbian mission later became inactive, and its remaining members joined the local Russian and Greek Orthodox churches. There has been a recent interest within Theotokos began streaming myrrh in the Serbian home of an Orthodox community Christian couple in Hawaii to re-establish this mission. In recent months, visiting clergy (including the Serbian bishop Maxim) have come from the mainland to minister to themHonolulu.

The Iveron Icon, a small mounted print, (a copy of the Montreal [[Panagia Portaitissa|Iveron]] Icon), originally purchased at the Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Cathedral's small church kiosk in Toronto by Archpriest Anatole V. Lyovin, was given to the Reader Nectarios in Hawaii as a gift for the aforementioned name's day. This Icon was in the Reader'The Antiochian s possession for eight years before it, along with a small hand-painted cross, began exuding a fragrant oil-like substance traditionally referred to as "myrrh" by the Orthodox Church . It was decided by Archbishop [[Kyrill (Dmitrieff) of San Francisco|Kyrill]] of San Francisco that this Icon of the Mother of God was to be taken to the Holy Virgin Russian Orthodox Cathedral in Hawaii''San Francisco where it underwent investigation and testing and was carefully examined by the Archbishop and a commission of priests to verify the Icon's miraculous attributes.

In 2000June of 2008, the short-lived St. Paul "Hawaiian" Iveron Icon of the Mother of God was declared by the Apostle Antiochian Russian Orthodox Mission Church to be a genuine and miraculous Icon, which was established in Honolulu at Fort Shafter Army Basefact exuding myrrh on a continuing basis. The rector of this mission It was Fr. Isaiah Gillettedecided by Episcopal proclamation ([[Ukaz]]) that the Reader Nectarios, a chaplain with the military. When Fr. Isaiah Icon's original owner, be "Her" guardian and was transferred to Texasescort the Icon to the various churches and monasteries of Holy Orthodoxy, in effect, this mission was disbandedto provide for the veneration of all Orthodox Christian faithful.

'''As She travels, the Holy Icon has been lovingly called in Greek, "The OCA Wandering Panaghia" since She does not have a [http://www.iveron.org memorial church shrine] to call Her own. When resources become available, plans are underway to build a proper chapel and retreat center in Hawaiito house the Mother of God'''s Wonderworking Iveron Icon. It has also been affectionately referred to as the "Protectress of Hawaii" by some of the Orthodox Christian faithful in Hawaii, since Orthodox Christians from all the Hawaii parishes have come to love and have grown very close to this miracle from God.

In early 2004 a new Orthodox community under May She forever protect the jurisdiction Christian faithful of the [[OCA]] was established in Kona, Hawaii. They are overseen by visiting clergy from the mainland. This new mission has no association with the [[Church of Russia|Russian Orthodox]] mission established by Archimandrite Innokenty Dronov of Hilo (+1940s).!

==External LinksParishes in Hawaii==*Holy Theotokos of Iveron Russian Orthodox Church (Honolulu) - [http://www.orthodoxhawaii.org Official website]*Ss. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral (Honolulu) - [http://www.ssconhelhi.goarch.org Official Website]*St. Juvenaly Orthodox Mission (Kona) - [http://oca.org/DIRlisting.asp?SID=9&KEY=OCA-WE-KONOCX OCA listing], [http://stjuvenaly.org Mission website]*Holy Ascension Orthodox Church (Honomou) - [http://www.holyascensionhilo.org/ Official Website] *St. Lazar Serbian Orthodox Mission Parish (Oahu) - [http://www.westsrbdio.org/info/showarticle.php?article=church_hawaii Contact Information] (No resident clergy or regular services)*Maui Greek Orthodox Mission - [http://www.mauigreekorthodoxmission.com Official Website] (currently regrouping under the leadership of Ss. Constantine &amp; Helen)*Our Lady of the Angels Western-Rite Community at Na Pua Li'i Hermitage (ROCOR) - [https://www.pualii.org/ Official website]

*[http://enwww.wikipediaorthodoxhawaii.org/wiki/Russian_Fort_Elizabeth Fort Elizabethbook.html TWO HUNDRED YEARS ON THE ROAD: A History of the Orthodox Church in Hawaii] ==by Amir A. Khisamutdinov and Rev. Anatole V. Lyovin. The book chronicles the history of the Orthodox Churches Christian Church in Hawaii==the Hawaiian Islands from the 1700s to the present day. Containing rare photos and historical articles not seen before.*[[Wikipedia:Russian Fort Elizabeth]]*Holy Theotokos of Iveron Russian Orthodox Church of Hawaii - [http://www.orthodoxhawaiifortelizabeth.org Official website/ Fort Elizabeth / Pāʻulaʻula]*Ss. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church - [http://www.ssconhelhiorthodoxhawaii.goarchorg/dronoff.org Official Websitehtml "From Island to Island with the Word of God on His Lips - How the Only Orthodox Priest on the Islands Lives and Works"]An article about Fr. Innokentiy Dronoff of Hilo from 1937, translated by Rev. Anatole V. Lyovin.*St[http://orthodoxhistory. Lazar Serbian Orthodox Mission Parish org/2010/01/06/fr-jacob-korchinsky-missionary-and- martyr/ Fr. Jacob Korchinsky: Missionary and Martyr] A historical account of slain Protopresbyter Jacob Korchinsky.*[http://wwwstarbulletin.westsrbdio.orgcom/2001/08/25/latest_newsfeatures/visit_to_Hawaiistory1.html News site"A Spiritual Connection" Greek Orthodox Church in Hawaii honors Chinese Martyrs] (No Official WebsiteAug 25, 2001)*Greek Orthodox Maui Mission - [http://wwwstarbulletin.com/2007/06/02/features/adamski.mauigreekorthodoxmissionhtml Honolulu Star Bulletin article on Fr.com Official WebsiteAnatole Lyovin of the Russian Orthodox Church](June 2, 2007)*OCA Mission in Kona - [http://www.ocawestsrbdio.org/DIRlistinglatest_news/Visits_Fall2007/Hawaii.asp?SID=9&KEY=OCAhtml News from the Serbian Orthodox community in Hawaii][http://serbianorthodoxnews.blogspot.com/2007/11/serbian-WEhierarchal-KONOCX Official websiteliturgy-at-russian.html](Nov 10-11, 2007)