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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 1893, Queen Lili'uokalani was deposed by U.S. Marines and American sugar plantation owners, who were mostly the children of American Calvinist missionaries, and a provisional government under the protection of the United States was installed. In 1898, Hawaii was incorporated into the United States despite near universal opposition from native Hawaiians. In the early 1900s, the Russian ambassador to Hawaii was recalled, the embassy was moved to a small office, and the Russian Orthodox chapel was forever closed.

In 1893, Queen Lili'uokalani was deposed by USt.S. Marines and American sugar plantation owners, who were mostly the children [[Innocent of American Calvinist missionaries, and Moscow]] also made a provisional government under the protection of the United States was installed. In 1898, brief stop-over in Hawaii was incorporated into the United States despite near universal opposition during his travels from native Hawaiians. In the early 1900s, the Russian ambassador was recalled, the embassy was moved Asia to a small office, and the Russian chapel was closedWestern America.

[[Image:korchinsky.gif|left|frame|A photo of Fr. Jakob Jacob Korchinsky from the Pacific Commercial Advertiser, January 23, 1916]] On [[November 27]], 1910 ([[Julian Calendar|O.S.]]), with the blessing of the [[bishop]]s of Vladivostok and in America, the first Russian Orthodox reader services were held by Reader Vasily Pasderin. November 27 was, and is, the "Feast Day of the Znamenny-[[Kursk Root Icon]] of the Sign of the [[Theotokos|Mother of God]]), [[Reader|reader services]] were organized and served by Vasily Pasderin."

In 1915, at the petition of 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 dispatched that same year to Hawaii (with the blessing of the Archbishop [[Church Evdokim (Meschersky) of Russia|Russian Orthodox Churchthe Aleutians]], a Russian Orthodox priest was dispatched to Hawaii ) to pastor the large population of Orthodox Russian faithful. He established permanent liturgical services in Hawaii and on [[Church of Russia|Russian OrthodoxChristmas]] [[December 25]] faithful(O.S. On Orthodox Christmas ) / [[January 7]] (DecN.25/JanS. 7)1916, Protopresbyter Jakob Jacob Korchinsky celebrated the [[Divine Liturgy at ]] in the Holy Trinity Chapel of the Saint Andrew's Episcopal Cathedral in Honolulu, and he established permanent liturgical services. Thus Orthodoxy was re-established in Hawaii. [[Image:episcopal.jpg|right|thumb|100px|St. Andrew's Episcopal as it appears today in downtown Honolulu]] Fr. Jakob, a well-known [[missionary]] priest, established churches in Canada, the United States, Alaska, and Australia. He was murdered in [[Odessa]] shortly after the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Orthodox_Church#Russian_revolution Bolshevik Revolution] in Russia.

In subsequent years[[Image:episcopal.jpg|right|thumb|100px|St. Andrew's Episcopal as it appears today in downtown Honolulu]]Fr. Jacob, a well-known [[missionary]] priest, established churches in Canada, the United States, Alaska, Australia and the Phillipines. He was arrested in [[Wikipedia:Odessa|Odessa]] on [[June 23]], 1941 and shot (murdered) two months later.<ref>[http://www.rusvera.mrezha.ru/515/14.htm Газета "Вера" (Newspaper ''Faith'')]</ref>. He has not yet been officially recognized as a martyred saint. St. [[Tikhon of Moscow]] once quoted Fr. Jacob's missionary exploits this way, "He did much to convert the heathens to the Christian Faith and returned many [[Uniate]]s to the Orthodox Church . He set the foundation for parish life in many places, built churches and assisted the unfortunate with his acquired medical knowledge." ''<br>(Report by Bishop (Saint) Tikhon Belavin to the Holy Synod. No. 155 Nov. 26, 1906)''  Following the departure of Russia|Fr. Jacob Korchinsky to Australia in March of 1916, he was subsequently replaced by Archpriest John Dorosh in that same year, who remained in Hawaii until his departure in the 1920s. In subsequent years, the 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.

== Hawaii, the "Melting Pot" of Orthodoxy 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 seperate separate Orthodox jurisdictions established themselves in the Islands; : [[GreekOrthodox Archdiocese of America|Greek]], [[SerbianOrthodox Church in the USA and Canada|Serbian]], and [[OCA]]. At one point there were as many as five different Orthodox jurisdictions in the Hawaiian Islands. All Despite this multiplicity of jurisdictions, all Orthodox churches in Hawaii are in communion with one another, however, and have good friendly relations. (See also: [[Orthodoxy in America]], [[Diaspora]].)

====The Russian Orthodox Church (ROCOR) in Hawaii====In the late 1960s, a group of Russian Orthodox faithful 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 under the auspices of [[ROCOR]]. In the early 1980's1980s, 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 current pastor Council President of the [[Church of Russia|Russian Orthodox]] communityin Hawaii, Father Anatole Lyovin , was [[ordination|ordained]] to serve the Orthodox faithful in Hawaii. Currently there are plans 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 "Hawaiian" Iveron Icon of the Theotokos is brought on most Saturdays and Sundays for veneration, when not travelling to build other churches. This community is under the first spiritual care of Archbishop +[[Church Kyrill (Dmitrieff) of Russia|Russian OrthodoxSan Francisco]] ([[churchROCOR]] in Honolulu). 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.

Fr. Anatole also oversees In the mid to late 1990's, a separate Russian Orthodox mission communities community was established on Kauai and the Big Island of Hawaii. It later became inactive.

====The Greek Church in Hawaii====Also in the mid 1960sIn 2017, a [[Greek]] community new Western-Rite ROCOR Orthodox Religious Hermitage was established a separate Greek Orthodox parish under on the auspices Big Island of the [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America|Greek Archdiocese]]Hawaii in Kapaau. This community became known as the Saints is [[Constantine the Great|ConstantineStavropegial]] and is under the Omophorion of His Eminence Metropolitan [[HelenNicholas (Olhovsky) of Manhattan]] [[Church , First Hierarch of Constantinople|Greek the Russian Orthodox Church]]Outside of Russia. The current (and temporary) pastor of the Greek Orthodox community priest in Hawaii charge is Fr. Demetrius DogiasColumba Stephen Lally, he was assigned to two nuns also live and worship at the Greek church in Honolulu in 2007hermitage.

===The Greek Orthodox Church (GOARCH)===In the 90's, on the Island of Mauimid 1960s, a Greek Orthodox mission was community established, this a Greek Orthodox mission is served by clergy under the auspices of the [[Greek Orthodox church 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 Honoluluin 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.

====The Serbian Church in Hawaii====In the early 1990s, a Serbian community established an Greek Orthodox mission dedicated to Saint [[Lazar was established on the Island of Serbia|Lazar of Kosovo]]Maui. The Serbian mission It later became inactive, and its remaining members joined the local Russian and Greek Orthodox churchesbut there are efforts underway to revive it. There The mission has been a recent interest within the Serbian served by clergy from Ss. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox community Cathedral in Hawaii to re-establish this mission. In recent months, visiting clergy (including the Serbian bishop [[Maxim (Vasilijevic) of Western America|Maxim]]) have come from the mainland to minister to themHonolulu.

====The Antiochian Serbian Orthodox Church in Hawaii====In 2003the early 1990s, a Serbian community established an Orthodox mission dedicated to St. [[Lazar of Serbia|Lazar of Kosovo]]. The Serbian mission later became inactive, and its remaining members joined the short-lived Stlocal Russian and Greek churches. Paul There has been a recent interest within the Apostle Antiochian Serbian Orthodox Mission was established community in Honolulu at Fort Shafter Army Base. The rector of Hawaii to re-establish this mission was Fr. Isaiah GilletteIn recent years, a chaplain with visiting clergy (including Bishop [[Maxim (Vasilijevic) of Western America]]) have come from the militarymainland to minister to them. Following Fr. Isaiah's transfer to Texas, this This mission parish was disbandedis now active and under the spiritual direction of Protopresbyter Blasko Paraklis.

[[Image:Bishop Benjamin.jpg|thumb|145px|right|Bishop Benjamin visits the OCA Kona Mission]]====The OCA in Hawaii====In early 2004, a new Orthodox community under the jurisdiction of the [[OCA]] was established in Kona, Hawaii. Fr. Sergius Naumann served this community for a time until leaving for Alaska. They are currently overseen by Bishop Benjamin, of the Diocese of the West, and other clergy from the mainland.

==External Links=The 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 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.

*[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)*Maui Greek Orthodox Mission Parish - [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)