Star of the Sea Painted Church with blooming
ʻŌhiʻa
The Star of the Sea Painted Church in
Kalapana, Hawai'i was built in 1927-1928 under the direction of the Belgian Catholic missionary priest Father
Evarist Gielen, who painted the upper section of the church interior.
In 1990, the church was moved to its present location just ahead of an advancing lava flow. It is located on Highway 130 between mile marker 19 and 20.[2] It is on the
National Register of Historic Places.