Kamalo - St Joseph's Church and Our Lady of Sorrows Church Attractions
St Joseph's Church is located in the village of Kamalo on road 450, 10.5mi/17km east of Kaunakakai. It is one of the churches which Pater Damien had built during his 16 years on Molokai. St Joseph's Church dates from 1876 and was restored in 1971 although services are no longer held in it.
Nearby is Our Lady of Sorrows Church, about two years older than St Joseph's Church and the oldest Catholic church on Molokai. A life-size statue of Damien, sculpted by John Kadowaki (an inhabitant of Molokai), stands in front of the church.
Pilots Smith and Emory Bronte were forced to land here. In 1927 they attempted the first civil trans-Pacific flight, starting from California, and crash-landed here.
Nearby is Our Lady of Sorrows Church, about two years older than St Joseph's Church and the oldest Catholic church on Molokai. A life-size statue of Damien, sculpted by John Kadowaki (an inhabitant of Molokai), stands in front of the church.
Pilots Smith and Emory Bronte were forced to land here. In 1927 they attempted the first civil trans-Pacific flight, starting from California, and crash-landed here.
