Luika (Laika) Kaumaka – The First Confessor and Apostle of Waialua My historical research on the foundational period of the Catholic mission and the detailed ecclesiastical records of Father Reginald Yzendoorn indicate that the story of Luika (Laika) Kaumaka is one of the most significant accounts of early religious resilience in Hawaii. She stands in…

Introduction Martyrs and Confessors of Hawaii by John D. Fielding The Catholic story in Hawaii began with a request aboard a French ship. On August 14, 1819, Kalanimoku, a high chief known as the "iron cable" of Hawaii, asked the chaplain of the Uranie about baptism. That day, the Abbé de Quélen baptized him, naming…