Malia O Ka Malu

Hawaiian Marian epithet

Malia O Ka Malu or Our Lady of Peace is an appellation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Hawaiian language. It is shortened from "Malia o ka Malu Hale Pule Nui", a title of the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu, the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace.^[1]^: 106^{[citation needed]}

Background

Other Hawaiian churches honoring the Virgin include

Maria Lanakila, Our Lady of Victory, in Lahaina^[1]^: 111^{[citation needed]}
Malia Hoku O Ke Kai, Mary the Star of the Sea, in Kahala^{[citation needed]}
Malia Puka O Ka Lani, Mary the Gate of Heaven, in Hilo^{[citation needed]}

References

^ ^a ^b Santoro, Nicholas J. (2011-08-12). Mary In Our Life: Atlas of the Names and Titles of Mary, The Mother of Jesus, and Their Place in Marian Devotion. iUniverse. ISBN 9781462040223. Retrieved 2016-06-16.

Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu

Ordinaries

Prefect Apostolic of the Sandwich Islands: Alexis Bachelot

Vicars Apostolic of the Hawaiian Islands: Louis Désiré Maigret; Herman Koeckemann; Gulstan Ropert; Libert H. Boeynaems; Stephen Alencastre

Bishops of Honolulu: James Joseph Sweeney; John Joseph Scanlan; Joseph Anthony Ferrario; Francis X. DiLorenzo; Clarence Richard Silva

Churches

Cathedrals: Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace; Co-Cathedral of Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus

Parishes: St. Mary Church, Hana; Sacred Heart Church-Punahou; Saint John the Baptist Chuch; Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, Hawi; St. Joseph Church, Hilo; Holy Trinity Church, Honolulu; Our Lady of the Mount Church, Honolulu; St. Anthony Church, Honolulu; St. Augustine by the Sea Church, Honolulu; St. Patrick Church, Honolulu; Saints Peter and Paul Church, Honolulu; St. Michael the Archangel Church, Kailua-Kona; Star of the Sea Church, Kalapana; St. Ann Church, Kaneohe; St. Theresa Church, Kekaha; St. Raphael Church, Koloa; Our Lady Queen of Angels Church, Kula; Holy Ghost Church, Kula; Maria Lanakila Catholic Church, Lahaina; Immaculate Conception Church, Lihue; St. Joseph Church, Makawao; Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, Pearl City; Resurrection of the Lord Church, Waipahu; St. Benedict's Church, Honaunau