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laid out a central road and side paths in the cemetery so that each lot could be reached without walking over neighboring lots. Many trees were removed and in 1892, Father Valentin planted the stately royal palms that line the main lane to the cemetery. Father Valentin reported that a society was
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After the closure of the cemetery by the Board of Health, the vicariate made arrangements for Catholic interments at Diamond Head Memorial Park. As of 2004, the lots closest to King Street are watered and maintained better. Those plots further in (close to the Hawaiian Electric Company yard) appear
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to the Roman Catholic mission during the 1840s and was identified by the title "Claim No. 4". The second lot was purchased by several wealthy Catholics and given to the Roman Catholic mission. Originally on the outskirts of the village of Honolulu, with the makai side consisting of
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was appointed and anyone acquiring a lot paid ten dollars for a grave and another ten dollars for the digging. The makai portion of the cemetery was found to be unfit for digging to the six-foot depth required by the Board of Health.
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to be minimally maintained, if at all. Several grave markers are sequestered at the corner of what appears to have been a chapel and tree roots from a
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and has been the final resting place for many Roman Catholics from Honolulu before 1930. The cemetery is closed to further burials by the
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To alleviate encountering ground water during burials, Father Valentin approved the importation of new soil from the nearby Armory.
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in the center of the cemetery. He was eventually laid to rest under the cross. Several other bishops of the
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organized for the upkeep and improvement of the cemetery. Members paid an annual fee of five dollars.
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The origins of the cemetery were two separate lots. The first lot was given by the
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and man-made ponds for the harvesting of sea salt (or paʻakai in
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Central iron cross above the graves of the Vicars Apostolic
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In 1889, shortly after his arrival in Honolulu, Father
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Montgomery family crypt at the entrance to the cemetery
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Honolulu Catholic Cemetery
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Honolulu
Hawaii
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21°18′15″N 157°51′9″W / 21.30417°N 157.85250°W / 21.30417; -157.85250
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