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Awww ..sweet kitty.
I looked up this lovely church just now..
http://www.google.com/search?q=Painted+Church,+Kealakakua+HI&bav=on.2,or.r_qf.&bvm=bv.50165853,d.aWM,pv.xjs.s.en_US.seW1cfrvSKg.O&biw=1129&bih=650&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=qV_9UdwaxN6sAeTDgMgE
I did not know what a Painted Church was until I was searching for the Sunday thread and found The Painted Churches of Texas..

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I went to Kealakakua the day after my friend died.

I drove around through the rain forest, up and down the mountain, and visited the Captain Cook memorial with its ancient temple(site of the first Christian Service in Hawaii), A couple of Coffee farms, A Meditation Botanical Garden, The City of Refuge National Park, and The Painted Church, all in one day.

I just walked and walked, prayed, took pictures, and spent the day “not really” Alone.

The driving is a bit rough, and more suitible for a jeep, but I had driven there before, and kind of knew my way around.

Also, it’s very hard to get lost on an island. :-)

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Painted Church

Here is one of my pictures of the Painted Church. It is a functioning Roman Catholic Church that uses Hawaiian Style Music, and from what I observed of a Mass there two years ago, very Charismatic, Warm, and Welcoming.

ML/LTOS