From Royal Garden to Gothic Splendor: The History of St. Andrew's Cathedral

A history of a cathedral invites interest due to its generally dramatic architecture and the pomp and circumstance surrounding the seat of a bishop. However, add to the above the location of the cathedral on the Pacific ocean, the sponsorship of a King and Queen, several reigning monarchs as members, the involvement of well-known island families, English nuns coming from across the world to found a school for Hawaiian girls, a wealthy and fiesty founding member engaged in public arguments with two bishops, bells from the 15th century, undoubtedly the only cathedral to have stained glass honoring an insect and you have St. Andrew's Cathedral.