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The Star of the Sea Painted Church was built in 1927-28 under the direction of the Belgian Catholic missionary priest Father Evarist Gielen, who painted the upper section of the church interior.

In 1990, the church was moved to its present location just ahead of an advancing lava flow. It is located on Highway 130 between mile marker 19 and 20. The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

Information from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_of_the_Sea_Painted_Church

Kaimū, Hawaiʻi is a small, mostly abandoned, community located on the Big Island's easternmost point.

The Star of the Sea Painted Church was built in 1927-28 under the direction of the Belgian Catholic missionary priest Father Evarist Gielen, who painted the upper section of the church interior.

In 1990, the church was moved to its present location just ahead of an advancing lava flow. It is located on Highway 130 between mile marker 19 and 20. The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

Information from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_of_the_Sea_Painted_Church

Kaimū, Hawaiʻi is a small, mostly abandoned, community located on the Big Island's easternmost point.

The Star of the Sea Painted Church was built in 1927-28 under the direction of the Belgian Catholic missionary priest Father Evarist Gielen, who painted the upper section of the church interior.

In 1990, the church was moved to its present location just ahead of an advancing lava flow. It is located on Highway 130 between mile marker 19 and 20. The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

Information from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_of_the_Sea_Painted_Church

Kaimū, Hawaiʻi is a small, mostly abandoned, community located on the Big Island's easternmost point.

The Star of the Sea Painted Church was built in 1927-28 under the direction of the Belgian Catholic missionary priest Father Evarist Gielen, who painted the upper section of the church interior.

In 1990, the church was moved to its present location just ahead of an advancing lava flow. It is located on Highway 130 between mile marker 19 and 20. The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

Information from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_of_the_Sea_Painted_Church

Kaimū, Hawaiʻi is a small, mostly abandoned, community located on the Big Island's easternmost point.

The Star of the Sea Painted Church was built in 1927-28 under the direction of the Belgian Catholic missionary priest Father Evarist Gielen, who painted the upper section of the church interior.

In 1990, the church was moved to its present location just ahead of an advancing lava flow. It is located on Highway 130 between mile marker 19 and 20. The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

Information from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_of_the_Sea_Painted_Church

Kaimū, Hawaiʻi is a small, mostly abandoned, community located on the Big Island's easternmost point.

The Star of the Sea Painted Church was built in 1927-28 under the direction of the Belgian Catholic missionary priest Father Evarist Gielen, who painted the upper section of the church interior.

In 1990, the church was moved to its present location just ahead of an advancing lava flow. It is located on Highway 130 between mile marker 19 and 20. The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

Information from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_of_the_Sea_Painted_Church

Kaimū, Hawaiʻi is a small, mostly abandoned, community located on the Big Island's easternmost point.

The Star of the Sea Painted Church was built in 1927-28 under the direction of the Belgian Catholic missionary priest Father Evarist Gielen, who painted the upper section of the church interior.

In 1990, the church was moved to its present location just ahead of an advancing lava flow. It is located on Highway 130 between mile marker 19 and 20. The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

Information from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_of_the_Sea_Painted_Church

Kaimū, Hawaiʻi is a small, mostly abandoned, community located on the Big Island's easternmost point.

The Star of the Sea Painted Church was built in 1927-28 under the direction of the Belgian Catholic missionary priest Father Evarist Gielen, who painted the upper section of the church interior.

In 1990, the church was moved to its present location just ahead of an advancing lava flow. It is located on Highway 130 between mile marker 19 and 20. The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

Information from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_of_the_Sea_Painted_Church

Kaimū, Hawaiʻi is a small, mostly abandoned, community located on the Big Island's easternmost point.

The Star of the Sea Painted Church was built in 1927-28 under the direction of the Belgian Catholic missionary priest Father Evarist Gielen, who painted the upper section of the church interior.

In 1990, the church was moved to its present location just ahead of an advancing lava flow. It is located on Highway 130 between mile marker 19 and 20. The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

Information from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_of_the_Sea_Painted_Church

Kaimū, Hawaiʻi is a small, mostly abandoned, community located on the Big Island's easternmost point.

The Star of the Sea Painted Church was built in 1927-28 under the direction of the Belgian Catholic missionary priest Father Evarist Gielen, who painted the upper section of the church interior.

In 1990, the church was moved to its present location just ahead of an advancing lava flow. It is located on Highway 130 between mile marker 19 and 20. The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

Information from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_of_the_Sea_Painted_Church

Kaimū, Hawaiʻi is a small, mostly abandoned, community located on the Big Island's easternmost point.

The Star of the Sea Painted Church was built in 1927-28 under the direction of the Belgian Catholic missionary priest Father Evarist Gielen, who painted the upper section of the church interior.

In 1990, the church was moved to its present location just ahead of an advancing lava flow. It is located on Highway 130 between mile marker 19 and 20. The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

Information from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_of_the_Sea_Painted_Church

Kaimū, Hawaiʻi is a small, mostly abandoned, community located on the Big Island's easternmost point.

The Star of the Sea Painted Church was built in 1927-28 under the direction of the Belgian Catholic missionary priest Father Evarist Gielen, who painted the upper section of the church interior.

In 1990, the church was moved to its present location just ahead of an advancing lava flow. It is located on Highway 130 between mile marker 19 and 20. The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

Information from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_of_the_Sea_Painted_Church

Kaimū, Hawaiʻi is a small, mostly abandoned, community located on the Big Island's easternmost point.

The Star of the Sea Painted Church was built in 1927-28 under the direction of the Belgian Catholic missionary priest Father Evarist Gielen, who painted the upper section of the church interior.

In 1990, the church was moved to its present location just ahead of an advancing lava flow. It is located on Highway 130 between mile marker 19 and 20. The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

Information from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_of_the_Sea_Painted_Church

Kaimū, Hawaiʻi is a small, mostly abandoned, community located on the Big Island's easternmost point.

The Star of the Sea Painted Church was built in 1927-28 under the direction of the Belgian Catholic missionary priest Father Evarist Gielen, who painted the upper section of the church interior.

In 1990, the church was moved to its present location just ahead of an advancing lava flow. It is located on Highway 130 between mile marker 19 and 20. The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

Information from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_of_the_Sea_Painted_Church

Kaimū, Hawaiʻi is a small, mostly abandoned, community located on the Big Island's easternmost point.

The Star of the Sea Painted Church was built in 1927-28 under the direction of the Belgian Catholic missionary priest Father Evarist Gielen, who painted the upper section of the church interior.

In 1990, the church was moved to its present location just ahead of an advancing lava flow. It is located on Highway 130 between mile marker 19 and 20. The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

Information from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_of_the_Sea_Painted_Church

Kaimū, Hawaiʻi is a small, mostly abandoned, community located on the Big Island's easternmost point.

The Star of the Sea Painted Church was built in 1927-28 under the direction of the Belgian Catholic missionary priest Father Evarist Gielen, who painted the upper section of the church interior.

In 1990, the church was moved to its present location just ahead of an advancing lava flow. It is located on Highway 130 between mile marker 19 and 20. The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

Information from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_of_the_Sea_Painted_Church

Kaimū, Hawaiʻi is a small, mostly abandoned, community located on the Big Island's easternmost point.

The Star of the Sea Painted Church was built in 1927-28 under the direction of the Belgian Catholic missionary priest Father Evarist Gielen, who painted the upper section of the church interior.

In 1990, the church was moved to its present location just ahead of an advancing lava flow. It is located on Highway 130 between mile marker 19 and 20. The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

Information from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_of_the_Sea_Painted_Church

Kaimū, Hawaiʻi is a small, mostly abandoned, community located on the Big Island's easternmost point.

Looking back on the ocean entry lava events on the Big Island in 2017 that reached a culmination in the devastating flows of 2018. If I look closely I imagine I see the faces of the ancients in the plumes of steam.