Focus Hawaii Moromona

Authors

• Lance Chase
• Lanier Britsch

Files

Description

Hosted by Lance Chase, this episode of Focus Hawaii features Lanier Britsch, BYU–Hawaii Vice President for Academics, and Joseph Spurrier, professor of history and music, discussing their newly published books on the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter‑day Saints in Hawai‘i. Britsch explains how his book Moromona grew from years of research into the development of the Church in the islands, beginning with his own missionary service and expanding into a full historical study. Spurrier shares how his book Sandwich Islands Saints collects the stories of early Hawaiian converts after he realized he couldn’t fully write history from a Hawaiian perspective—but could preserve individual voices through biography. Together, they talk about early chapels, significant figures like Jonathan Napela, Kaleohano, and Francis Hammond, the founding of Laie, the role of Hawaiian royalty, and the cultural contributions of influential Hawaiians such as dancer and chanter Nahinu Kamehauokalani. The episode offers a warm, engaging look at Hawaiian Latter‑day Saint history through two complementary books.

Length of Video

00:28:21

File Size

178.2MB

Archives Call Number

22.FH

Air Date

5-11-1990

Keywords

Lance Chase, Focus Hawaii, Lanier Britsch, Joseph Spurrier, Moromona book, Sandwich Islands Saints, LDS history in Hawaii, Hawaiian Latter‑day Saints, Jonathan Napela, Kaleohano, Francis Hammond, early Laie history, Pulehu chapel, Hawaiian royalty, Kalākaua, Kapi‘olani, Hawaiian converts, Church history books

Recommended Citation

Chase, Lance and Britsch, Lanier, "Focus Hawaii Moromona" (1990). Focus Hawaii. 105.
https://digitalcollections.byuh.edu/focushawaii/105