https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2026/06/23/olivet-baptist-church-celebrates-100-years-honolulu/
"It all began in the heart of Honolulu in 1926 when a group of missionaries started meeting with a few local residents. 'When that little group first formed on July 4th of 1926, they gathered together under the name of Mission Church'....the name of the church was later changed to Olivet Baptist."
"longtime church member Pearl Arashiro recalls why she became a member of this congregation. 'When WWII started, the missionaries from Japan came here. They could also speak Japanese, so they impressed our parents being that they were Caucasian and they are all speaking Japanese. We all started coming to church', Arashiro recalled."
"It all began in the heart of Honolulu in 1926 when a group of missionaries started meeting with a few local residents. 'When that little group first formed on July 4th of 1926, they gathered together under the name of Mission Church'....the name of the church was later changed to Olivet Baptist."
"longtime church member Pearl Arashiro recalls why she became a member of this congregation. 'When WWII started, the missionaries from Japan came here. They could also speak Japanese, so they impressed our parents being that they were Caucasian and they are all speaking Japanese. We all started coming to church', Arashiro recalled."