Laie Hawaii Temple
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Announced: Oct. 3, 1915
Location: In Laie, on the northeast shore of the island of Oahu near Brigham Young University-Hawaii and the Polynesian Cultural Center.
Site: 11.4 acres, a portion of original property purchased by Church.
Exterior finish: Concrete made of the crushed lava rock of the area and tooled to a white cream finish.
Temple design: Suggestive of the ancient temples found in South America.
Architects: Hyrum C. Pope and Harold W. Burton.
General superintendent: In 1915, Samuel E. Woolley.
Contractor for 2010 renovation: Jacobsen Construction Co.
Project manager for 2010 renovation: John Stoddard.
Rooms: Baptistry, celestial room, three ordinance rooms, six sealing rooms.
Total floor area: 10,500 square feet originally; approximately 47,224 square feet after 1978 remodeling.
Dimensions of building: 157 feet by 283 feet.
District: 12 stakes in Hawaii, one stake and one mission district in the Marshall Islands.
Site dedication: June 1, 1915 by President Joseph F. Smith.
Dedication: Nov. 27, 1919, by President Heber J. Grant; five sessions. Rededicated June 13-15, by President Spencer W. Kimball after extensive remodeling; nine sessions. Rededicated Nov. 21, 2010, by President Thomas S. Monson after extensive renovation, structural hardening, new wiring, plumbing and electrical work; three sessions.
Re-dedicatory prayer excerpt: "We rededicate this temple as an abode for Thee and Thy Son. Let Thy glorious light ever shine upon it.
Wilt Thou place Thy ratifying seal of approval upon this service of rededication and upon all we have done and will do in this, Thy Holy House, which we now present to Thee."
