This is a picture of the St. Philomena Church, which was mentioned throughout the book Moloka’i. In the book the church was located across the road from the Baldwin Home for boys. In Hokea’s paintings St. Philomena had a ” white cross over its door… and somberly framed by the graveyard in the foreground…..” (page 278)
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