Inspired to build a place of worship in the Anglican tradition, Kamehameha IV commissioned the construction of what would later become the Cathedral of Saint Andrew.

[2] The cathedral was designed by the London architects William Slater and R. H. Carpenter,[3] and the building process was overseen by their chief assistant Benjamin Ingelow.

[4] The Cathedral of Saint Andrew was built in the French Gothic architectural style, shipped in several pre-fabricated pieces from England.

The western facade has a window of hand-blown stained glass that reaches from the floor to the eaves, depicting the European explorers that visited the Hawaiian Islands.

[8] They went unrung for many years due to that church's structural issues, and in 1972, facing redundancy, the bells were put up for sale.