The group initially prayed in a cottage, before purchasing the Manoa Mosque in the 1979–1980 period.
[1] However, a 1992 study by the American Muslim Support group listed zero mosques in Hawaii in 1992.
Hawaiian Muslims are racially diverse, consisting of American-born converts and those with familial ties to many regions of the world like Asia and the Middle East.
[4] In May 2009, Hawaiian legislators voted to create a state-designated day of recognition, Islam Day on 24 September of that year, in order to recognize "the rich religious, scientific, cultural and artistic contributions of the Islamic world."
[6][7] The Philosophy Departments of the University of Hawaii at Manoa, where the state's main mosque is located, offers an Undergraduate Certificate in Islamic Studies.