It falls under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Honolulu and its bishop; it is staffed by the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary.
Mass was seldom said in this chapel - the predominant weekly activity was Sunday afternoon devotions and religious instruction.
Father Franckx later made improvements to the chapel by putting in flooring, galvanized roofing and lattice walls.
When the soldiers left, the community in Waikiki continued to frequent the chapel on Sundays when Father Valentin said Mass.
The church underwent enlargement in 1910, and 1925, essentially by cutting the building in two and moving the back to the beach.