If you’re visiting the North Shore, chances are you will visit the Polynesian Cultural Center. And if you’re visiting the Polynesian Cultural Center, you will be right next door to the Laie Hawaii Temple. This is a free place to visit and has beautiful gardens and grounds that make for a great place to stop and visit while you’re on the North Shore.
How to Get to the Laie Hawaii Temple:
The Laie Hawaii Temple, is just north of the Polynesian Cultural Center. You can check out directions on our PCC post how to get here. Similarly to the Polynesian Cultural Center, you will need to be aware that it can take 60+ minutes to get to the Laie Hawaii Temple from the southern end of the island. Traffic is especially bad in the late afternoon/early evening. The address for the Laie Hawaii Temple is 55-600 Naniloa Loop Laie, Hawaii.
What to Do at the Laie Hawaii Temple:
When you get to the Laie Hawaii Temple, you will first want to go to the Visitor’s Center. Inside the Visitor’s Center are missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who will help you decide what to go learn about. They can also give you a brief history of the town of Laie which I found to be very interesting. At the Visitor’s Center, you can learn more about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints if you’re interested and you can also learn about what temples are. There are also exhibits about the Laie Hawaii Temple specifically and it’s historical significance in the area.
After you visit the Visitor’s Center, you are welcome to walk around the Laie Hawaii Temple grounds. There is beautiful vegetation all around the temple as well as pretty water features and statues and sculptures.
Sum Up:
The Laie Hawaii Temple is a great place to visit if you’re on the North Shore of Oahu. The Visitor’s Center is a great place to learn more about the Laie community, temples and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. There are also free restrooms and drinking fountains. There are also lots of beautiful photo ops on the grounds surrounding the Laie Hawaii Temple.
