Malia O Ka Malu or Our Lady of Peace is an appellation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Hawaiian language. It is shortened from "Malia o ka Malu Hale Pule Nui", a title of the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu, the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace.[1]: 106 [citation needed]
Background
Other Hawaiian churches honoring the Virgin include
- Maria Lanakila, Our Lady of Victory, in Lahaina[1]: 111 [citation needed]
- Malia Hoku O Ke Kai, Mary the Star of the Sea, in Kahala[citation needed]
- Malia Puka O Ka Lani, Mary the Gate of Heaven, in Hilo[citation needed]