Kona Hawaii Temple | ||||
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Closed for renovation | ||||
Number | 70 | |||
Dedication | January 23, 2000, by Gordon B. Hinckley | |||
Site | 7.02 acres (2.84 ha) | |||
Floor area | 12,325 sq ft (1,145.0 m2) | |||
Height | 71 ft (22 m) | |||
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Additional information | ||||
Announced | May 7, 1998, by Gordon B. Hinckley | |||
Groundbreaking | March 13, 1999, by John B. Dickson | |||
Open house | January 12–15, 2000 | |||
Current president | Edward Lincoln Reinhardt | |||
Designed by | Church A & E Services, Bob Lowder | |||
Location | Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, U.S. | |||
Geographic coordinates | 19°38′29.8″N 155°59′7.9″W / 19.641611°N 155.985528°W | |||
Exterior finish | White marble veneer | |||
Temple design | Classic modern, single-spire design | |||
Baptistries | 1 | |||
Ordinance rooms | 2 (two-stage progressive) | |||
Sealing rooms | 2 | |||
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The Kona Hawaii Temple is the 70th operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The temple is located in Kailua-Kona on the island of Hawaii and is the second temple built in Hawaii, along with the Laie Hawaii Temple. It is the sixth temple built in the Pacific Islands.