Oʻahu · HI
Lāʻie
An old place of refuge, now home to BYU–Hawaii.
- Population
- 5,963 (2020 census)
- Plantation bought
- 1865
Then
- Before 1819
Lāʻie is a puʻuhonua, a sanctuary where fugitives could not be harmed.
- 1865
The LDS Church's Hawaiian Mission buys the Lāʻie plantation.
- Late 1940s
Beach fundraisers inspire "The Hukilau Song."
Now
BYU–Hawaii and the Polynesian Cultural Center are here, and the Laie Hawaii Temple has stood since before 1919.