Although the current building was constructed in 1961, the Lili'uokalani Church congregation dates from 1832. A Protestant church, it's named for Queen Lili'uokalani, who spent summers on Anahulu River and attended services here, held entirely in Hawaiian until the 1940s.The church is open whenever the minister is in, usually mornings.

In 1892 Queen Lili'uokalani gave the church its seven-dial clock, which shows the hour, day, month and year, as well as the phases of the moon. The queen's 12-letter name replaces the numerals on the clock face.