Docomomo Hawaii is kicking off the first in a series of docophoto events looking at the stained glass work of Erica Karawina.

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Erica Karawina was the foremost stained glass artist working in Hawaii from the 1960s through the turn of the century. She broke with more traditional methods of making stained glass and created unique designs of faceted glass using the dalle de verre technique developed in France during the 1930s. After the war this technique spread to Great Britain and then to America. The form was popular during the 1960s and into the 1970s, but its use tapered off, and today it is difficult to purchase the glass necessary to make such pieces. Her stunning, abstract designs complemented the modern style buildings they adorned, and provided the structures with non-derivative, ornamentation suitable to the sensibilities of the period. She executed over eighteen major commissions in Hawaii, and over the course of the next half year we will endeavor to explore many of them.

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Saturday, November 8, 2025

9:30am: The Robert Shipman Thurston Jr. Memorial Chapel | 1601 Punahou St

• Located at the Punahou School campus. Designed by Vladimir Ossipoff in 1967, the windows are one of a number of special features which make this building one of the most special mid-century modern ecclesiastical buildings in Hawaii.
• Enter the campus from the main gate at the corner of Wilder and Punahou streets. Follow Chamberlain Drive around past the baseball field and park in Sullivan Parking lot, or wherever the security guard indicates. We will meet in front of Sullivan Hall, the school’s administration building, and then will be escorted up to the chapel.

10:30am: The Manoa Valley Church | 2728 Huapala St

• Located next to Manoa marketplace. Designed by Wong & Wong in 1967, it features a 37’ high, floor to ceiling stained glass window, soaring roof and cross ventilated nave.
• Parking is located adjacent to the building, or at Manoa Marketplace.

11:30am: St. Andrews’ Priory | 224 Queen Emma Square

• Located behind to St Andrew's Cathedral. Includes a Karawina window in the priory's chapel.
• For St Andrew's Priory, there is a paid parking lot on the Beretania Street of St. Andrews’ Cathedral, and there is also free parking on Vineyard Boulevard and Nuuanu Avenue, a bit further away.

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This event is free and open to the public. No RSVP required

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Carpooling is suggested as parking is limited at each site. Please be prompt and considerate as there are multiple events happening a the various campuses. Wait for representitives of Docomomo to show up before entering any of the buildings.