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In 1915, an official request by the Russian Orthodox community in Hawaii and the Episcopal Bishop of Hawaii, Henry B. Restarick to the Holy Synod in St. Petersburg; a priest was dispatched that same year to Hawaii (with the blessing of Archbishop [[Evdokim (Meschersky) of the Aleutians]]) to pastor the large population of Orthodox Russian faithful. He establishsed established permanent liturgical services in Hawaii and on [[Christmas]] [[December 25]] (O.S.) / [[January 7]] (N.S.) 1916, Protopresbyter Jacob Korchinsky celebrated the [[Divine Liturgy]] at in the Holy Trinity Chapel of the Saint Andrew's Episcopal Cathedral in Honolulu. Thus Orthodoxy was re-established in Hawaii.

Fr. Jacob, a well-known [[missionary]] priest, established churches in Canada, the United States, Alaska, Australia and the Phillipines. He was murdered arrested in [[Wikipedia:Odessa|Odessa]] on [[June 23]], 1941and shot (murdered) two months later.<ref>[http://www.rusvera.mrezha.ru/515/14.htm Газета "Вера" (Newspaper ''Faith'')]</ref>, but . He has not yet been officially recognized as a martyred saint. St. [[Tikhon of Moscow]] once quoted Fr. Jacob's missionary exploits this way, "He did much to convert the heathens to the Christian Faith and returned many [[Uniate]]s to the Orthodox Church. He set the foundation for parish life in many places, built churches and assisted the unfortunate with his acquied acquired medical knowledge." ''<br>(Report by Bishop (Saint) Tikhon Belavin to the Holy Synod. No. 155 Nov. 26, 1906)''

Following the departure of Fr. Jacob Korchincky Korchinsky to Australia in March of 1916, he was subsequently replaced by Archpriest John Dorosh in that same year, who remained in Hawaii until his departure in the 1920s.

In subsequent years, the Russian Orthodox Church in Hawaii shipped or flew temporary priests to the Hawaiian Islands to care for the dwindling Orthodox population, becoming part of the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]] (ROCOR). A permanent priest was not stationed in Hawaii until 1921, when [[Archimandrite]] Innokenty Dronov of Hilo, a contemporary of St. [[Jonah of Manchuria]], St. [[John Maximovitch|John of Shanghai and San Francisco]] and Metropolitan [[Meletius (Zaborosky) of Harbin and Manchuria|Meletius of Harbin]], was dispatched and served the entire Orthodox Christian flock on all the Hawaiian Islands throughout the 1930s and 1940s. Fr. Innokentiy had a large following of [[Church of Japan|Japanese Orthodox]] Christians. He frequently returned to the [http://www.wadiocese.com Diocese in San Francisco] to report to Archbishops [[Apollinary (Koshevoy) of San Francisco|Apollinary (Koshevoy)]] and [[Tikhon (Troitsky) of San Francisco|Tikhon (Troitsky)]] and for medical reasons. He is now purportedly buried on the Big Island of Hawaii. Until the assignment of Archpriest Anatole Lyovin, Fr. Innokenty was the longest serving priest in the history of the Orthodox Church in Hawaii.

In the late 1960s, a group of Russian Orthodox Christians parted ways with the local Greek community and joined the Russian Orthodox Church in Hawaii under the Omophorion of Archbishop Anthony of Los Angeles; they formed the St. [[Mark of Ephesus]] Russian Orthodox MissionParish. In the early 1980s, this mission parish was later re-[[consecrate|consecrated]] under the heavenly protection of the [[Mother of God]] and is now known as the Holy [[Theotokos]] of [[Panagia Portaitissa|Iveron]] Russian Orthodox Church. In the late 1990s, the Council President of the Russian Orthodox community in Hawaii, Anatole Lyovin, was [[ordination|ordained]] to serve the Orthodox faithful in Hawaii. Currently After many years of prayer, hard work and dedication, this parish is without community recently purchased a permanent structurenew Church complex in Kailua, hoping to build the first Russian Orthodox [[church]] in HonoluluOahu. This church is also where the Miracleworking "Hawaiian" Iveron Icon of the Theotokos is brought on most Saturdays and Sundays for veneration, when not travelling to other churches. This community is under the spiritual care of Archbishop +[[Kyrill (Dmitrieff) of San Francisco]] ([[ROCOR]]). Three Four clergy are assigned to this parish; Priest Athanasius KoneNectarios Yangson, the Rector, Archpriest Anatole V. Lyovin, Pastor Emeritus, Archpriest Konstantin Sorrell, and Deacon Michael BressemSeraphim Stojance Andov.

In the mid to late 1990's, a separate Russian Orthodox mission community was established on the Big Island of Hawaii. It later became inactive.  In 2017, a new Western-Rite ROCOR Orthodox Religious Hermitage was established on the Big Island of Hawaii in Kapaau. This community is [[Stavropegial]] and is under the Omophorion of His Eminence Metropolitan [[Nicholas (Olhovsky) of Manhattan]], First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia. The priest in charge is Fr. Columba Stephen Lally, two nuns also live and worship at the hermitage.

In the early 1990s, a Serbian community established an Orthodox mission dedicated to St. [[Lazar of Serbia|Lazar of Kosovo]]. The Serbian mission later became inactive, and its remaining members joined the local Russian and Greek churches. There has been a recent interest within the Serbian Orthodox community in Hawaii to re-establish this mission. In recent monthsyears, visiting clergy (including the Serbian Bishop [[Maxim (Vasilijevic) of Western America]]) have come from the mainland to minister to them. This mission is now active and under the spiritual direction of Archpriest Protopresbyter Blasko Paraklis.

In early 2004, a new Orthodox community under the jurisdiction of the Orthodox Church in America ([[OCA]]) was established on the Big Island of Hawai`i, in Kailua-Kona. In 2007 this was named [http://stjuvenaly.org St. Juvenaly Orthodox Mission]. The administrator of  In 2013, this mission parish is Fr. Matthew Tate, and it is under the oversight of His Eminence, Archbishop community purchased a building in [[Benjamin (Peterson) of San Franciscow:Honomu|Honomu]] , on the east side of the Hawaiʻi. The east-side mission is now known as [[Diocese of the West (OCA)|Diocese of the West]http://ascensionhilo.org Holy Ascension Orthodox Church].

In 2013The administrator of these mission parishes is Fr. Matthew Tate, this community purchased a building in and they are under the Omophorion of His Eminence, Archbishop [[w:Honomu|HonomuBenjamin (Peterson) of San Francisco]], on of the [[Diocese of the east side West (OCA)|Diocese of Hawaiʻithe West]]. The east-side mission Archpriest George Gray, is attached to the St Juvenaly Church, and Priest Benjamin Huggins is known as [http://ascensionhilo.org Rector of the Holy Ascension Orthodox Church]Mission.

[[Image:IveronIcon1IveronIcon.jpg|left|frame|The Wonderworking "Hawaiian" Myrrh-streaming Iveron Icon]]

As She travels, the Holy Icon has been lovingly called in Greek, "The Wandering Panaghia" since She does not have a [http://www.iveron.org memorial church shrine] to call Her own. When resources become available, plans are underway to build a proper chapel or church structure and retreat center in Hawaii to house the Mother of God's Wonderworking Iveron Icon. It has also been affectionately referred to as the "Protectress of the Orthodox in Hawaii" by some of the Orthodox Christian faithful in Hawaii, since Orthodox Christians from all the Hawaii parishes have come to love and have grown very close to this miracle from God.

May She forever protect the Christian faithful of Hawaii!

*St. Juvenaly Orthodox Mission (Big IslandKona) - [http://oca.org/DIRlisting.asp?SID=9&KEY=OCA-WE-KONOCX OCA listing], [http://stjuvenaly.org Mission website]*Holy Ascension Orthodox Church (Honomou) - [http://www.holyascensionhilo.org/ Official Website]

*Priest Alexander Leong, Rector Dean of Ss. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Honolulu, HI.*Priest Athanasius KoneNectarios Yangson, Rector of the Holy Theotokos of Iveron Russian Orthodox Church, Honolulu, HI.*Priest Columba Stephen Lally, Rector of Our Lady of the Angels Western-Rite Community, Kapaau, HI.*Priest Benjamin Huggins, Rector of the Holy Ascension Orthodox Mission, Honomou, HI.*Archpriest George Gray, St. Juvenaly Orthodox Mission, Honalo, HI.*Archpriest Anatole V. Lyovin, Retired Rector of the Holy Theotokos of Iveron Russian Orthodox Church, Honolulu, HI.*Deacon Michael BressemArchpriest Konstantin Sorrell, Cleric of the Holy Theotokos of Iveron Russian Orthodox Church, Honolulu, HI.*Ipodiakon Nectarios YangsonPriest George Hill, Chaplain, US Army Garrison, Schofield Barracks, Ikonophoros (Icon Guardian)HI*Deacon Seraphim Stojance Andov, Holy Theotokos of Iveron Russian Orthodox Church, Honolulu, HI.

* V. Rev. Fr [[Michael Protopopov]]; ''[httphttps://dlibraryacuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/digitalthesesdownload/public7a6f29d5f4ab0a9d13ba30eced67fe15b6b07e63c698a776224464e4706f77bb/adt-acuvp09042006.852271032/02whole%2065054_downloaded_stream_279.pdf A History of the Russian Orthodox Presence in Australia]'' - Submitted Thesis

* ''[https://orthodoxhawaii.org/book TWO HUNDRED YEARS ON THE ROAD: A History of the Orthodox Church in Hawaii ]'' by Amir A. Khisamutdinov and Rev. Anatole V. Lyovin. (Honolulu, HI., 2011)