1+ week, 3+ day ago (629+ words) After six years of repairs and renovations, Hawaii's oldest Christian church is holding a grand reopening of its sanctuary doors. Mokuaikaua Church in Kailua-Kona is holding a three-day ho'olaule'a themed "E Ho'i Mai! Return!" The event begins Friday night and continues Saturday and Sunday to celebrate the sanctuary's reopening, as well as the 205th anniversary of the historic house of worship. Mokuaikaua's congregation was established by Christian missionaries in 1820, with the church building completed in 1837. "So he said you'd better call a structural engineer and have him evaluate the structure for you. So we brought in a structural engineer, and he confirmed that we had to do something or we would lose the building if there was another earthquake like the one we had, or a big hurricane." Ndecheck said the church held its services outside "where we normally drink our…...