Since there were few Russian Orthodox residents in Hawaii and they lived in different parts of the islands, their numbers were insufficient to establish a permanent parish and build a church. Nevertheless, Orthodox priests periodically visited Hawaii. The most well-known among them was missionary priest Yakov Korchinsky, who stopped in Hawaii in 1915 on his way to Australia. In Honolulu, he visited the Russian vice-consul to find out where the Russians lived, but he, as is customary for a Russian diplomat, did not know the whereabouts of his compatriots (according to Korchinsky's diary entries). However, Father Yakov managed to gather more than 250 people for prayer. During his three-month stay in Hawaii, he began raising funds for the construction of a church and sought to secure the appointment of a permanent priest. Despite having over 500 potential parishioners, donations came in slowly, and construction progressed at a snail's pace. After Korchinsky's departure, another Orthodox priest, Archip Syrbu, arrived in Hawaii, who, faced with the reluctance of Russians to participate in the construction of the church and school, was forced to return to America. It is known that in the 1930s and 1940s, the small Orthodox community in Hawaii was served by Archimandrite Innocent Dronov, who lived on the Big Island of Hawaii. Currently, there is a small Orthodox parish in Hawaii with about a hundred members, and there is a permanent priest, Father Anatoly Levin. Services are conducted in English and partially in Russian.

The head of the Mission of Saint Juvenaly in Hawaii, Ioann Shroedel, noted: "There are no other Orthodox churches until New Zealand, but many different sects, such as Mormons. Our service is unusual! On Epiphany, we bless the waters of the Pacific Ocean. The Service Book states that an open body of water should be blessed, but we have no rivers or lakes, so we bless the ocean. Of course, this is somewhat ambitious, but our God is great, and for Him, all things are possible! When we serve on the shore, some local Hawaiians, fishermen, come up and thank us."