Case Study
Pukas Ministries
- Client:
- Pukas Ministries
- Services:
- Nondenominational church and community ministry, Kauai, Hawaii
- Launched:
- December 2025
The Problem
Pukas Ministries had been on WordPress for years. The site worked — mostly — but it was slow, hard to maintain, and hadn't kept pace with how people find and connect with a church today. On mobile, it scored a 67 on Google's PageSpeed Insights. The design was dated, the domain was long, and the platform required ongoing attention the ministry didn't have time for.
The community Pukas serves deserved better.
What We Did
We moved Pukas off WordPress entirely and rebuilt the site as a fast, static HTML site — hosted on Cloudflare, zero ongoing cost, nothing to maintain.
At the same time we secured pukas.org — a clean, short domain that's easier to share, easier to remember, and better for search. The old pukasministries.com redirects cleanly to the new domain.
The rebuild included:
- Full static site build — HTML, Tailwind CSS, Cloudflare hosting
- New domain — pukas.org, with clean redirect from pukasministries.com
- Schema.org markup — structured data identifying Pukas as a local religious organization on Kauai
- Mobile-first design — clean, fast, and easy to navigate on any device
- Content refresh — copy written to welcome visitors and answer what someone new to the ministry needs to know
The Results
| Metric | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Mobile Performance | 67 | 97 |
| Accessibility | 85 | 92 |
| SEO Score | 92 | 100 |
| Best Practices | 100 | 100 |
| Hosting Cost | Monthly (WordPress) | $0/mo |
Performance improved 45%. SEO score hit 100. Accessibility improved. And the ministry now has a site that costs nothing to host and nothing to maintain — freeing up time and budget for the work that actually matters.
The Takeaway
A WordPress site that works is still a WordPress site — slow, expensive over time, and one neglected update away from a problem. Pukas now has a fast, clean web presence that reflects the community it serves and requires nothing from them to keep running.