50 years ago – March 1, 1963
A dream comes true — The Most Reverend James J. Sweeney, Bishop of Honolulu, blesses the new college wing and the new chapel and auditorium of St. Stephen’s Seminary last Friday. In doing so his dream of adequate facilities to educate and prepare young men from the islands for the Catholic priesthood became a reality. He was assisted by Very Reverend Monsignor Charles A. Kekumano, chancellor-secretary (left) and by Very Reverend John Ward, S.S., rector of St. Stephen’s Seminary (right).
25 years ago – March 4, 1988
The Pacific Ocean’s only Catholic book and media center
If you think of a Catholic bookstore as a cluttered and cramped place where you creep about reverently so you don’t knock over the row of Sacred Heart statues, a stroll through the newly expanded St. Paul Book and Media Center on Bishop St. will be a pleasant surprise.
It’s big. It’s airy. It’s orange. …
“It’s the only Catholic book store in the Pacific,” beamed Sister Susan John, D.S.P., the local superior. This is not an irrelevant claim. This outlet also serves Guam, Samoa, Saipan, Fiji and other points which the sisters try to visit at least once a year.
This is the bookstore’s second expansion since the sisters were invited to Hawaii in 1974 by Bishop John J. Scanlan. They first opened shop in the old chancery building at the back end of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace.
10 years ago – Feb. 28, 2003
Knights of Columbus expands to Kona
The Knights of Columbus has instituted a new council, No. 13227, at St. Michael Parish, Kailua-Kona.
According to Billy E. Ingalls, state deputy of the Hawaii State Council of the Knights of Columbus, “This represents a concerted effort over the past year to establish a Knights of Columbus presence on the Big Island.”
“New councils are the cornerstone of the order’s future growth and the addition of this new council at Kailua-Kona brings to 15 the number of active councils in the state,” he said.
District Deputy No. 2 Robert R. Hannan said expansion of the Knights to the Big Island has long been a part of the state council’s strategy for expansion.