Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Archives for August 2013

Official Notices: Aug. 2, 2013

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Bishop’s Calendar August 4, 10:30 am, Mass at Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace, downtown Honolulu; 5:00 pm, Vocations Discernment Gathering for Oahu, St. Stephen Diocesan Center (SSDC), Kaneohe. August 7, 6:15 pm, Holy Hour for Vocations, Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, Kalihi. August 8, 9:30 am, Clergy Workshop on Ministry to the Micronesian Community (SSDC). […]

Back to School | High school enrollment up while overall numbers continue slide

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Catholic grade school enrollment in Hawaii continued its downward drift last year, while high school numbers increased slightly, thanks mostly to student body growth at Damien Memorial and Saint Francis, which have recently gone co-ed. But overall enrollment — preschool through grade 12 — dropped 458, from 9,794 for the start of school 2011 to […]

Remembrance: Deacon Jerry Nunogawa ‘left things better off than he found them’

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Jerry Nunogawa “loved doing the Lord’s work.” That’s how Michael Shizuma remembered him in a eulogy he offered to his fellow deacon in services in Hilo, where Nunogawa lived and worked, and on Oahu. Nunogawa died on June 17 after collapsing at St. Stephen Diocesan Center a day after assisting at a formation weekend for […]

Kathleen T. Choi: Not so little

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I dislike getting angry. It leaves me shaken and ashamed. I understand anger’s source. We perceive a threat, and a surge of adrenaline gives us the strength to run away or fight back. Knowing that, I can sometimes walk off anger before I say or do something I’ll regret. I tell myself that I’m not […]

Back to School | Tuition rates increase for most, but not all

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The universal truth that Catholic school tuition will always go up was not practiced universally this year as at least five schools kept their prices the same as the year before. One school even lowered its base tuition cost for one of its grades: Damien Memorial School reduced its sixth grade tuition by $300, while […]

Obituary: Francis Matthew Popish, Christian Brother, taught at Damien High 22 years

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Christian Brother Francis Matthew Popish, who taught at Damien Memorial School for more than two decades, died after a brief illness July 19 at Hale Nani Nursing Home where he had been living since January. He was 85 and had just celebrated his 70th anniversary of religious life. His funeral is Aug. 10 in the […]

Back to School | Free milk, reduced price meals

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Twelve Hawaii Catholic schools this coming school year are offering free milk and free and reduced price meals for children unable to pay the full price under the Special Milk Program, National School Lunch and School Breakfast Program and Child and Adult Care Food Program. Application forms are being sent to parents or guardians. Children […]

Back to School | St. Ann Early Learning Center: New director started at school 20 years ago

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Cynthia Achong, who started at St. Ann Early Learning Center 20 years ago as a teacher’s aide, is now the preschool’s director. She began her position on July 1. Achong grew up in Kaneohe and now lives in Waimanalo with her husband Wayne and three daughters Leesa, Chelsee and Cailee. Achong began at St. Ann […]

Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: Aug. 2, 2013

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It’s back-to-school time, Heraldites. You can tell I’m excited about the new academic year, because I have included some school-related questions in the quiz below. Happy learning! 1) Saints Which of the following saints was a pioneer of education from France who founded the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools in 1680, and […]