Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu
Hawaii-born Jesuit deacon Kyle Shinseki poses with Big Island pastor Father Konelio Faletoi and Hawaii diocesan seminarians Oct. 21 in Christ the Light Cathedral in Oakland, California, after his ordination to the diaconate by Jesuit Bishop Michael Barber of Oakland. Pictured, from left, are Father Faletoi, Kurt Meyer, deacon Shinseki, Ese’ese “Ace” Tui, Romple Emwalu and Chance Billmeyer. The Honolulu-born, Kauai-raised deacon is a graduate of Kauai High School. He entered the Jesuits’ Chicago province in 2009. Shinseki is the nephew of General Eric Shinseki, the former U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs.