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50 years ago — Dec. 6, 1968
PROJECT PLAQUE — Council 5000 of the Knights of Columbus has purchased a new plaque to be mounted on the algaroba stump in the courtyard of Our Lady of Peace Cathedral. The stump is that of the first algaroba tree planted in Hawaii and is considered the “grandfather of all algaroba trees in the islands.” Installing the new plaque were Ralph M. Medeiros (center) and A.W. Heatherly. Other members of the Plaque Committee were John Petrous, Harry Tong, P.G.K. John Horner, and P.G.K. Ollie Holzman.
Editor’s note: The algaroba (also know as kiawe in Hawaii and mesquite elsewhere) stump with plaque is still outside the chancery offices in downtown Honolulu.
25 years ago — Dec. 3, 1993
Since 61-year-old Adriano Caraang’s stroke in May 1992, his only regular trips outside his home are Sunday mornings when he is driven to Mass 10 minutes away at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in Kalihi. On a recent Sunday, he and his wife Corazon read in the parish bulletin of the parish’s new nurse program sponsored by St. Francis Medical Center. …
On Nov. 19, nurse Christine Hall Thompson paid her first visit to the Caraangs. …
All this medical help was free, provided by St. Francis through the parish.
10 years ago — Nov. 28, 2008
Molokai Ranch, the island’s largest private employer and land owner, shut down operations on March 24 followed by the layoff of about 100 workers. The ranch-owned movie theater, gas station, golf course, hotel properties and cattle operations, as well as a privately-owned restaurant in Maunaloa all were shuttered.
On Nov. 15 MOILA worked with the Diocese of Honolulu’s Office for Social Ministries and several Oahu parishes to organize an early Thanksgiving meal and distribution of food bags for the upcoming holiday at the town’s Catholic church, St. Vincent Ferrer.
Editor’s note: The 55,000 acre Molokai Ranch property was put up for sale in November 2017 for $260,000,000 and has yet to be sold.