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50 years ago — Dec. 1, 1972
ELECTED—The Sisters Council of the Diocese of Honolulu counted the ballots and the following were elected to office: (left to right) Sister Marie Jose, O.S.F., as secretary; Sister Marie Mary, M.M., as vice-chairman; Sister Brenda Lau, C.S.J., as chairman; and Sister Marie Rosso, M.M., as treasurer.
25 years ago — Dec. 12, 1997
Bishop and the Brownies
Bishop Francis X. DiLorenzo is greeted by a group of Brownies and Girl Scouts at Sacred Hearts Academy last month. First row, from left, Tayler Nichols, Mary Catherine Lennon, Morgan Nichols, Andeline Friese, Makena Hamilton, Cheyane Kamai, Jaclyn Par, Shoshana Robello, Amber Parrilla, Keslie-Kei Rogers. Second row, from left, Tiffany Phillips, Noel Bicholas, Rebecca Debo. The bishop was on campus to have his annual talk with the seniors.
10 years ago — Dec. 7, 2012
Remembering Hawaii’s first priest
The first Catholic missionary of Hawaii, Father Alexis Jean Augustin Bachelot, died at sea on Dec. 5, 1837, 175 years ago this month. His passing could be considered a martyr’s death.
Though seriously ill, Father Bachelot had been harshly expelled from the islands for a second time during the “dark decade” of Catholic persecution in Hawaii.
