50 years ago – May 10, 1963
Left, Sunday, May 5, the Most Reverend James J. Sweeney, D.D., Bishop of Honolulu, blessed Chaminade College’s new residence hall for men, Hale Hoaloha. Assisting the bishop was Monsignor Charles Kekumano and the Very Reverend Robert R. Mackey, S.M., president of the college. The three-story residence hall will house 56 men and two resident counselors and is located on the Ewa side of the college campus, over-looking the intersection of St. Louis Drive and Dole Street.
25 years ago – May 13, 1988
Bringing spirituality and sexuality together again
It’s called “Spirituality and Sexuality” because “we are not afraid to admit that young people need a prayer life and the strength of the sacraments” to live in a society with warped sexual views.
That’s how Sister Kathleen Marie Shields explains the title of the diocese’s new sex education program. Sister Kathleen is the director of the Religious Education Department, which is jointly sponsoring the statewide program with the Family Life and Youth Ministry Services offices.
“Maybe what makes our approach significant is that we believe in our young people,” she explains. “We know that they can be faithful to Christ.”
To “significant” add “successful.” At last report, the program, which Sister Kathleen would rather call a “process,” was getting rave reviews.
10 years ago – May 9, 2003
After some inconvenience, Kahala Nui project should benefit Star of the Sea Parish and School
If you’ve driven eastbound to the end of the H-1 lately and glanced left to Star of the Sea Church, you’ve probably seen a skyscraper-high orange crane busy at work and an army of backhoes digging up what used to be the parish parking lot and school field.
Within two years, the west end of the Star of the Sea Parish property will be transformed into Kahala Nui, described by its developers as a “life care” retirement community for active seniors 62 years and older.
It is not a parish project, or even a Catholic one. But the parish will gain a new structure and ongoing lease money as part of the deal that is allowing Senior Living Community, Inc., a not-for-profit corporation, to build the new facility.
