Catholics and others came out to publicly express their opposition to abortion and their respect for life from conception to natural death Jan. 22 at the annual Hawaii March for Life at the Hawaii State Capitol in remembrance of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe vs. Wade decision that legalized abortion. Above, a woman holds her sign up for the traffic passing by the State Capitol building on Beretania Street. Right, a white cross leaning against the statue of St. Damien relays the somber statistic, “60 million babies killed.”
The winners of the Pearson Foundation Keiki Poster Contest for the March for Life, Jan. 22 at the State Capitol hold their posters. From left, Liberty Voshell, grade 1, age 7, homeschooled; Justin Tsai, grade 9, age 14, St. Louis School; Nicole Siu, grade 8, age 13, St. Elizabeth School, Aiea. (Photo courtesy of Ruth Prinzivalli)
Two pro-life sign holders stand along Kuhio Highway on Kauai on Jan. 20. Twenty-three parishioners of St. Theresa, St. Catherine, Holy Cross and Immaculate Conception parishes on the Garden Isle prayed the rosary for unborn children.
Members of Our Lady of Sorrows Parish, Wahiawa, Knights of Columbus demonstrate their support for life. (Photo courtesy of Paulette Vernay)