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50 years ago — Nov. 29, 1968
MEMORY OF A PRESIDENT — Governor John A. Burns presents the 1968 John F. Kennedy Memorial Scholarship in history to Mrs. Carol Kendrick Haskin, a Chaminade College senior. Bequests from the fund, established almost immediately after Kennedy’s assassination in 1963, are made on or about the November 22 anniversary of his death (Sunao Hironaka Photo)
25 years ago — Nov. 19, 1993
Christian worship, island-style
“Give us a backbone as strong as the Koolau Mountains, that we may act justly.” …
With this prayer, Marist Father Dennis Steik, pastor of Star of the Sea Church in Waialae-Kahala, welcomed participants to the second annual Hawaiian Liturgy Workshop.
The 1993 theme was E Aloha Aku I Kekahi Me Kekahi, “Love One Another.”
During the two days of workshops, meals, music and hula, Catholics and fellow Christians from around the state came together to explore ways of integrating the Hawaiian culture into Christian worship, and to focus on the beliefs and traditions held in common.
10 years ago — Nov. 14, 2008
Reenactment of Marianne arrival caps anniversary year
The big dark-coated horse clip-copped up Fort Street pulling a shiny red carriage, decorated with royal Hawaiian insignia, driven by a beefy man in a broad-rimmed hat. In the carriage’s open cab sat three nuns in full black habit, their faces barely visible under their large tent-like veils. Ahead of them, leading the way to the 19th century cathedral, was a procession of 60 men and women from Hawaiian royal societies in formal dress, headed by a trumpet shell blower and a trio of chanters. Four other nuns were on foot.
It was a scene from 125 years ago, though in fact it took place last Saturday, Nov. 8. It was a reenactment of the arrival to Hawaii from Syracuse, N.Y., of Mother Marianne Cope and her six Franciscan companions on the same date in 1883.
