Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Chaminade preparing for in-person instruction

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Chaminade University of Honolulu is preparing to welcome students to campus this fall for in-person instruction based on a “robust” coronavirus plan the school is working out with public health experts. Undergraduates begin on Aug. 24, graduate students on July 6, 2020. The university is getting ready “to deliver the best academic experience possible as […]

Official notices: June 26, 2020

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Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate.] June 26, 9:00 am, St. Francis Healthcare System of Hawaii Board of Directors (video conference). June 27, 10:00 am, Diocesan Review Board (video conference). June 27-28, Episcopal Visitation, St. John the Baptist Parish, Kalihi. July 1, 6:15 pm, Holy Hour for Vocations, Co-Cathedral of St. […]

Ace Tui is ordained a deacon in a socially distanced but joyful liturgy

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By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald The seats were spaced apart and the crowd was smaller than usual at Deacon Ese’ese “Ace” Tui’s diaconal ordination. But joyous choir music, striking altar decorations and a supportive crowd filled any gaps left by COVID-19’s social distancing measures. Bishop Larry Silva ordained Tui a “transitional” deacon — so-called […]

St. Joseph, Hilo, will stay open for another school year

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Big Island’s only Catholic school still needs more support to overcome large deficit worsened by COVID-19 By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald The only Catholic school on Hawaii Island will stay open for the next academic year. St. Joseph School in Hilo made the announcement on June 5 after several weeks of fundraising and promotion […]

The men behind the cameras

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A father-son team brings you, live on the internet, Masses from the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald If you’ve watched any of the streaming Masses at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady Peace in Honolulu from Holy Week on, you’re watching the handiwork of John Fielding. Fielding, […]

John “Jack” F. Sullivan Jr. | 1934-2020: There was nobody like him

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‘Uncle Jack’ left an endearing mark on the hearts of Hawaii’s women inmates By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald “Do you know anybody else like him?” asked Jaqueline Barney, prison minister at St. John Vianney Parish in Kailua. It was more an exclamation than a question. To be sure, there was no one like John […]

Departing Hawaii Catholic Schools’ superintendent Michael Rockers reviews his time of service to the islands

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Nurturing partnerships By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Michael Rockers became Hawaii Catholic Schools superintendent in Aug. 2011 but has 43 total years of experience in Catholic education including as a teacher, principal and superintendent in Catholic school systems on the Mainland. He leaves the job at the end of June. The Herald spoke with […]

Welcome home: Going back to church after two and a half months was a heartening, if tentative, experience

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald “Do you want the 4 p.m. or the 5:30 p.m.?” Because of social distancing rules, St. Elizabeth Parish in Aiea had added a second Saturday vigil Mass to the schedule as it anticipated a potential rush of parishioners coming back to church on Pentecost weekend when parishes were allowed […]