Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Catholic Charities starts program for volunteers with $300,000 grant

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Catholic Charities Hawaii received a $300,000 grant, from a donor who wishes to remain anonymous, to create a volunteer program that will promote a culture of philanthropy within the organization and throughout the state. Called the Volunteer Services and Community Engagement Program, the project, which began last month, aims to increase volunteer opportunities, bring together […]

Dominican Sisters elect officials for Hawaii region

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Hawaii’s Dominican Sisters of the Most Holy Rosary elected Sister Bernarda Sindol of St. Elizabeth School, Aiea, as its regional superior during its 12th Hawaii region chapter, or general planning meeting, June 18-26 at the Dominican Center in Waipahu. The sisters also chose three councilors, or primary advisors, and their regional secretary and treasurer. The […]

Retiring: Father ‘Teddy’ Gaquit served here 13 years as a hospital chaplain

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After being on-call for more than 13 years as a hospital chaplain on Oahu, Father Teodulo “Teddy” Gaquit will retire July 1. The quiet, hardworking priest, who originally hails from the Archdiocese of Palo in the Philippines, has been bringing comfort, compassion and the sacraments to patients at Honolulu medical centers, including Straub, Queen’s, Kaiser […]

Retiring: Father Paul L. Minchak, one of Hawaii’s pioneer Capuchin priests, worked in parishes almost 30 years

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After 44 years of priesthood, almost 30 of which were spent serving in Hawaii, Capuchin Franciscan Father Paul L. Minchak will retire at the same New York City parish where he grew up, attended grade school and was ordained. The pastor of Resurrection of the Lord Parish in Waipio in central Oahu since 2002 will […]

Obituary: Jerry Nunogawa marked six years as a deacon

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Deacon Jerry H. Nunogawa, the Hilo resident who was ordained a permanent deacon for the Diocese of Honolulu six years ago, died unexpectedly June 17 on Oahu. He was 72. Deacon Nunogawa collapsed at St. Stephen Diocesan Center where he had been serving as a member of the core formation team for a diaconate training […]

Kalaupapa National Park has new superintendent

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Kalaupapa National Historical Park, which encompasses the isolated Molokai peninsula where Hawaii’s two saints lived, served and died, has a new superintendent. National Park Service has named Erika Stein to replace former Kalaupapa superintendent Steve Prokop who left his five-year Hawaii assignment in April to be superintendent of Redwood National and State Parks in California. […]

Military archdiocese seeks isle residents who knew saint candidate

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The Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, is proceeding with the cause for beatification of Maryknoll Father Vincent Robert Capodanno and is asking people who knew the priest during his short stay in the Islands to come forward and provide further information about him for possible beatification. Father Capodanno was born Feb. 13, 1929, in […]

Commentary: Uncommon Catholic schools and the common core

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The Common Core State Standards Initiative (CCSSI) is a national movement, primarily led by state educational leaders, which attempts to provide a clear, consistent framework of skills for teachers to “teach to.” The belief is that the list of skills will help prepare students for college and the workforce by providing teachers and parents with […]

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