Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Catholic Charities hires fund development officers

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Catholic Charities Hawaii has hired two fund development officers for its Development Office. Lisa Nakano and Suzanne Peterson will be responsible for gift stewardship, donor relations and development activities. Before joining Catholic Charities, Nakano served for five years as the marketing and development coordinator at Hospice Hawaii, where she managed fund development initiatives, donor databases, […]

Back to School 2014 | Six new (some returning) school administrators for 2014-15

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The Hawaii Catholic Schools office is reporting six new Catholic school administrators for the start of 2014-2015 school year. Here they are in alphabetical order. Damien Memorial School Brother Daniel Casey, CFC Principal Originally from Chicago, Christian Brother Daniel Casey has a degree in speech and drama from Lewis College in Lockport, Ill. (now Lewis […]

It takes a (kupuna) village: St. Francis Healthcare responds to changing needs

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An artist’s rendering of the future independent living complex for seniors at the Liliha Kupuna Village, a new venture of the St. Francis Healthcare System. (image courtesy of Gregg Maedo + Associates, Inc.)   The Islands’ only Catholic healthcare system has undergone many changes in the last several years, and this summer it continues to […]

St. Marianne: Arrival from Syracuse, a second and final time

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Honolulu again will give an aloha welcome to Hawaii’s beloved saint who is returning for permanent rest St. Marianne Cope’s remains will return to Hawaii to be enshrined in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace nearly a decade after they were exhumed in Kalaupapa to rest at her motherhouse in Syracuse. All that is […]

Annual charismatic conference to feature Father Dave Pivonka

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The Hawaii Catholic Charismatic Renewal Services 36th annual Hawaii Regional Charismatic Conference, Aug. 8-10 at the Catholic Charities Hawaii campus in Makiki, will feature praise and worship, fellowship and inspiring presenters, including the popular Franciscan author, teacher and speaker Father Dave Pivonka. The Mass celebrants are Father Gary Secor on Saturday morning and Bishop Larry […]

St. Michael parishioner queen of FCC fundraiser pageant

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The Oahu Council of Filipino Catholic Clubs will celebrate its annual fundraising campaign, coronation and pageant on Aug. 16 at St. Michael Church in Waialua. This year’s Queen of Charity is Jacqueline Buted Medrano of St. Michael Parish. The event begins with a procession at 4:30 p.m. and Mass at 5 p.m. followed by dinner […]

The saga of Our Lady of Peace

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The story of how a 500-year-old wedding present came to determine the name of the Honolulu cathedral July 9 is the feast of Our Lady of Peace, the patroness of the Diocese of Honolulu after whom the Hawaii cathedral is named. Our cathedral in downtown Honolulu is named after a little statue of the Blessed […]

Voter registration effort reports mixed results

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Very early feedback regarding the diocese’s in-Mass voter registration effort two weeks ago showed mixed and incomplete results. Some parishes reported registering dozens of potential voters, while a few parishes did not participate. Bishop Larry Silva had asked Hawaii parishes to register new voters during the Masses over the June 21-22 weekend in an effort […]