Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Photo: State officers

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The Hawaii state officers of the Knights of Columbus gather for a photo after the May 8 Mass at which they were installed. In the front row, from left, are Paul Maple, state warden; Randy Tom, state secretary; Father Lane Akiona, state chaplain; Ryan Brown, state deputy; Patrick Guzman, state treasurer; Alex Ty, state advocate. […]

Top teacher

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Rica Velasco, right, of St. Joseph School in Waipahu is the 2022 Golden Pineapple Teacher of the Year awardee. She was recognized at the annual Hawaii Catholic Schools Recognition Luncheon on May 19 at the Natsunoya Tea House in Honolulu. The award is given by the Hawaii Catholic Schools office, Chaminade University of Honolulu, and […]

Photo: Noblesse oblige ohana

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Maryknoll School is honoring the family of the late Arnold Baptiste Sr., founder of the Hawaii Medical Assurance Association (HMAA), as this year’s Noblesse Oblige awardees at the award and scholarship dinner at the Sheraton Waikiki on May 21. Recognized will be Emily Marciel Baptiste, Maryknoll class of ’53, not pictured, Arnie and Joji Jacinto-Baptiste, […]

Photo: Easter outreach

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In keeping with the Diocese of Honolulu’s outreach to incarcerated sisters, brothers and youth, Damien Memorial School students in Gaston Gosselin’s religion classes wrote messages of hope and joy in specially designed Easter cards. Students added stickers to their personal messages. The cards were distributed to the Women’s Community Correctional Center, the Federal Detention Center […]

Photo: Video champs

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Seventh graders at St. John Vianney School placed first in the Olelo Youth Xchange 2022 competition in the public service announcement category for their video “Why Do I Wear My Mask?” April 20 at the Hawaii Convention Center. They are, in the back, from left, Airi Chang, Lily Lukianowicz and Gabriel Brooks. The project was […]

Photo: Pose with a rose

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Members of the Knights of Columbus, seminarian Francis Pham and parishioners of Sacred Heart Church in Honolulu pose with the Knights of Columbus Silver Rose after a prayer service in the church on March 8. The Silver Rose visits churches as part of a respect for life pilgrimage during which the Knights and others pray […]