Bishop Larry Silva will celebrate a memorial Mass for the late Kalaupapa patient Clarence “Boogie” Kahilihiwa at 10 a.m. April 20 in the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace. Kahilihiwa was a resident for more than 60 years in Kalaupapa where he had emerged as a leader and advocate for those quarantined there for […]
CLARENCE ‘BOOGIE’ KAHILIHIWA | 1941-2021
Kalaupapa resident of over 60 years taught the importance of ‘giving back’ By Valerie Monson Special to the Herald Clarence “Boogie” Kahilihiwa, one of the youngest of the Kalaupapa community who evolved into a strong leader, delivering his powerful words to the State Legislature, the Board of Land and Natural Resources and Iolani Palace, died […]