Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Catholic Charities opens third phase of affordable housing project

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Catholic Charities Housing Development Corporation (CCHDC) Oct. 5 dedicated the third phase of its Meheula Vista senior affordable rental housing development in Mililani Mauka and blessed and broke ground for phase four. Bishop Larry Silva did the blessing. Meheula Vista provides low-income seniors affordable housing with amenities that allow residents to “age in place.” The […]

Catholic Charities blesses final phase of Maui senior rental project

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Catholic Charities Housing Development Corporation (CCHDC) July 19 dedicated the second and final phase of its Kahului Lani senior affordable rental housing development in Kahului, Maui. The blessing, conducted by Bishop Larry Silva, was attended by Hawaii Gov. David Ige, Maui Mayor Michael Victorino, and Maui lawmakers. Kahului Lani provides low-income seniors with an affordable […]

Delivering dignity, compassion, justice

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Catholic Charities Hawaii, the island church’s primary social service agency, turns 75 this month By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald When Daryl Lynn Davalos was a teen in the late 1960s, her family went to Catholic Social Services on Oahu for family counseling. She remembers waiting in the lobby after an appointment and seeing a […]

Catholic Charities Hawaii: 75 years of charity timeline

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75 years of charity Source: Catholic Charities Hawaii 1859 The Catholic Weomen’s Aid Society, later to be known as the Catholic Women’s Guild, helps immigrant plantation workers adjust to life in Hawaii by providing food, clothing and medical aid. 1921 Laymen form the Columbus Welfare Association (CWA) promote activities for the general welfare of the […]

Commentary: Catholic Charities Hawaii celebrating its 75th this year

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“That is where Jesus is born,” Pope Francis said at Christmas, “close to the forgotten ones of the peripheries.” That is where Catholic Charities Hawaii works — and has worked for 75 years — bringing dignity to the forgotten ones; “ennobling the excluded,” to borrow another phrase of the Holy Father. Because each one is […]

Catholic Charities Hawaii successfully handled millions in COVID-19 rental assistance requests

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By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald During the 2020 holidays, while many were taking time off to enjoy the season, a team at Catholic Charities Hawaii worked long days, seven days a week to make sure that Hawaii renters got the assistance they needed during the pandemic. Led by Stella Wong, vice president for programs, […]

Diocese has new sex abuse victim assistance coordinator

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Kristin J. Leandro, director of the diocese’s Safe Environment office announced Jan. 12 the appointment of the new diocesan victim assistance coordinator, the person who provides support and services for adult survivors of child sexual abuse by clergy, religious or church workers. Lora Daniel, a licensed mental health counselor at Catholic Charities Hawaii, takes the […]

Humbled & honored: Interview with Catholic Charities Hawaii head

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‘The word of the moment seems to be surge. So we did see a surge in our donations to kind of match the need.’ By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Robert “Rob” Van Tassell became the new president and chief executive officer of Catholic Charities Hawaii this past fall. Van Tassell is originally from Washington […]

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