Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Photo: Laulima House donation

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The First Hawaiian Bank Foundation on Aug. 3 awarded a $100,000 grant to Catholic Charities Hawaii for its Laulima House Campaign. Pictured from left are First Hawaiian Bank senior vice president Vernon Wong, Catholic Charities Hawaii president and chief executive officer Terry Walsh and Laulima House Campaign chairman Jerry Rauckhorst. Catholic Charities purchased the Laulima […]

Photo: Many hands working together

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The Bank of Hawaii Foundation this month gave Catholic Charities Hawaii a pledge of $100,000 for its campaign to expand services for children and families at its Laulima House residence on Keeaumoku Street next to the Catholic Charities campus in Honolulu. Pictured, from left, are Catholic Charities president and CEO Terry Walsh, Laulima House campaign […]

Isle church leaders bring attention to diocese in national news stories

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald A number of Catholic leaders in Hawaii have been getting some attention lately beyond our shores in national news stories. Bishop Larry Silva was interviewed in a 1,100 word piece by Jesuit Jim McDermott about Catholics in Hawaii published April 6 on the website of America magazine, a Jesuit […]

Catholic Charities names new vice president-philanthropy

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Catholic Charities Hawaii named Mary Leong Saunders as its new vice president-philanthropy, in charge of fund development and community engagement programs and activities. She began May 1. Saunders had previously been executive director of Family Promise of Hawaii, a nonprofit organization serving homeless families with children. There she oversaw all operations including fund development, donor […]

Catholic Charities opens phase one of affordable senior housing

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Meheula Vista, Mililani Mauka Story and photos by Darlene J.M. Dela Cruz Hawaii Catholic Herald On state land nestled in a cool, quiet Mililani Mauka suburb, Catholic Charities Hawaii officially opened a new affordable housing complex for Island seniors. A Feb. 28 blessing ceremony brought community members together with Catholic Charities Hawaii staff, Catholic parishioners, […]

Jerry Rauckhorst: Man of mission and values

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Jerry Rauckhorst, who brought unity and identity to Catholic Charities Hawaii, retires after 21 years at the helm By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Jerry Rauckhorst, the man who oversaw the transformation of Catholic Charities Hawaii into a unified, mission-driven organization with a renewed Catholic identity, has retired. But he is not going away, not […]

Photo: Toil and shovel

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The Catholic Charities Housing Development Corporation, or CCHD, hosted a ground breaking event March 10 to mark the start of construction on a new affordable housing complex for seniors called Meheula Vista. Civic leaders, Catholic clergy and staff from Catholic Charities Hawaii gathered at the site of the future complex in Mililani Mauka. Among the […]

Photo: Public awareness

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More than 1,000 participants gathered at the state capitol in Honolulu Oct. 23 for the 20th annual Men’s March Against Violence. Marchers began their walk at the capitol building and wound their way through the downtown Honolulu business district, carrying signs protesting domestic violence. The event concluded with a rally on the grounds of city […]

Catholic Charities a sponsor of March Against Violence

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Catholic Charities Hawaii is one of the major sponsors for the 20th Annual Men’s March Against Violence, a yearly demonstration highlighting awareness of domestic violence, Oct. 23, in downtown Honolulu. The event begins with a short march starting at noon from the State Capitol rotunda to Honolulu Hale’s Skygate Park, where a rally is scheduled […]

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