Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

‘Making God’s love visible’

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Ohana and Gospel values inspire outreach at Catholic Charities Hawaii during Christmastime and beyond By Darlene J.M. Dela Cruz Hawaii Catholic Herald A widowed mother raising two young daughters and a pre­teen son is aided into permanent housing, starting a new life from scratch after living in a transitional shelter for many months. A family […]

Catholic Charities names administrator for housing assistance

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Catholic Charities Hawaii has named Jillian Okamoto as division administrator for its housing assistance and referral programs. Previously the program director for Catholic Charities statewide housing assistance programs, Okamoto will head programs serving families, individuals and military veterans who are homeless or who are at-risk of being homeless. Okamoto will also serve on Catholic Charities’ […]

Weinberg gives $1 million to Charities’ Laulima campaign

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation on Nov. 7 donated more than $1 million to Catholic Charities Hawaii’s Laulima House campaign. The grant will help the organization expand counseling and child case management services at the 5,377 square-foot property located next to Catholic Charities’ main campus in Makiki. “This donation and others to the Laulima […]

Phase 2 of Catholic Charities affordable senior rentals in Mililani taking applications

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Tenant applicants are being accepted for the second of four phases of Catholic Charities Hawaii Meheula Vista, a senior affordable rental housing development in Mililani Mauka. Located at the corner of Meheula Parkway and Lehiwa Drive in Mililani Mauka, Meheula Vista provides low-income seniors with an affordable permanent living option. It serves seniors with incomes […]

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 […]