Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Agents of evangelization

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Schools superintendent is encouraged by the role of Catholic education in Hawaii Interviewed by Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald The Hawaii Catholic Herald spoke with Michael Rockers, superintendent of Hawaii Catholic Schools, July 31 in his office at St. Stephen Diocesan Center. This interview has been condensed and edited. On Hawaii Catholic schools today Hawaii […]

St. Francis, Damien, Holy Family and Sacred Hearts, Lahaina, get new administrators

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ST. FRANCIS, MANOA Casey Asato Head of School For the first time in its history, St. Francis School will have a male leader. Casey Asato, a Damien Memorial School graduate and the current director of curriculum at Seabury Hall on Maui, will take over. Before Asato, all previous St. Francis heads of school were members […]

Decade saw a 20 percent drop in enrollment, school closures

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The last decade has not been a good one for Hawaii Catholic school enrollment. According to figures from the Hawaii Catholic Schools office, the number of students in preschool through grade 12 has dropped 2,279 since 2008. That’s a more than 20 percent decrease, an average of 228 students […]

Sister Joan of Arc Souza ends 27 years as Saint Francis head of school

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By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Sister Joan of Arc Souza, a Sister of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities, was abruptly let go from her role as head of school at Saint Francis School in Manoa on June 13. Sister Joan of Arc had led Saint Francis since 1991, seeing it through a transformation […]

Back to school, 50 years later

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Half of the St. Anthony School, Kailua, Class of 1968 is set to reunite for the first time since their eighth grade graduation By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Most haven’t seen each other in 50 years but they couldn’t be more excited to get together. The St. Anthony School, Kailua, Class of 1968 will […]

St. Michael School in Waialua embraces the call to evangelize

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By Michael Rockers Special to the Herald “Stewards of the Gospel,” the Diocese of Honolulu’s pastoral plan, states that “our Catholic schools are an effective infrastructure for formation in the faith.” A recent Hawaii Catholic School survey revealed that Catholic schools play a critical role in evangelization and in preparing their children to receive the […]