Hawaii Catholic Herald Known for his musical composition of a Mass in Hawaiian that is still sung today, Sacred Hearts Father Albert Garcia served as a beloved pastor, educator and chaplain on Oahu and Maui for many decades. Father Garcia died Dec. 29 at age 83 after a long fight with Alzheimer’s disease. He was […]
Sacred Hearts Father Lomano Fifita, St. Ann Church, Kaneohe: Responding to God’s call
Viriditas2: Soul Greening Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald I made my final profession as a member of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary in January 2024. In December of that year, I was ordained a priest. In January 2025, I was missioned to Hawaii. The life […]
Six men profess perpetual, temporary Sacred Hearts vows
By Father William Gural, SS.CC. Special to the Herald On Jan. 11 at the St. Peter Chanel Seminary Chapel in Suva, Fiji, Sacred Hearts Brother Tavite Uluilakeba professed his perpetual vows to the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary to Father Lane Akiona, provincial superior and pastor of St. Augustine by the Sea Church in […]
Sacred Hearts Academy celebrates 115 years
Hawaii Catholic Herald Sacred Hearts Academy marked 115 years of providing Catholic education this month with a weeklong celebration highlighted by an assembly and pep rally on Sept. 12. The all-girls college preparatory school was founded by 11 Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary sisters, who in September 1909 opened a campus […]
Photos: Celebrating St. Damien
At top, students from St. Patrick School in Kaimuki performed May 10 in front of the Damien statue at the state Capitol in downtown Honolulu during a ceremony honoring St. Damien on his feast day. Other schools that participated included Our Lady of Good Counsel School, Sacred Hearts Academy and Damien Memorial School; the service […]