Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Chaminade names winners of nonprofit entrepreneur contest

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Ho‘oulu Pacific took first place in the Chaminade University Hogan Entrepreneurs/American Savings Bank Non-Profit Business Plan Competition for its Waimanalo Aquaponics Project, April 23. More than $30,000 in prizes was awarded to eight winners of the competition. This was the sixth competition held at Chaminade University. The winners, their projects and their prizes are: First […]

Official notices: May 9, 2014

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Bishop’s calendar Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate] May 10, 9:00 am, Mass for the Feast of St. Damien, Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace, downtown Honolulu; 10:00 am, Procession from Cathedral, Rally and Prayer Service for the Feast of St. Damien, Hawaii State Capitol, downtown Honolulu; 5:00 pm, Confirmation Mass, […]

Photo: Annual seminary donation

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Evelyn Cabral district deputy of the Young Ladies Institute, Ana Malia and Kailua, presents this year’s seminary burse donation of $3,650 to Bishop Larry Silva, plus $1,500 more from the Young Ladies Grand Institute Miller foundation. The presentation was made March 23 at a brunch following Mass celebrated by the bishop at St. Anthony Parish, […]

Photo: New instrument introduced

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Sacred Hearts Fathers Edward Popish, left, and Lane Akiona stand at the microphone in St. Augustine Church in Waikiki as musician Timothy Cubero Jr. plays on the church’s new Rodgers 599 Three-Manual Drawknob Organ on April 27. The occasion was the first in a series of concerts featuring the new instrument, which was custom-installed in […]

Photo: ‘Ground-breaking’ ground breaking

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Bishop Larry Silva, center, joined Damien Memorial School president Bernard Ho, to his right, and other special guests at a groundbreaking ceremony at the Kalihi campus, April 30. Construction is slated to begin soon on the Clarence T.C. Ching Athletic Building, the first major complex to be built at the school in about 30 years. […]

Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: May, 9, 2014

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“May” I ask you a question, Heraldites? How are you enjoying this beautiful Easter season? I hope your festivities celebrating the Risen Lord are still going strong as we enter a new month. I also hope you are eager to answer more Catholic trivia below! 1) Saints Which of the following is true about St. […]

Manaolana | Sidebar: May 9, 2014

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Quote “The days of old, fat, balding bishops being the best spokespeople is long gone, if they were ever really here at all.” | Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York, in his keynote address April 28 at a conference for Catholic communicators sponsored by the school of church communications at the Pontifical University of […]

Workshop guides school reps through nuts and bolts of grant writing

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Development officers and other representatives from nine Oahu Catholic schools and one representative from Kauai attended the first grants and funding workshop sponsored by the Hawaii Catholic Schools Diocesan Board on April 25 at St. Stephen Diocesan Center. Twenty-five people participated in the four-and-a-half-hour presentation which featured as guest speaker Maryknoll School’s director of institutional […]