An old Hilo hospital is now a new shelter and assessment center for homeless men on the Big Island, run by HOPE Services Hawaii, a non-profit agency affiliated with the Diocese of Honolulu. The blessing and opening of Keolahou shelter was Nov. 8. The facility, at 34 Rainbow Drive in Hilo, is the same building […]
Sacred Hearts Shelter continues to house elderly volcano evacuees
Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Kilauea’s unprecedented eruption last year may have stopped, but elderly evacuees from the volcano’s destructive path continue to find a welcoming place at Sacred Heart Shelter in Pahoa on the Big Island. The complex is made up of 20 small homes, a communal cooking and dining pavilion, and bathroom facilities, […]
The Servants of Skid Row
A band of friars and nuns from Brazil finds ways to feed LA’s homeless By Caitlin Yoshiko Kandil Catholic News Service LOS ANGELES — Friar Benjamin of the Most Holy Trinity walked down Towne Avenue in Skid Row, one hand wheeling an ice chest filled with oranges and bottled water, the other clutching plastic bags […]
Catholic agency building 20 units for those displaced by eruption
HOPE Services Hawaii has partnered with some 20 local construction and engineering companies By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald HOPE Services Hawaii, an affiliate agency of the Diocese of Honolulu, together with an outpouring of community help, is building 20 temporary shelters on Catholic Church property in Pahoa to help some of those displaced by […]
Mililani parish hosting dialogue on homelessness in Hawaii
St. John Apostle and Evangelist Church, Mililani, is hosting next month a two-night seminar on the homeless in Hawaii. Titled “You Welcomed Me: A Dialogue with the Community,” the church at 95-370 Kuahelani Avenue, will feature the Institute for Human Service, or IHS, 7-8 p.m., May 10; and the diocesan Office for Social Ministry and […]
Pastors encouraged to attend Big Island interfaith summit on family homelessness
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The Big Island’s County of Hawaii is coordinating an interfaith “summit” on family homelessness and a Catholic priest on the planning committee is strongly encouraging fellow pastors and parish outreach coordinators and volunteers to attend. The Hawaii Island Interfaith Coalition of Family Homelessness Summit is 9 a.m.-2 p.m., […]
Guest commentary: Everyone can do something
Most of us are faring OK. We have shelter and ample food. However, many in our state are not so blessed. Many are homeless and houseless for any number of reasons such as poverty, job loss, illness, drug addiction or mental illness.
