Special to the Herald Sacred Hearts Academy is adding a new preschool learning space to its campus as it also expands its early-learning program to younger students. The Clarence T.C. Ching Junior Innovation Center was blessed July 21 by Sacred Hearts Father Jeremy Sabugo, the school’s campus minister. The center is “designed to inspire creativity, […]
Sacred Hearts brother is now Deacon Siua
Hawaii Catholic Herald St. Patrick Church was filled with joy April 19 as Sacred Hearts Brother Soane Siua took a step closer to becoming a priest. Bishop Larry Silva presided over now-Deacon Siua’s ordination to the transitional diaconate in the Kaimuki parish, which was witnessed by many friends, family and faithful. Clergy and religious women […]
Calling girls ages 12-18: Join Sacred Hearts Academy for an Easter pilgrimage to France
Special to the Herald Sacred Hearts Academy is planning an all-girls pilgrimage to France during Easter 2027, and girls ages 12-18 from Hawaii’s Catholic schools and parishes are invited to join the once-in-a-lifetime spiritual journey. The trip will include stops in Paris, Lourdes and Poitiers (where the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and […]
Sacred Hearts brother readies for next step toward priesthood
By Lisa Dahm Hawaii Catholic Herald To be thought of as a “flag-bearer for Christ” is a great compliment indeed. But Sacred Hearts Father Johnathan Hurrell raised the metaphor one better when describing Sacred Hearts Brother Soane Siua — he called the seminarian an “instrument of God’s love.” “Wherever he goes, whatever he does, he […]
Educators celebrate their peers at annual conference
By Celia K. Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald At the annual conference dedicated to Hawaii’s Catholic school educators Jan. 31, it was perhaps not a surprise that many of the hundreds of teachers and staff attending from across the state arrived early for the first part of the day — Mass, followed by the distribution of […]



