By Valerie Monson Special to the Herald Pauline Ahulau Chow, a joyful Hawaiian songbird with an adventurous spirit and a probing mind, died Sept. 22, 2024, in Honolulu following an illness. She had turned 90 just a month earlier. “Pauline gave me a true appreciation of what it meant to be Hawaiian,” said Debbie Collard, […]
Talk story: St. Marianne’s legacy endures across Hawaii and beyond
Office for Social Ministry “At a time when little could be done for those suffering from this terrible disease, Marianne Cope showed the highest love, courage and enthusiasm. She is a shining energetic example of the spirit of her beloved Saint Francis.” (Pope Benedict XVI, canonization of St. Marianne Cope of Molokai; Oct. 21, 2012) […]
Franciscan Sisters celebrate 20 years of unity
By Celia K. Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Isle Catholics might recall that Mother Marianne Cope, whose tireless and loving ministry to Hansen’s disease patients in Hawaii helped elevate her to sainthood, was a Franciscan sister of the Sisters of St. Francis of Syracuse, a city in upstate New York. St. Marianne didn’t just personify the […]
Dutton’s sainthood cause seeks boost through special collection
Hawaii Catholic Herald A special parish second collection planned for the weekend of April 27-28 aims to support the sainthood cause of Servant of God Joseph Dutton, layman, who spent more than 40 years serving the Hansen’s disease settlement in Kalaupapa. Dutton, born on April 27, 1843, in Stowe, Vermont, was a Civil War veteran who struggled […]
Reflection: A once-in-a-century celebration
By Father Pat Killilea, SSCC Special to the Herald The chatter of excited voices was momentarily hushed, then broke into loud cheers and applause as he entered McVeigh Hall, weighed down by numerous leis and topped by a colorful hat. The setting compared with the aftermath of the Super Bowl when Patrick Mahomes of the […]
Canonization cause for Joseph Dutton proceeds to Rome
By Msgr. Robert J. Sarno Special to the Herald Many years ago, on these islands of Hawaii, three people dedicated their lives to the service of their brothers and sisters afflicted with the disease of leprosy. St. Damien de Veuster was a priest of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts and St. Marianne Cope was […]
Kalaupapa faces transition when the last resident goes
By Naomi Klouda OSV News KALAUPAPA, Hawaii — “Aloha” isn’t just a greeting. It means the Hawaiian spirit of deeply giving in friendship and deeds, a creed St. Damien de Veuster (born Jozef de Veuster) lived by as he cared for the people he called his “children” suffering leprosy in the 19th century. One of […]
Kalaupapa survivor Ivy Kahilihiwa countered life’s hardships with faith and a smile
Ivy Strong By Valerie Monson Special to the Hawaii Catholic Herald As a 9-year-old girl on the North Shore of Kauai, Ivy Laamea climbed a tree to survive the deadly 1946 tsunami that killed four members of her immediate family. Barely eight years after that, she was diagnosed with leprosy and forced to give up […]
Belgian officials visit Kalaupapa to honor beloved countryman
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald A delegation of nine Belgians was in Hawaii this month to commemorate the 150th anniversary of their revered countryman, St. Damien de Veuster, stepping foot on Molokai, and to sign a “commitment statement” with Bishop Larry Silva, Hawaii’s Gov. Josh Green, Maui Mayor Richard Bissen, Kalaupapa residents, representatives of […]
Mary Adamski: Passing the Kalaupapa baton
VIEW FROM THE PEW Why is it that we humans have this need to measure events, people, what’s important in life, by using numbers? How many years of life, of service, birthdays, anniversaries, we count them. Money counting is important, how much spent, saved, paid, stolen; and there’s the relentless daily stories about spending by […]
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