One of four giant banyan trees on the King Street Catholic Cemetery keeled over Aug. 7, just before 6 p.m., a victim of the gusty weather that hit Oahu last week. Deacon Keith Cabiles, who oversees the diocese’s cemeteries, said he was alerted around 6:05 p.m. by the general manager of One Archer Lane, the […]
King St. cemetery open Saturdays
The historic King Street Catholic Cemetery has reopened on Saturdays for visitors. The historic cemetery had mostly been closed since issues with vandalism and people camping out on the property worsened during the COVID-19 shutdown. Deacon Keith Cabiles, chancellor and columbarium liaison for the Diocese of Honolulu, said the cemetery reopened on Saturdays as of […]
Photo: Cemetery blessing
Bishop Larry Silva reads a prayer over the graves in the historic King Street Catholic Cemetery in Honolulu on Nov. 2, All Souls Day. A handful of people joined the bishop for the prayers and blessing. Deacon Keith Cabiles, diocesan chancellor, said he hopes the blessing will be an annual event. The cemetery is the […]
