Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Ten deacon aspirants set for Rite of Candidacy next month

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  By Jennifer Rector Hawaii Catholic Herald The Diocese of Honolulu is accompanying 10 men discerning the call to the permanent diaconate. Cohort 11 has completed two years of aspirancy, where the men prayerfully discerned the diaconate vocation. At monthly formation gatherings at St. Stephen Diocesan Center, they dove into theology, the spirituality and ministry […]

January is Kalaupapa Month

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  Two years ago, Ka ‘Ohana O Kalaupapa proposed designating January as Kalaupapa Month to the Hawai`i State Legislature which gave the bill unanimous approval. Gov. David Ige signed the legislation into law. Ka ‘Ohana President Charmaine Woodward, whose great-grandparents are buried at Kalaupapa, sees Kalaupapa Month as a “time of remembrance and celebration — […]

Charity arrives on Maui via San Francisco foundation

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By Esther Tokars Special to the Herald Dr. Amelia Valdez (in the white blouse) of San Francisco, the founder of the Valdez Charitable Foundation, extended her hands in outreach to the survivors of the Maui wildfires last month at two locations on the Valley Isle. Backpacks, school supplies, eyeglasses, toys, stuffed animals, hair accessories, medical […]

St. Francis Healthcare System names Kathleen Morimoto as president, CEO

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St. Francis Healthcare System has selected HMSA vice-president Kathleen (Kathy) Morimoto as president and CEO of St. Francis Healthcare System. She began Dec.18. Howard Lee, chairman of the St. Francis Healthcare System Board of Directors made the announcement to Healthcare System employees in a Dec. 5 letter. He said the selection came after an extensive […]

Ohana in Christ annual diocesan appeal halfway to meeting its $1.12 million goal

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  By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Ohana in Christ is solidly on track. The diocese’s annual appeal is nearly halfway to its $1,125,000 goal, two months into its campaign. Launched in October, as of this month it has collected $531,340, 47% of its total goal. That is an increase of 3% versus the same […]

Island youth join thousands of other teens ‘expressing their faith with no boundaries’

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NATIONAL CATHOLIC YOUTH CONFERENCE By Jennifer Rector Hawaii Catholic Herald Twelve high school students from the Diocese of Honolulu traveled across the country last month to join 12,000 other young Catholics at this year’s National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC) in Indianapolis, Indiana. The youth filled Lucas Oil Stadium Nov. 16-18, their enthusiasm fulfilling this year’s […]

Bishop to ordain 8 permanent deacons in January

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By Jennifer Rector Hawaii Catholic Herald A psychologist, war veterans, a baker, an electrician, a former prison warden, a truck driver. These are some of the men who make up the diocese’s 10th class of permanent deacons to be ordained next month. Eight men, collectively called Cohort 10, are closing in on five years of […]

St. Joseph Kokua Center: Spontaneous compassion in Upcountry Maui

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By Brian Perry Special to the Herald The Maui wildfires left their mark on Upcountry, Maui, on the slopes of Haleakala, destroying 16 homes in Kula and three in Olinda. In a compassionate response, the Upcountry and Catholic communities have rallied to help impacted families and created the St. Joseph Church Emergency Kokua Center. Although […]

World Day of Consecrated Life to be celebrated Feb. 3

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SAVE THE DATE Show your support for our vowed religious sisters, brothers, priests, hermits and consecrated virgins as the church celebrates the World Day for Consecrated Life, Saturday, Feb. 3, with a 10 a.m. Mass at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in Honolulu, followed by a potluck lunch. Saint John Paul II instituted the World […]