The virtual March for Life has moved from YouTube, as reported in the Jan. 8 Hawaii Catholic Herald, to KALO TV (Spectrum 1025 and HawaiianTelcom CH 38), 4-6 p.m., Friday, Jan. 22. At 6 p.m., 10 Knights of Columbus will make the traditional March around the Hawaii State Capitol. Email Janet Hochberg at janet@hilifealliance.org for […]
Annual March for Life goes big and virtual this year
Bishop Larry Silva asks pastors to commemorate the event with Mass and adoration the evening before By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Hawaii’s 2021 March for Life, now taking shape in a virtual environment with in-person components, may end up having greater participation than in recent years, despite, or maybe because of, the coronavirus pandemic. […]
Guest commentary: Oh come let us adore
By Janet Hochberg Special to the Herald This commentary serves as a “save the date” notice for the 48th annual Hawaii March for Life to be held virtually via Zoom, 4-6 p.m., Jan. 22. Bishop Larry Silva will be among the speakers. That evening, the Knights of Columbus will be the only group making the […]
Marching for life, from Washington, D.C., to Kauai, to Waimanalo
From Washington, D.C., … Island family joins indigenous peoples to advocate for the unborn By Dallas Carter Special to the Herald My entire ohana and I were blessed to be able to travel to Washington, D.C., for this year’s Jan. 24 March for Life. For my children, it was a powerful witness of the importance […]
Scenes from the March for Life 2020
Here are photos from the annual March for Life 2020, Jan. 16, at the Hawaii State Capitol
Commentary: Why we march for life
By Alfred Hagen Special to the Herald “Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain” [1 Corinthians 15:58] We march first and foremost to raise our voices for the nearly 61 million unborn babies who have died […]
Photos: In defense of life
Students from Damien Memorial School hold signs opposing abortion at Oahu’s annual March for Life Jan. 22 at the Hawaii State Capitol. Far right, a pro-life advocate holds a picture of Our Lady of Guadalupe during the 7th Annual Maui March for Life in Kahului on Jan.26. (Maui photo courtesy of Norman Franco)
Annual March for Life continues after death of primary organizer
Oahu’s March for Life, the annual demonstration against the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion nation-wide, will again take place this year at the Hawaii State Capitol, 2-8 p.m., Jan. 22. Bishop Larry Silva will offer the opening prayer and give a talk. Helen Latorre, secretary/treasurer of Aloha Life Advocates […]
Maui March for Life to feature physician speaker
The executive director of the American Association of Prolife Obstetricians and Gynecologists will be the guest speaker at a three-day event, Jan. 24-26, marking the 45th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court Decision that legalized abortion in America. The Annual Maui March for Life and Prayer Service is being organized by […]
Defending, cherishing, choosing life
Catholics and others came out to publicly express their opposition to abortion and their respect for life from conception to natural death Jan. 22 at the annual Hawaii March for Life at the Hawaii State Capitol in remembrance of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe vs. Wade decision that legalized abortion. Above, a woman holds her sign […]