By Paul JeffreyOSV News When Charles Niece graduated from Seton Hall University, he considered pursuing further studies. But first he wanted a change of scenery. “My knowledge of Christian mission was confined to a classroom, formed by reading scholarly journals and writing research papers. I needed a year off with exposure to the real world,” […]
Bishop with a side of bagels
By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald As they waited in line to take photos with Bishop Larry Silva on March 3, a trio of Maryknoll School seniors shared what they wanted to ask him. Ellyia Ballesteros explained that she and her classmates submitted questions ahead of time to ask Hawaii’s bishop during his “Bagels with […]
Maryknoll School’s new president is an alumna with a long history with the school
Maryknoll School didn’t have to look far to find its next school president. The K-12 school has chosen Shana Tong, a 1983 alumna and long-time teacher and administrator at the Manoa-Punahou-area school. “Though the world is navigating through a challenging time, we have renewed hope and energy for the leadership Mrs. Tong will bring to […]
Sister Rita Kane, Maryknoll Sisters: From teacher to probation officer, helping Hawaii’s children
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald My first missionary assignment in Hawaii took me to the island of Oahu where I became a teacher at St. Anthony School in Kalihi. Following that ministry, I was assigned to the Maui Children’s Home on the island of Maui. In my […]
Gift to expand Mandarin immersion program
Maryknoll School president Perry Martin, left, and alumnus Douglas Ho on Feb. 12 hold a red Chinese envelope which has in it a check for $225,000, a grant from Ho, a 1960 Maryknoll graduate, funding an expansion of the school’s unique Chinese language immersion program. The men are surrounded by Maryknoll School kindergarten and first […]
BROTHER DUANE T. CROCKETT, MM | 1925-2018
Maryknoll missioner who served on Big Island active in scouting Maryknoll Brother Duane T. Crockett, who served nearly 18 years in Hawaii, died May 21 at Phelps Memorial Hospital in Sleepy Hollow, N.Y. He was 92 years old and a Maryknoll brother for 66 years. Brother Crockett was assigned to Hawaii from 1956 to 1973. […]
Photo: Service spanning two generations
Maryknoll School junior Kiana Arcayena and Maj. Gen. Darryll D.M. Wong, class of 1968, were honored at the 2017 Msgr. Charles A. Kekumano Award and Scholarship Dinner May 13 at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel. Arcayena’s community service with children in need exemplifies the spirit of Msgr. Kekumano in serving others. Maj. Gen. Wong personifies the […]
Maj. Gen. Darryll Wong to receive Maryknoll’s Kekumano award
Maryknoll School will honor Maj. Gen. Darryll D.M. Wong, a 1968 graduate, with its Noblesse Oblige Service Award at the 19th annual Monsignor Charles A. Kekumano Award and Scholarship Dinner, May 13, at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel. Maj. Gen. Wong is being recognized for his lifetime of service to country, state, community and alma mater. […]
Maryknoll Affiliates meeting to share past, plan future
Maryknoll Affiliates of Hawaii is meeting April 29, 10-11:30 a.m. in the Alumni Room of the Maryknoll School Community Building, 1722 Dole Street in Honolulu. Are you interested in service and learning across borders, on other continents? If so, come to the meeting to hear and share experiences. Meet the Maryknoll Sisters and Maryknoll Affiliates […]
Photo: A mother’s son’s farewell
Papaikou-native Maryknoll Father Clyde Phillips presides at the burial Feb. 17 of his mother Catherine Priscilla Vicente Phillips at Alae Cemetery on the Big Island. Catherine Phillips died on Feb. 8 at age 89. Maryknoll’s U.S. regional superior Father Kevin Hanlon, left, came to Hawaii for the funeral. Father Phillips had recently moved back to the Big Island to care for his ailing mother. (Photo courtesy of Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP)