He loved and lived his diaconate, and was a strong advocate for life By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Deacon Kin Borja was feeling so happy he wanted everyone in the car to sing. He was driving with family and friends from Sacramento, California, to Lake Tahoe on Oct. 25 for a much anticipated vacation. […]
MARYKNOLL SISTER MARIA ROSARIO DALEY | 1923-2018
Much-loved teacher, last wearer of the old habit, the end of an era By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Maryknoll Sister Maria Rosario Daley, who served more than 50 years in Hawaii as a teacher, high school counselor and diocesan personnel director, among other ministries, died Oct. 18 at the Maryknoll Sisters residence in Manoa. […]
FATHER GEORGE MADDOCK, OFM Cap | 1937-2018
Capuchin Franciscan introduced brown robed friars to the diocese Capuchin Franciscan Father George Maddock, who with the late Father Paul Minchak introduced his community of brown robed friars to Hawaii in 1984, died Sept. 30 at St. Clare Friary, Yonkers, New York, at age 81. He was a Franciscan for 63 years and a priest […]
SISTER M. JEANETTE JOAQUIN, OSF |1927-2018
Lifetime as a Sister of St. Francis were ‘years of love’ Sister M. Jeanette Joaquin, a Sister of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities who spent decades teaching elementary school before serving in Hawaii parishes and in other ministries, died Sept. 12 at St. Francis Convent in Honolulu after a lengthy illness. She was 91 […]
FATHER EDWARD TURNER | 1930-2018
Korean War veteran was founding pastor of Resurrection Parish By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Father Edward Turner, the Korean War veteran who was the founding pastor of Resurrection of the Lord Parish in Waipio, died Aug. 7 at the Veteran’s Medical Center in Palm Beach County, Florida, where he was retired. He was 88 […]
SISTER MARIE TANG OF THE CHILD JESUS | 1924-2018
Quiet, joyful Carmelite was one of Hawaii’s original seven By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald “A time to mourn …” Sister Elizabeth DeJesus, reading from the famous passage from Ecclesiastes at the funeral Mass of fellow Carmelite Sister Marie Tang, followed that line with an emotional pause, before continuing, “… and a time to dance.” […]
SISTER AGNES VERA HINO, OSF | 1923-2018
Teacher of 50 years had a Franciscan heart Sister Agnes Vera Hino, a Sister of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities who served as a school teacher for more than five decades, died June 6 at St. Francis Convent in Manoa after a lengthy illness. She was 95 and a religious sister for 69 years. […]
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. […]
SISTER MARGARET ANTONE MILHO | 1933-2018: Lifelong educator was known for her vivacious smile, graceful hula
Sister Margaret Antone Milho, a Kauai-born Sister of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities known for her vivacious smile, graceful hula and beautiful voice, died March 14 at St. Francis Convent in Honolulu after a lengthy illness. She was 84 and a religious for 65 years. Services are April 7 at St. Francis Convent in […]
Pretty face, bright eyes: The third in her family sent to Kalaupapa, Elizabeth Kahihikolo lived there 62 years
By Valerie Monson Special to the Herald KALAUPAPA — Nearly 30 years ago during my first visit to Kalaupapa, I walked by the Kalaupapa Hospital. A woman’s voice unexpectedly called out: “Who are you?” I looked up at the window and saw a pretty face with bright eyes and a big smile behind the screen. […]
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