A REMEMBRANCE Rigolette “Letty” Perez Baraquio was an amazing God-fearing/loving homemaker, educator, philosopher, disciplinarian, business owner, mother to 10 children, and lover to her husband Claudio (also known affectionately to us as “Claude”). From the outside looking in, everyone, including us and our family, wanted to be part of the Baraquio ohana. Letty was an […]
The hand of God was on me
This remembrance by Father Rene Bisaillon, a Missionary of Our Lady of La Salette, was first published in the May 10, 2013, issue of the Hawaii Catholic Herald, while he was in residence at St. Theresa Church in Kekaha, Kauai. Father Bisaillon died on March 10 in the Philippines. By Father Rene Bisaillon, MS Special […]
Kalaupapa love story
Several years ago, Jimmy Brede sat in the shade outside Leahi Hospital on Oahu waiting for the van to drive up. When it did, the door opened and out came his wife, Nancy.
“There she is!” Jimmy sang out as if it was the first time he’d laid eyes on her. “She’s going to be 87, but she’s still my Sweet Sixteen.”