From Kaanapali to Kahului, people gather to commemorate one year since the deadly West Maui wildfires Hawaii Catholic Herald Among the numerous services and ceremonies marking one year since the historic wildfires that wreaked havoc in West Maui, the Catholic community held its own services commemorating the grim occasion. At Sacred Hearts School, students gathered […]
A new place to call home
Sacred Hearts School’s temporary campus in Kaanapali is blessed and opened for the 2024-25 academic year Hawaii Catholic Herald Sacred Hearts School, the Lahaina school largely destroyed by last year’s historic wildfire, marked the next step in its journey of recovery and resilience Aug. 2 as its temporary campus in Kaanapali was formally blessed — […]
Talk story: Spirit of ohana shines forth at new Kaanapali campus
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “If one part suffers, all the parts suffer with it; if one part is honored, all the parts share its joy.” 1 Corinthians 12:26 Just a year after being displaced from the wildfire that destroyed its classrooms in the historic town of Lahaina, Sacred Hearts School officially opened its brand-new doors […]
Wildfire recovery shows community’s resilience, support
By Celia K. Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The devastation wrought by the wildfires in West Maui last year is unmatched in recent history. The death toll from the blaze that tore through Lahaina on Aug. 8, 2023, stands at 102. Thousands of people continue to struggle to find housing and other resources. Many families have […]
Top Catholic educators are honored
Hawaii Catholic Herald Tonata Lolesio, the principal of Sacred Hearts School in Lahaina who guided students, faculty and staff in the aftermath of last August’s deadly wildfires on Maui and has helped to ensure continuity amid the ongoing recovery efforts, was honored May 23 as the Hawaii Catholic Schools administrator of the year during the […]
Sacred Hearts School students cap emotional year with graduation
Hawaii Catholic Herald After a school year filled with tragedy and challenges — as well as resilience and faith — 12 eighth graders graduated from Sacred Hearts School May 29 at the school’s current temporary location, Sacred Hearts Mission Church in Kapalua. Sacred Hearts School’s campus in Lahaina was severely damaged last August by the […]
Talk story: Tuition aid will support Sacred Hearts School students
Office for Social Ministry “Earth’s creator, Everyday God, loving maker, O Jesus, you who shaped us, O spirit, recreate us, come, be with us. In your presence, Everyday God, we are gathered, O Jesus, you have called us, O spirit, to restore us, come, be with us. Life of all lives, Everyday God, love of […]
Lahaina’s Sacred Hearts School continues to move forward
Maui wildfires EPIC ministry, one of the school’s first benefactors continues its mission of mercy By Jennifer Rector Hawaii Catholic Herald As the Maui wildfires swept through Lahaina on Aug. 8 it took lives and homes, and left destruction. It’s been more than two months since the tragic event and folks in Maui are still […]
Sacred Hearts School, Lahaina: A resilient community of faith
By Brian Perry Special to the Herald LAHAINA, Maui — Members of the close-knit community of Sacred Hearts School are coming together, in faith, in the wake of another disaster. First, the COVID-19 pandemic forced families into isolation and homebound students into virtual classes. Then, as they regrouped and opened their doors for a new […]
