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Aloha & Welcome!

Thank you for visiting the Diocese of Hawai'i's dedicated news website to keep you informed with the latest news, happenings, events, and announcements taking place in the Diocese and the broader Episcopal Church!  To go to the Diocese's main website, click HERE.

LATEST HIGHLIGHTS & SPECIAL MESSAGES:

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Special Message from the Bishop: The June 5 Attack at the Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza

​[June 5, 2025]  My dear Siblings in Christ Jesus, Please see the following statement from the American Friends of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem (AFEDJ).
I urge all congregations in the Diocese to share the statement from the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem Condemning the attack on Ahli Hospital, Gaza City.

I also urge Episcopalians in the Diocese of Hawaiʻi to join and support American Friends of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem (AFEDJ).

​Search & Transition for the Sixth Bishop of the Diocese of Hawai'i

A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE STANDING COMMITTEE: (April 28, 2025) Last Friday, Bishop Robert Fitzpatrick, announced his plans to “resign due to advanced age” in late 2026. The resignation terminology is specific, as Bishop Bob points out, because one never stops being a bishop. That’s just the beginning of the intricate bishop transition process we will pursue together as a Diocese in the coming 18 months.  (Click HERE to view and download the full official letter.)

The Bishop's Official Announcement of Resignation (4/25/25)

Stay informed with the search and transition process by visiting the the Bishop Transition webpage HERE or clicking on the Bishop Transition button at the top.

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Bishop on the Death of Pope Francis (4/21/25)
 Bishop Bob's Easter Message 2025 
​Bishop's Message for Holy Week 2025
Palm Sunday Attack & Good Friday Offering
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COMING UP IN THE DIOCESE:


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​​SAVE THE DATE for these important Diocesan events coming up!
  • "Talk Story" with the Standing Committee:
    Big Island-July 18  (East side) & July 19 (West side), Details coming soon
    ​Maui - September 20,  Trinity By-the-Sea
  • Clergy Conference : August 25-27, Naniloa Grand, Big Island ​
  • EAM/AAPI Young Adult Leadership Event - Sept. 11-14
  • CONVENTION 57: October 24-25, 2025, 'Iolani School
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The Rev. Dcn. Bill Heran, PhD., leads these workshops on addictive use disorders. Click for more info:
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  • KAUA'I: June 7, All Saints' Kapa'a
  • ​​​BIG ISLAND: June 14, St. James, Kamuela
  • O'AHU-WINDWARD: June 21, St. Christopher's, Kailua
  • ​O'AHU-HONOLULU: July 5, The Cathedral of St. Andrew
More dates & locations coming soon.​
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SUMMER SPEAKER SERIES
Saturdays on Zoom-Only two remaining! Click to register:
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#2: July 26 - The Rev. Rachel Taber-Hamilton 
​#3: August 2 - Robin Wall Kimmerer

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Click HERE for more info.

LATEST NEWS & HEADLINE LINKS:


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THE EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF HAWAI'I:
  • Hawaiian Church Chronicle Supplement: Bishop's Special Fund, RIP: Decker, Kusumoto, DuTiell, Trinity Sunday for Camp, Boesak webinar, and more (6/5/25)
  • Special: The June 5 Attack at the Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza (6/5/25)
  • Hawaiian Church Chronicle: Updates to Bishop Search, Maui Recovery-Blessing of Cemetery, Reasons to Celebrate, Huli Speaker Series begins, new WCM Column, Chaplains to Retired Clergy Conference, 'Iolani new Head of School (5/22/25)
  • Special: Huli Speaker Series kicks off this Saturday (5/19/25)​
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 ​THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH & BEYOND:
  • Episcopal Church raises alarm at GOP fiscal plan’s potential to harm low-income Americans (5/22/25)
  • Presiding bishop defends decision not to resettle Afrikaners, calls church a ‘bulwark against injustice’ (5/21/25)
  • Presiding bishop visits Rome’s refugee center, a model for Episcopal churches across Europe, US (5/20/25)
  • Letter from Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe on Episcopal Migration Ministries (5/12/25)
  • Episcopal Church raises alarm at GOP fiscal plan’s potential to harm low-income Americans (5/22/25)

LATEST FEATURE STORIES FROM THE CHRONICLE:

For links to more articles, visit the Article Archives webpage HERE​, or full issues HERE.
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Holy Innocents' Hale Aloha Cemetery
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Chaplains to Retired Clergy Conference
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2025 Chrism Mass & Spring Training
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Bishop Search & Transition Underway
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Diocesan Youth Retreat
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​Episopal Asian American and Pacific Islander Leadership Retreat

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Celebrating Beginnings & Endings
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Celebrating King Kamehameha V & Dean at Cathedral
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Collaboration Success Story

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Our Clergy Pilgrims
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Listening Session on Kaua'i
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Introducing Huli
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​Click on the Pray for Maui button to go to our dedicated disaster relief page on our main website, with all the latest developments following the August 2023 Maui wildfires and Holy Innocents Church.

NEWS SPOTLIGHT:
2025 CHRISM MASS & SPRING TRAINING

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"Overall, the event was thoughtfully planned and spiritually enriching. What worked well was the strong sense of community, the variety of speakers and topics, and the integration of faith and culture throughout the day. The Chrism Mass was especially moving, and the plenary sessions offered deep insight and inspiration." ​
[May 8, 2025]  The Diocese of Hawai'i held its annual Chrism Mass and Spring Training event on Saturday, April 5, 2025, at The Cathedral of St. Andrew in Honolulu. For the Diocesan Support Center (DSC) team, this year's event was a trial run for a number of new registration and check-in procedures for future events. Name tags were color-coded (including the lanyards), and scratch tickets revealing the event's swag choice are being considered as a way to keep certain information secure for upcoming elections. Even the process for check-in, which may have seemed "over-the-top" for this sort of event, was really a test for future annual meetings and elections.  Organizers were appreciative of everyone's cooperation and understanding.

Although churches are usually busy during this time of year in preparation for Holy Week and Easter, no one could have predicted that a nationwide (and even worldwide) organization of rallies and demonstrations would take place on the same day, likely affecting the attendance numbers that were a bit lower than previous years. The "Hands Off!" rallies, that took place at over 1,400 sites across the United States, were held at prominent locations like government buildings and busy intersections, as folks took to the streets to protest the new administration's actions and sweeping policy changes.​ Yet despite the distractions, the reverence of our Chrism Mass and the passion of our Spring Training speakers were on full display.
VIEW COMPLETE COVERAGE HERE

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