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.

HIGHLIGHTS & LATEST MESSAGES:

LOS ANGELES FIRES: Read Bishop Fitzpatrick's Message HERE (1/8/25)

BISHOP'S EPIPHANY VIDEO MESSAGE 2025
January 6, 2025

BISHOP'S CHRISTMAS VIDEO MESSAGE 2024
December 23, 2024

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A Diocesan Customary (1/9/25)
RIP Linda Akana Sproat (1/7/24)
RIP Bettye Jo Harris (1/6/25)
RIP Cecilia Fordham (1/2/25)

COMING UP IN THE DIOCESE:

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Save the date!
CLERGY: O'AHU PILGRIMAGE
February 11-13, 2025 (correct dates)

​All clergy in the Diocese are invited to attend a special gathering at St. Anthony's Retreat in Honolulu. For more information and to register, visit the event webpage HERE.​

Mark your calendars and save the dates for these important Diocesan events coming up in 2025!

• Clergy O'ahu Pilgrimage (February 11-13)
• FREE TENS Webinar (Online -  February 15)
• Spring Training (April 5)​

Community Calendar

​To view regular ongoing activities in our churches, visit the COMMUNITY CALENDAR page.

LATEST NEWS & HEADLINE LINKS:

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THE EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF HAWAI'I:

• Hawaiian Church Chronicle: Pray for Los Angeles, A Diocesan Customary, NAES Conference, Reflection on Betty Jo Harris, Clergy Pilgrimage, Aloha 'Oe Jodene (January 9, 2025)
• Special Announcement: Fires in Los Angeles (1/8/25)
• Special Announcement: RIP Linda Akana Sproat (1/7/25)
• Special Announcement: RIP Betty Jo Harris (1/6/25)
• Bishop's Epiphany Video Message 2025 (1/6/25)
• Special Announcement: RIP Cecilia Forham (1/2/25)​

 ​THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH & BEYOND:

• Jimmy Carter remembered by grandsons, friends, President Biden at National Cathedral funeral (1/9/25)
• Outpouring of Episcopal support felt amid fires in Pacific Palisades, San Gabriel Valley foothills, Hollywood Hills (1/9/25)
• Presiding bishop announces end of Title IV case against former presiding bishop, former intake officer (12/30/24)
• Presiding Bishop’s statement on the death of President Carter (12/29/24)​

LATEST FEATURE STORIES FROM THE CHRONICLE:

For links to more articles, visit the Article Archives webpage HERE​, or full issues HERE.

NAES: Let Your Light Shine

Reflection on the Life of Bettye Jo Harris

Bishop in Guam

CONVENTION 56 (Complete Coverage)

Archbishop of Polynesia Visits

Lots to Celebrate at All Saints'

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Diocesan Youth Day

Episcopal Schools Week on Maui

Diocesan Clergy Conference

Standing Committee Visits Maui

MAUI STRONG: A Community Comes Together

CAMP 2024: Memories to Last a Lifetime

​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:
CONVENTION 56: In Thanksgiving for the Ministry of Women in the Church

[November 2024]  At long last, complete coverage of Convention 56 of The Episcopal Diocese of Hawai'i, is now available for viewing on the Diocese's news website. Held on October 11 and 12, 2024, at The Cathedral of St. Andrew and St. Peter's Episcopal Church, this year's theme, "In Thanksgiving for the Ministry of Women in the Episcopal Church," was evident throughout the two-day event. The Convention Chaplain (the Right Reverend Diana Akiyama, Bishop of Western Oregon), Education Day emcee, presenters and facilitators, including Morning Prayer and Celebrants for the Convention Eucharist, were all women.

Saturday's Annual Meeting went smoothly and ended two hours early, despite two resolutions coming from the floor, and a few ballots going into second and third rounds of voting during the elections. This is the third year that voting was done electronically through personal devices, and it has been a game changer. Feedback was overwhelmingly positive for both days. Mahalo to all for a great Convention 56!

​COMPLETE COVERAGE HERE

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