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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:

Bishop on the Death of Pope Francis (4/21/25)

Bishop Bob's Easter Message 2025
​(4/19/25)

Bishop's Message for Holy Week 2025

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Palm Sunday Attack & Good Friday Offering (4/16/25)
RIP The Rev. Albert P. Alarcon (4/16/25)
A Reflection on the Diaconate by Bishop Bob (1/23/25) 
Bishop Bob on Bishop Budde's Homily (1/23/25)

COMING UP IN THE DIOCESE:

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SUMMER SPEAKER SERIES #1
Online via Zoom:
Saturday, May 24 - “Waiwai: Water and the Future of Hawaiʻi”​ with Dr. Kamanamaikalani Beamer
Click HERE for more info

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

• Listening Session on O'ahu (Saturday, May 17)
• HULI Summer Speaker Series (May 24, July 26, August 2)
• Annual Clergy Conference (August 25-27)
• Convention 57 (October 23-24) 'Iolani School, Honolulu

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

Community Calendar

LATEST NEWS & HEADLINE LINKS:

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THE EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF HAWAI'I:

• Special: Bishop on the Death of Pope Francis (4/21/25)
• Bishop Bob's Easter Message (4/19/25)
• Special Message from the Bishop: Palm Sunday Attack & Good Friday Offering Reminder (4/16/25)
• Special Message from the Bishop: RIP Alberto P. Alarcon (4/16/25)
• Hawaiian Church Chronicle: Bishop's Message for Holy Week & Spring Travel, AAPI Leaders Retreat, Receiving names for two priests, April 5 Demonstration (4/10/25) 
• Special Edition Hawaiian Church Chronicle: Holy Week and Easter Services Around the Diocese (April 9, 2025)​
• Hawaiian Church Chronicle: Celebrating Beginnings & Endings; updates for Spring Training; Deadline for Bishops' Scholarships, Regional Confirmation at the Cathedral (3/27/25)

 ​THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH & BEYOND:

• Anglican, Episcopal leaders pay tribute to Pope Francis as world mourns his death (4/21/25)
• During Easter Vigil, cathedral to observe 30th anniversary of Oklahoma City bombing (4/17/25)
• Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe's Easter Message (4/19/25)
• Anglican provinces consider changes to global network’s structure as theological differences persist (4/9/25)
• ​San Diego diocese, partners open migrant shelter for women and children in Tijuana 4/9/25)
• Judge considers injunction against immigration enforcement actions at houses of worship (4/4/25)
• Episcopalians reflect on women’s rights progress 30 years after Beijing Declaration (4/1/25)
• Pittsburgh church service, other remembrances mark five years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic (3/27/25)

LATEST FEATURE STORIES FROM THE CHRONICLE:

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

​Episopal Asian American and Pacific Islander Leadership Retreat

Celebrating Beginnings & Endings

Celebrating King Kamehameha V & Dean at Cathedral

Collaboration Success Story

Our Clergy Pilgrims

Listening Session on Kaua'i

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Introducing Huli

NAES: Let Your Light Shine

Reflection on the Life of Bettye Jo Harris

Bishop in Guam

CONVENTION 56 (Complete Coverage)

Archbishop of Polynesia Visits

​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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