Lei Making with EuphemiaOn Saturday, June 29, 2019, Cathedral member Euphemia Nagashima shared her lei making skills with a room full of enthusiastic students in the Von Holt Room.
Before the class, participants were instructed to bring certain materials with them, and how to prepare the delicate flowers and foliage for class, with a word of advice: "No need to buy flowers; check with your neighbors and friends!" |
Nohona Hawai'i: Leilani KahoanoThe Cathedral of St. Andrew has long had the Nohona Hawai'i Group (formerly known as the Hawaiian Committee), whose purpose is "Keeping Hawaiian cultural heritage alive for the Cathedral of St. Andrew" as stated on their webpage HERE. They meet quarterly and include a mini-workshop of Hawaiian cultural or historic significance. At their quarterly meeting in June, Leilani Kaohano presented Moʻokuʻauhau: Kahuna Pule (genealogical line of priests) and spoke about the plans for Waimea Valley which is developing a new area in the Park to honor the Hewahewa clan. Both she and the late Hartwell Lee Loy are of that lineage.
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Evensong in Memory of Hartwell Lee Loy(By Elizabeth Conklin) Uncle Hartwell, a beloved member of the Cathedral, died on January 29, 2019. His funeral was held on March 1. Because of his long and devoted service to the Cathedral and our community, he was honored by a special Evensong on June 2, 2019, with the Cathedral Choir and Orvis choral scholars, under the direction of Music Director Todd Beckham. Service music featured Charles Villiers Stanford’s Evening Service in C, as well as the anthem, Evening Hymn by Henry Balfour Gardner.
To read the entire tribute and view more photos of the Evensong, click HERE. |
Honoring Queen Lili'uokalani
On Sunday, May 19, 2019, The Cathedral commemorated the baptism and confirmation of Queen Liki’uokalani who lived next door to the Cathedral, with hula and song performed by Leilani Kaohano.
To view the video on Facebook, click HERE. |
Religious Diversity WorkshopOn May 3, 2019, the Rev. Malcolm Keleawe Hee (pictured at far left) hosted a Religious Diversity workshop at the Cathedral that was attended by students from Moldova, Georgia, Senegal, Montenegro, Azerbaijan, West Bank, Lithuania, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Cameroon, Egypt, and Malaysia.
Christianity as a whole was discussed, and what it means to be Episcopalian. The students were full of questions and eager to learn about our religion. Volunteers got a chance to wear our vestments. After their visit, the students went on to visit the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii, Temple Emanu-El, the Muslim Association of Hawaii, and the Unitarian Church. |
Evensong Honoring Prince AlbertOn Sunday, May 5, 2019, The Cathedral honored Hawai'i's beloved Prince Albert, the only son of King Kamehameha IV and Queen Emma, who passed away when he was only 4 years old. Evensong featured an anthem, ‘Auhea ‘Oe, by Leohone Magno.
In his weekly letter to the congregation, The Rev. Cn. Moki Hino shared the following: "I very strongly felt the prayers of Queen Emma on Sunday evening when we gathered at Evensong to remember her son Prince Albert. And that powerful spiritual feeling came to a hilt when Todd got up and led the choir in its rousing anthem, ‘Auhea ‘Oe, written by Leohone Magno." The words and a link to listen to the song is available on the Cathedral website HERE, or view the video on the Cathedral Facebook page HERE. |
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(By Elizabeth Conklin) The Makahiki season is the ancient Hawaiian New Year festival, in honor of the god Lono, of the Hawaiian religion. The season is four lunar months long, from October or November until February or March. On March 18, 2019, Barbara Service joined Kahu Kaleo Patterson and the Rev. Ha‘aheo Guanson and others from different religious groups at Waiawa Correctional Facility for this year’s closing ceremony.
Ha‘aheo explained that we were not an “audience” but there to support the participants. who are inmates at the prison. Others from the Cathedral who have participated in the past include Barbara Vlachros and Anne Murphy. It was a very moving ceremony, which will be long remembered. For several years the The Cathedral, along with other parishes in the diocese, have provided financial and other support to men and women leaving prison to assist their integration back into the community, in a program called the Diocesan Prison Ministries Project. As part of its ministry, for example, they provide back packs to all prisoners when they are released, containing clothing, toiletries, and other things of use in the “real world”. For more information on this ministry, go HERE. |
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