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Both the Chrism Mass on April 2 and Palm Sunday Mass on April 5 were celebrated privately at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace by Bishop Larry Silva and a limited number of priests, altar servers and others involved in the liturgy. The Masses were limited due to COVID-19 gathering restrictions in Hawaii. The post Photos: Chrism Mass and Palm Sunday 2020 appeared first on Hawaii Catholic Herald.

By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY The Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments has approved a special Mass in the Time of Pandemic to plead for Gods mercy and gift of strength in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. The Mass opens with a prayer that God would look with compassion The post Vatican approves special Mass in the Time of Pandemic appeared first on Hawaii Catholic Herald.

The idea of a web-based St. Michael High School is sounding like a pretty good idea about now By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald With COVID-19 sweeping the country and much of the world, students everywhere have switched to both social distancing and distance learning. But online schooling isnt a new idea for St. Michael The post Virtual Catholic high school for Oahus north shore in the works appeared first on Hawaii Catholic Herald.

Liz Cortez was 6 months old and undocumented when her family moved from her native Mexico to California. When she turned 12, her family relocated to Maui, lured by the islands natural beauty and breezy pace of life. This is home, said Cortez, a graduate of Maui High School. My roots are here. The post The Fastest-Growing Ethnic Group In Hawaii Is Also The Most Invisible appeared first on Honolulu Civil Beat.

The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted how vulnerable our modern societies are, particularly in an isolated island state like Hawaii. We import 99 of our transportation fuel from thousands of miles away. We import about 90 of our food, and the amount of local food produced is declining in recent years rather than increasing. Almost all The post A Call For Resiliency And Sustainability On The Big Island appeared first on Honolulu Civil Beat.

A day after Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell reaffirmed his ardent support for the construction project at Sherwood Forest, the mayor announced the discovery of iwi at the site and said work would be put on hold indefinitely. Construction crews had just resumed excavation at Waimanalo Bay Beach Park on Monday morning after prolonged protests from The post Caldwell Stops Waimanalo Project Indefinitely After Bone Discovery appeared first on Honolulu Civil Beat.

WASHINGTON Sen. Bernie Sanders, who saw his once-strong lead in the Democratic primary evaporate as the partys establishment lined swiftly up behind rival Joe Biden, ended his presidential bid on today, an acknowledgment that the former vice president is too far ahead for him to have any reasonable hope of catching up.

Kalanianaole Highway has been closed in both directions this morning at Kealahou Street near the Hawaii Kai Golf Course due to a broken water main.

Unemployment claims in Hawaii rose to 194,936 on Monday from March 1, which is considered the beginning of the COVID-19 impact for the state.

In the days of COVID-19, you dont only need a lock and key to keep your family safe. That is especially true if someone in your home comes down with the coronavirus. KHON2 spoke with two physicians today, Dr. Alan Wu of Doctors of Waikiki and Lieutenant Governor Josh Green, about how to protect your

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave an emergency authorization to rapid blood tests for COVID-19, in typical times a test of this nature could take half a year to get approval but medical professionals are working overdrive to better understand the virus. The medical practice, Doctors of Waikiki are expecting the blood test to

There are fewer people actively sick with COVID-19 in Hawaii compared to the day before, for the first time since numbers started being tracked in early March. At KHON2 weve been closely tracking the COVID-19 testing and recovery numbers, and keeping an eye out for significant trends and signs of whats working. Today we found

Dr. Todd Francis is a physician with a family and sports medicine practice near Toledo, Ohio. He has agreed to answer selected questions submitted by our viewers to help inform the public.

CNN -- White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham is leaving the job without ever having briefed the press. CNN has learned she is returning to the East Wing as first lady Melania Trump&39s chief of staff as...

By Betsy Klein, CNN Like many at the White House, Ivanka Trump has shifted her focus to the coronavirus response prioritizing its small business efforts.