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Msgr. Gary Secor celebrates 10 years as vicar general and more than 40 years in service as a priest of the Diocese of Honolulu By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald If not a priest then maybe a pilot. Thats what Msgr. Gary Secor in an alternative life might have chosen as his profession because hes The post A great blessing, a great joy appeared first on Hawaii Catholic Herald.

By Jayne Ragasa-Mondoy Special to the Herald Every human life, from the moment of conception until death, is sacred because the human person has been willed for its own sake in the image and likeness of the living and holy God. Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2319 We sat with each other and wept. Eleven The post Diocese offers naming ritual for miscarried infants appeared first on Hawaii Catholic Herald.

By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Deacon Modesto Cordero, who as director of the diocesan Office of Worship led Hawaiis clergy and lay worshippers through the complexities of pandemic-safe liturgical protocols, is leaving the islands with his wife Nydia Aileen at the end of May for a new home and new job in southern California. The post Office of Worship director leaving isles for California appeared first on Hawaii Catholic Herald.

WASHINGTON Hawaiis Democratic congressmen, Ed Case and Kai Kahele, have competing views on whether incarcerated felons should be allowed to vote. Late Wednesday the House passed the For the People Act, a sweeping package of reform measures meant to expand voting rights, reduce the influence of money in politics and heighten ethics standards, including The post Kahele, Case Divided On Whether Inmates Should Vote From Prison appeared first on Honolulu Civil Beat.

How can this happen How can three of Hawaiis biggest projects rail, the stadium, and the prison be closer to down the toilet than up and running Some would say its because of incompetence, lack of courage, or just plain farting around. No, the reasons are, like, way deeper, man. They are, like, The post Neal Milner: States Biggest Projects Put Hawaii Political Time On Display appeared first on Honolulu Civil Beat.

Hawaii has a long and noble history of promoting voting among its people. During this Womens History Month, we proudly remember that under the first Constitution of the Hawaiian Kingdom, women sat and voted alongside men in the legislative sessions of the House of Nobles. Following the overthrow of Queen Liliuokalani and the annexation of The post Hawaiis Pro-Voting Reforms Are Strengthening Our Elections appeared first on Honolulu Civil Beat.

WASHINGTON With President Joe Bidens nearly $2 trillion stimulus bill moving toward passage, Sen. Ron Johnson brought proceedings to a halt today by demanding that Senate clerks recite the 628-page plan word by word, delaying action to register his objections.

BEIJING Chinas top economic official announced a healthy growth target for the nation and its plans to become a more self-reliant technology leader amid tension with Washington and Europe over trade, Hong Kong and human rights.

PORTLAND, Ore. Jean Andrade, an 88-year-old who lives alone, has been waiting for her COVID-19 vaccine since she became eligible under state guidelines nearly a month ago. She assumed her caseworker would contact her about getting one, especially after she spent nearly two days stuck in an electric recliner during a recent power outage.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center PTWC canceled the Tsunami Watch for the state of Hawaii, effective 12:20 p.m.

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park admitted 589,775 visitors to Kilauea and Mauna Loa volcanoes in 2020, a 57 decrease from 2019 when just over 1.36 million visitors entered the park.

Hawaiian Telcom officials say an abrupt power failure at its facility caused an island-wide TV service outage on Wednesday, March 3.

CNN -- The House of Representatives voted early Saturday morning to approve President Joe Biden&39s $1. 9 trillion pandemic aid package, a major step toward enacting the first legislative priority of the new...

By Tami Luhby and Katie Lobosco, CNN The Senate on Thursday released its version of the Democrats&39 massive coronavirus relief package, after the House passed its package last week.

By Rob Frehse and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Charlotte Bennett, the second woman to go public with sexual harassment allegations against Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, says she thought the governor was trying to sleep with...