Archive for April, 2009

Interfaith Worship Service – “The Healing of Hawaii”

Please join us for a service to pray for the reform of Hawaii’s healthcare system. The sermon will be delivered by Rev. Samuel Domingo of Keolumana United Methodist Church. Wednesday, April 29th 2009 5:30-7:00 p.m. Central Union Church 1660 South Beretania St. For more information, contact us at face.office@facehawaii.org or (808)522-1304.

Rally in the Valley – Maui

Join us on land which was donated to the Maui County Council for development as affordable housing. There will be prayers, speeches, and songs as we kick off our postcard campaign in support of affordable housing on Maui! There will be bubbles and balloons for the kids! Saturday, April 18th, 2009 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. [...]

Church people worthy of regular coverage

April 11th, 2009

By Mary Adamski Parking lots were crowded this week outside hotels where Passover Seder meals drew hundreds of members of the island Jewish community. The same is true today at Kapiolani Park, where the Thai community hosts a New Year festival rooted in Buddhist observance of Buddha’s birth. And thousands of members of the majority [...]

Immigration raids protested

April 2nd, 2009

Church leaders say federal officers violating civil rights during searches By Eloise Aguiar, Advertiser Staff Writer Clergy from Maui and O’ahu yesterday presented a letter of protest to the office of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement over what they say are overly aggressive tactics used to find illegal residents. The group said it supports American laws [...]

Group decries treatment of migrants

April 2nd, 2009

A group of religious leaders from Maui and Oahu held a demonstration in Honolulu to deliver a letter asking President Barack Obama for immigration reform. Standing near the building that houses U.S. immigration officials on Ala Moana Boulevard yesterday, some in the group of 16 people complained of alleged racial profiling by Maui police and [...]