3+ week, 2+ day ago   (760+ words) Over the summer, Aloha State Daily visited one of the nonprofit's weekly hub sites in Waikīkī, where guests were treated to haircuts, showers and meals thanks to combined efforts of various church members and community organizations. We talked with leadership…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (842+ words) Nearly 200 years ago, American missionaries at Kawaiaha‘o Church introduced the Western practice of graveyards with tombstones. While the living carry on with church services and wedding receptions and happy occasions, grief seems to bind some spirits to the graveyard…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (945+ words) Led by Rev. Mark Gudmunson, Pukalani Community Church of the Nazarene has a modest congregation of about 70 members who desire to make a big impact in their own backyard and beyond. Learn how the church evolved from being a disaster…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1096+ words) The faith-based business, which launched in January, was designed to “create handcrafted treats that bring people together while sharing God’s love,” according to founder Anna Marie Yi. The business features a rotating monthly cookie menu, along with housemade hopia, a…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (392+ words) At 7:30 last Friday morning, 1,200 people filled the Coral Ballroom at the Hilton Hawaiian Village to pray. They had come for the Prayer Breakfast Hawai‘i, now in its 47th year. Governor Josh Green and Maui Mayor Richard Bissen were in the…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (311+ words) In the mid-19th century, Hawaiian Catholics were frequently persecuted for their faith. One story recalls how Hawaiians in Kahikinui were rounded up by sheriffs, bound to one another in ropes, and marched along the Hāna coastline 90 miles to Wailuku. This is…...