Molokai History: [from "Place Names of Hawaii", Pukui, Elbert & Mookini, Revised Edition, Univ. of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, 1976] 'Awahua: Bay west of Ka-laupapa peninsula, meaning: bitterness 'Ekaha-nui: Land section, wind and cave near the head of Lepelepe Gulch, near Kamalo, south Moloka'i, meaning: large bird's nest fern 'Elelu: Land section, eastern Moloka'i, meaning: cockroach [...]
Praying the Gospel through the Rosary: The Agony in the Garden Submitted by Deacon Jim Krupka As we begin the Sorrowful Mysteries, we meditate on Jesus' passion. These meditations are Good Friday moments, all drawing from the Gospels of Palm Sunday and Good Friday. The First Sorrowful Mystery, The Agony in the Garden, is an [...]
Molokai History: [from "Hawaii Place Names", Revised Edition, Pukui, Elbert & Mookini, UH Press, 1974] Alanui-puhi-paka: Ridge and road, East Molokai, meaning: smoke tobacco road (said to be a place where people pause to smoke and rest). Alapa'i: Coastal area, North Molokai, probably named for Alapa'i-nui, leader of the Hawai'i forces that invaded Maui in [...]
Praying the Gospel through the Rosary: Institution of the Eucharist Submitted by Deacon Jim Krupka Pope St. John Paul II said that each of the Luminous Mysteries is "a revelation of the Kingdom now present in the very person of Jesus." The Institution of the Holy Eucharist could be the ultimate mystery. In the Fifth [...]
Praying the Gospel through the Rosary: The Transfiguration Submitted by DeaconJim Krupka The Fourth Luminous Mystery, the Transfiguration, continues unveiling Jesus' human and divine nature. As Pope John Paul II announced the addition of the five luminous mysteries, he called them the mysteries of light. The Transfiguration is a profound mystery of light told in [...]
Molokai History: [from the Journal of Bishop Louis Maigret, SS.CC., 1837-1877, in the SS.CC. Brothers Archives at St. Patrick Monastery in Kaimuki, Honolulu, translated from the original French] July 20, 1851, Sunday: 24 Baptisms and 31 Confirmations [at Kaluapapa]. Return to Naiwa? (Kukui). July 21, 1851, Monday: Worked on chapel [at Kukui]. Not yet finished. [...]
Molokai History: [from Bishop Louis Maigret's Journals, 1837-1877, in the SS.CC. Archives, Honolulu] July 8, 1851 (Tuesday): Frs. Aubert, SS.CC. & Mathias, SS.CC. and Bishop Maigret, SS.CC. travel from Kumueli (Kamalo) to Kukui [western or easter Molokai?] and sleep at Filipo's. Great wave of enthusiasm for work on the church [at Kukui?]. July 9-12, 1851 [...]
Praying the Gospel through the Rosary: The Finding of Jesus in the Temple Submitted by Deacon Kim Krupka From his infancy until Jesus’ baptism around the age of thirty, the Gospels give us only one event from Jesus’ life. For some, this absence of information on the Savior of the world is a mystery, while [...]
Molokai History: [from Hawaii Catholic Herald, February 4, 2011] Ground Broken for Kaunakakai's Long-Awaited Church When complete, the church will not have ornamentation or stained glass windows, the architect said. "It will be a shell, functioning, legal, in still skeletal form, a very utilitarian building." But it will have built-in the potential for artistic enhancement [...]
Molokai History: [from Kalawao Sacramental Register, 1873-1930 in the SS.CC. Archives at St. Patrick's Monastery in Kaimuki, Honolulu, Oahu] On May 10, 1873, Father Damien, SS.CC. arrives at Kalaupapa/Kalawao Leper Settlement with Bishop Louis Maigret, SS.CC. On May 19, just 9 days after he arrived, Father Damien baptized 10 people in the Pelekunu Valley to [...]