Knights of Columbus Hawaii

Great examples of service to our community! Thank you Knights!

Thank you to our State chair of the KofC Free Throw Championships, Melvin Cervantes, also to the GK, council officers and members of 10475 St. Joseph (Waipahu), including WDD Alex Ty. WDD Alex and 10475 so graciously donated refreshments and lunch for not only the Free Throw candidates but all of their families who came to support our socially distanced State Championship! Congrats to State Champs from 10475 and 14620 (St. Ann-Kaneohe) in our various age categories. 10475 cam...e to represent and they did just that with high scores in all age brackets and winning 10 of the 12 categories! In a challenging pandemic year, we appreciate the efforts and dedication of our members who have worked so hard to make these events happen safely and effectively. Special Mahalo also to WDD RJ Juanillo and the faculty and staff of St. Joseph Church Waipahu and Saint Ann Church & School. See more

Sidewalk Advocates for Life hosts a 6-hour training course facilitated by Paul Maple, Pro-Life Director for the Knights of Columbus and Program Director for Hawaii’s Sidewalk Advocates for Life Organization. Paul recognized that participants/volunteers standing in front of Planned Parenthood praying and holding signs could be more effective if given the necessary advocate training; that is, how to peacefully and lovingly reach out to women and men in crisis and give them cho...ices to save their unborn child. This one-day program is comprehensive in providing updated information on the abortion industry, the different medical procedures used by the abortion doctors, understanding the RU-486 abortion pill and how to reverse its affects, and Teleabortion. (Teleabortion is a Planned Parenthood pilot-program that utilizes an internet consult with a doctor to prescribe the RU-486 abortion bill. The process was implemented in 2016 in four states Hawaii is the first to endorse this procedure.) Please contact Paul Maple: [email protected] or 808-726-5096. The Honolulu Diocese Respect Life Ministry encourages all Priests, Deacons, Parish Respect Life Coordinators, religious and parishioners to attend this valuable training. The cost is $25 for a workbook, sidewalk brochures and lunch. Next training session is scheduled for May 22, 2021 at St. Elizabeth Parish from 10 AM to 4 PM. Paul can also set up a training session at your parish.

Great work Knights! Thank you councils 6734 and 11743!

Congratulations to our student athletes who competed in the recent Soccer Challenge. We welcomed students from St. Ann Kaneohe and St. Elizabeth Aiea in age groups of 9yrs to 14yrs. Top finalists in their respective categories included Heidi Geringer and Austin Geringer for the 9yrs olds, Anderson Yamanaka and Harlow Lang in the 10yrs olds, Colt Izaguirre for the 11yr olds, Tracy Ly for the 13yr olds and Robert Noguchi in the 14yr olds. Special 'Mahalo' to Tim Haas for chairing the event, GK's Brendan Takahashi and Paul Maple from councils 14620 and 6906 respectively and Brother Bob Noguchi also from 14620.