Religion

...programs at Kailua Pier from 8am to 10:30am, as well as free programs at Mokuaikaua Church and Huliheʻe Palace from 11am to 4pm, April 4, 2020....

...The criminal complaint charges three defendants who are described as the main administrators of KOJC in the United States....

...Beverly Hills, California authorities are requesting extradition....

• Navigator/Captain/Educator Kaelpa Baybayan
• Attorney/Educator/Cultural Practitioner Kimo Stone
• Former Trustee of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Peter Apo

...Whether taking their surfboards to do diplomacy in North Korea or feeding the homeless in Wahiawa, the nonprofit Surfing the Nations is having an impact.... 

...Video from Nov 6 Hawaii-Israel Alignment forum on Maui....

..."A gaffe is when a politician tells the truth -- some obvious truth he isn't supposed to say."....

...the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday upheld an injunction barring enforcement of rules that let employers opt out of covering birth control on religious and moral grounds....

...how our values are impacted by the government....

..."The Hawai'i, New England Connection," a 30-day tour of History Theatre, panel discussions, and cultural events....

... Everybody knows Gabbard is running for President because Chris Butler seeks recognition from mainstream Hinduism in India.  But what does India want in exchange? ....

...Non-profit organizations wishing to create a display on the grounds of the Frank F. Fasi Civic Center during the annual Honolulu City Lights exhibition must submit applications....

...Court’s suspension of governor’s emergency proclamation applies only to one Person....

"...the commencement of construction activities for the TMT will result in bodily harm and psychological trauma to OHA’s beneficiaries and others at the hands of the State...."

...Mike announced that his wife and boys would not be able to eat most of what his mother had cooked, as they were now vegetarian. Also, everyone needed to stop calling the children by their birth names. Their new names were Bhakti, Jai, and Naryana....

...Some Democrats have stood up to Hirono's anti-Catholic rhetoric....

...A decade after the first missionaries arrived, the gospel tore across the islands in the 1830s....

...Upcoming Legislative Deadlines....

...“Maybe they shouldn't post lies about Planned Parenthood selling baby body parts."....

...transsexual wins $95K after being fired by Big Island New Age retreat center....

...Joseph Dutton heard about Father Damien's work in Hawaii and joined him, helping the sick in the leper colony for 45 years....

...Birds of a feather flock together....

...The decision comes after a divided Ninth Circuit last month rebuked Gilliam for “abuse of discretion” by blocking interim versions of the rules in December 2017 in all 50 states....

...Hirono asked, “If confirmed, do you intend to end your membership with this organization to avoid any appearance of bias?”....

"...I stand strongly against those who are fomenting religious bigotry, citing as disqualifiers Buescher’s Catholicism and his affiliation with the Knights of Columbus...." -- Rep Tulsi Gabbard

...they resisted a request from the Christian Brothers to set aside over a million dollars in potential costs for sex assault lawsuits from the past....

...Her progressive domestic politics are at odds with her support for authoritarians abroad, including Modi, Sisi, and Syria’s Bashar al-Assad....

...Lord Ganesha was highly revered in Hinduism and was meant to be worshipped in temples or home shrines and not to adorn one’s feet for mercantile greed....

... Greetings from your local, Capitol Hill-area Knights of Columbus Council, Patrick Cardinal O’Boyle Council 11302 ....

... Teresa Shook Demands Resignation of Muslim-Aligned Co-Chairs ....

...the first full bilingual Hawaiian-English Bible with modern diacritical markings....

...The public is invited to prepare submissions for the contest, which is held as part of the traditional Honolulu City Lights celebration....

...The ACLU has also requested that Honolulu, Maui, and Kauai counties respond....

...On July 8, 2017, Kang swore an oath of loyalty, known as “bayat,” to ISIS and its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, in a ceremony conducted by the purported ISIS sheikh....

...Suzuki's guidance was "clearly an intimidation tactic leveled at Hawaii's houses of worship to frighten them into silence on the upcoming elections for political office."....

...after allegedly stealing a police vehicle in Kaimuki, smashing into a bread truck, leading officers on a cross-island chase, getting shot in the shoulder, and running into the jungle near Waiahole, Jaya Keahonui Titcomb has been arrested by Honolulu police.... 

...Permits will be issued for five display sites through a lottery. The lottery drawing will take place on Friday, September 21....

...Gay Cakes or Muslim Ban?....

...Each charge involved a different boy and carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years....

...and 44% non-religious, 8th-least religious in USA....

...“This is unacceptable in a progressive coalition or any political coalition. Antisemitism has no place in American society. We must reject this, left right and center,” Schatz wrote on Twitter....

...Mallory received backlash for attending Farrakhan's annual Saviours' Day address, an event where the Nation of Islam leader attacked "that Satanic Jew," called Jews "the mother and father of apartheid," and proclaimed that "when you want something in this world, the Jew holds the door...."

...“What you’ve got to do is get one of these kids to run for office,” Butler said....

"Gabbard’s life would be unrecognizable without Butler’s influence.”

Krishna Consciousness is when you know the Krishnas did it....

'...it continues to effectuate the President’s unrepudiated promise to exclude Muslims from the United States...."

...The Obama administration winnowed the definition of religious freedom down to the narrow idea of “freedom of worship.” This was rebutted in the first line of Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ memorandum....

...“Are you or have you ever been …. ”

...it has not been easy going for Saleem Ahmed....

...Non-profit organizations wanting to create a display on the Frank F. Fasi Civic Center grounds during the annual Honolulu City Lights exhibition must apply by September 1, 2017....