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Pilgrims yearn to visit isolated peninsula where Catholic saints cared for Hawaii's leprosy patients
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 6 months agoKalaupapa beckoned to Kyong Son Toyofuku. As a daily Mass-going Catholic devoted to Saint Damien of...
'It's the best medicine for us': Hawaii's Kalaupapa eases pandemic restrictions
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Hawaii Health Department has restored visitor privileges to former Hansen’s disease patients and...
Pope Benedict XVI has died at the age of 95
Good Morning America via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPope Emeritus Benedict XVI has died at his home in the Vatican at 95, Vatican officials announced. “With sorrow I inform you that the Pope Emeritus,...
Latest film by Vermont-based Hollywood screenwriter to be shown in Stowe
The Burlington Free Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHollywood screenwriter John Fusco will screen his newest film Friday in Stowe to raise funds for an...
3 from Maui County recognized for contributions to community
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMay 11—Three winners for the Maui County Outstanding Older American Awards have been announced, the county reported today. Stephen Kealoha of Pukalani, Judith Mikami of Kaunakakai, and Betty ...
Berks Country calendar for Dec. 27
Reading Eagle, Pa. via Yahoo News· 5 months agoDec. 27—Jan. 6: —Bus trip to the Pennsylvania Farm Show sponsored by Hamburg Grange, leave Hamburg at 8 a.m., leave Farm Show at 5 p.m., $22 per seat. For more information, call Anna Heffner ...
Maui mourns Lahaina victims while seeking comfort at vigils
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 9 months agoSep. 2—Organizers of "Kipuni Aloha no Maui " ("Embrace Beloved Maui ") said the various vigils, held at sunrise, noon and sunset, were rooted in traditional Native Hawaiian healing practices ...
Lahaina wildfire victim dies from burns; Death toll at 111
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 10 months agoAug. 17—Editors' Note: Please bookmark this page. This breaking news story will be updated as more information becomes available. ------ UPDATE: 10 a.m. One of nine patients from Maui admitted ...
Maui fire fatalities rise to 55; disaster likely to become deadliest in Hawaii history, governor...
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 10 months agoMAUI, Hawaii − The number of fatalities from the catastrophic fires in Maui reached 55, officials...
President Biden and first lady to tour Lahaina disaster zone
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 10 months agoAug. 21—LAHAINA — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrive today on a grief-stricken Maui, where the number of wildfire deaths is expected to rise considerably above the 114 being ...