Annually on Presidents' Day, the Great Aloha Run takes place in Honolulu, Hawaii.
The 8.15 miles (approx. 13 km) course starts in downtown Honolulu on Nimitz Highway across from Aloha Tower, and runs west on Nimitz Highway along Honolulu Harbor, under the Interstate H-1 viaduct near Honolulu International Airport, and along Kamehameha Highway, finishing on the floor of Aloha Stadium. The Aloha Tower to Aloha Stadium route gives the race its name.
This year about 27,000 runners, 90% are Hawaii residents. This number also includes as many as 5,000 members of the United States Armed Forces who run in formation in the so-called "Sounds of Freedom" division.
There are about 19222 participants have finished the race. Srs. An Mei and Sr Gioan Linh joined Bishop Larry Silva and a group from the Diocese of Honolulu. The cause was to get pledges of prayers for the Akua Run/Walk for Vocations.
St Paul wrote to the Ephesians: "I urge you to lead a life worthy of the vocation to which you were called. With all humility and gentleness, and with patience, support each other in love."
As Daughters of St Paul, we take every opportunity presents to us to build and to nurture our community life.
Today is Sr Lily's Birthday. So we take this beautiful occasion to pray and to celebrate with her. After we prayed our Christmas Novena, we went to our dining room and gave her a lei (as the Hawaiian Tradition), a card and a Birthday gift. We decided to sing and and cut the cake before we have our "dinner theatre". By request, we watched SISTER ACT!!!! We had such a good laughs!
God bless you and Happy Birthday, Sr Lily!
2010 Christmas Concerts:
Nov.30 at 7:30pm St Ephrem Church in Brooklyn, NY
Dec.1 at 7pm Our Lady of Fatima School in Piscataway, NJ
Dec.2 at 6pm Staten Island Hilton Garden Inn in Staten Island, NY
Dec.3 at 7:30pm Cathedral of St John Evangelist in Cleveland,OH
Dec.5 at 3pm St. Paul's Church in Princeton, NJ
Dec.6 at 7:30pm Father Judge High School in Philadelphia, PA
Dec.9 at 7pm St Ann by the Sea Church in Marshfield, MA
Dec.11 at 7pm Daughters of St Paul Chapel in Jamaica Plain, MA
Dec.12 at 3pm Daughters of St Paul Chapel in Jamaica Plain, MA
Benefit Concert
Concert by Donna Stoering
Our Lady of Peace Cathedral, Honolulu
On Sunday afternoon, Nov. 21, 2010 at 1:30 P.M. world-renowned classical pianist and singer, Donna Stoering will be in concert for a rare Honolulu performance.
Donna, a Grammy award nominee, presents this free concert as a benefit for the Daughters of Saint Paul of Honolulu and their mission activities in the Pacific islands.
For more information, please contact the Daughters of St. Paul at Honolulu@paulinemedia.com or call (808) 521-2731.
A very generous person has donated a few cases of pineapples. Here is a picture of Srs Gioan Linh and An Mei as they prepared the pineapples for the upcoming benefit concert. Thank you for your prayers and support for the Pauline mission here in Hawaii!
We are blessed for the addition of two new members to our Honolulu community. These sisters are originally from Hawaii. Sr. Lily Duhaylonsod grew up in Ewa Beach and joined the Daughters of St. Paul 33 years ago. Sr. An Mei Lam entered from Honolulu 10 years ago. This is their first time being stationed in Hawaii. They are thrilled to be home and have this opportunity to serve the people of God in the islands of the Pacific.
Welcome back, Sr. Paulamarie!
With a big Aloha! Just in time for King Kamehameha Day and the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary!
We also welcome Sr. Jean Ann, a Notre Dame sister from Guam, as she makes her retreat. May the Holy Spirit be with her.
Aloha! For Corpus Christi Sunday, we had the joy of conducting a Parish Book Fair at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish, situated on the North Shore at the foot of the luxurious mountain range,Kualoa Pt. and within view of the aqua marine Hawaiian waters. Fr. Paulo Kosaka, OFM Cap., was very gracious to invite us! Mahalo Fr. Paulo!
The Parish has a very strong community spirit, so after both Masses everyone came over to the pavilion for fellowship, food and the Pauline Book Fair, and also to see Theresa Wong's selective religious statues.
Sr Gioan Linh, as soon as she saw the fish soup, she said,"This soup reminds me of my mom's cooking." Later on she met and chatted with(Rose) Hong Matsuzaki who is from Viet-Nam.
The new book "St Joseph: Help for Life's Emergencies" was a best seller! Other Daughters of St Paul hot items were music such as Catholic Favorites vol. 1, Celebrating 20 Years, and Mary Did you Know. And for the many children, colring books were the favorite pick for summer fun.
May God bless in a special way all the parishioners at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel! Mahalo!
Check out the most exciting event to hit downtown Honolulu on the first Friday of every month! Chinatown is transforms into a place for those who wants to be the hip crowds at the many unique galleries, boutiques, cafes and restaurants that feature exciting art exhibits and free entertainment. 
On this first Friday, June 4, 2010, Srs. Susan John and Gioan Linh join the Honolulu Gallery walk. We walk down to the Hawai`i State Art Museum to see the "Aerial Romance". It features a line-up of Jazz musicians Jeff Peterson, Steve Jones and Von Baron, with vocalists Starr Kalahiki, Rocky Brown, and trumpeter DeShannon Higa. The artistis set the stage for the premier aerial dance of Samadhi Hawaii, suspended from the trees on the Lawn
Samadhi Hawaii was founded on Maui in 2004 by ‘Ulalena original cast/ aerialist Andrea Torres, with Ana Prada, Marcus Quiniones and Yayoi Hara. An Aerial Dance Performance Troupe made in Hawaii!! Aerial dance takes the grace and precision of ballet, the flexibility of yoga and the whole-body strength, balance and technique of an acrobat. One of the performer is from Paris, France. Anasma did a Puja Dance. It was incredible!
Rocky Brown has performed at Carnegie Hall, been featured with the Honolulu Symphony, and performed with Philippine’s well renowned singer/songwriter Jose Marie Chan at Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut.
With this experience, we want to keep learning about life itself and the art of living. We are being inculturated.
Join us for the final On-Fire youth night of the season!
Date & Time: Saturday, June 5, 2010 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Where: St. Stephen's Catholic Parish (not the Diocesan center)
2747 Pali Hwy
Honolulu, 96817
This month's theme is: "Our bodies and the Body of Christ."
Special guests: Fr. Thomas Acklin, OSB and Sr. Gioan Linh, FSP
Memorial Day celebrations are unique in Honolulu. Besides the remembrances at Punchbowl Military Cemetery with the leis draped on each grave, the military jet fly over salute, the day ends with an ancient Japanese lantern floating ceremony.
The lanterns are set afloat with prayers representing our affection for the deceased. There are about 40,000 thousands people gather at Ala Moana Beach Park for yesterday's evening Lantern Floating Ceremony. The ceremony remembers those who gave their lives in conflict, allows for reflection on the memories of loved ones and dedicates prayers for a peaceful and harmonious future. Just as the waters of the Pacific merge with each ocean, the wish for peace and happiness extends from Hawaii across the globe. That's why the theme for this year's ceremony is "Many Rivers, One Ocean."
A limited number of lanterns (2200) are available to the public. Sr Gioan Linh managed to pick up a lantern to share with Sr Susan John.
The program includes a Shinnyo taiko's performance which offered as a prayer for peace, Melinda Caroll, a singer-songwriter from Maui, performs country western music, the Oli and Hula,etc...
Bonita, a parishioner at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace, was so gracious to come for a couple of hours to share her gift and expertise with in the Art of Japanese clay flower making. We gathered in our dining room with the fan humming over our heads and the tropical breeze blowing through the open window (our A/C died last night). Observe as the sisters make their first attempt to create roses, plumerias, leaves, etc..and a few bloopers! Mahalo to Bonita!
A big ALOHA to Sr. An Mei who is visiting her family and spending some days to help Sr. Laura and I. We welcome back to Hawaii, Sr Susan John! She will be with us until the middle of July. 
"Gathered together in the name of the Risen Lord, our community is a gift of the Father and shares in the mystery of the communion in the Trinity." (FSP constitutions: Article 58)
Last night at 10:30pm the phone rang. "Hello, Daughters of St Paul." "Oh I missed the flight and got stuck at the airport. Can I stay at your place?" Half asleep I was trying to listen carefully to the person on the other line. The voice sounds familiar. Oh it's Sr Lydia, a Notre Dame sister from Guam who is on her way to the mainland.
I rushed to the airport and found out that I could not stay at the curve for long. I made three rounds. There's no sight of Sr Lydia. Then I asked myself "was that phone call for real...or was I dreaming?" Thank goodness, I decided to go to the Departure section to see if I can get a glimpse of Sr Lydia. Sure enough, she was there. At last...I was not dreaming. It's for REAL!
Then wouldn't you know..4:30am came so sudden. That's when we drop Sr Lydia off to the airport. Even though it was a brief encounter with Sr Lydia, it's always a joy to be able to share the Aloha spirit! And our God is a God of surprises!
Sr Gioan Linh packed some boxes for this coming weekends to Maui. She and Sr. An mei will be at St Theresa in Kihei and Christ the King in Kahului for parish exhibits.
The words of St Paul come to mind in preparation for this trip to the neighboring island of Maui.
"God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in proclaiming the gospel of his Son, that I remember you constantly, always asking in my prayers that somehow by God's will I may at last find my way clear to come to you. For I long to see you, that I may share with you some spiritual gift so that you may be strengthened...that you and I may be mutually encouraged by one another's faith." (Romans 1:9-12)
