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Wednesday Jul 1 | The Honolulu Advertiser

Fostering the arts on Kaua'i

The Kaua'i Concert Association intends to keep bringing world-class classical and modern music, and dance concerts coming to Kaua'i despite the economic times.

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Mon Jun 29, 2009

The Honolulu Advertiser

Hansen's disease in spotlight again because of Hawaii priest

Father Damien's coming elevation to sainthood in October is renewing efforts to eliminate the centuries-old stigma attached to Hansen's disease, also known as leprosy.

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Fri Jun 26, 2009

Honolulu Star-Bulletin

Hawaii's missionaries

Father Damien De Veuster wrote about the loneliness of being a priest cut off from the counsel and collegiality of his peers.

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Wed Jun 24, 2009

Honolulu Star-Bulletin

Belgian television crew investigate a miracle

A Belgian television crew will be in Kalaupapa tomorrow filming a documentary report about Father Damien De Veuster, who is as well known in his homeland as in Hawaii.

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Mon Jun 22, 2009

Honolulu Star-Bulletin

Small parish, big draw

Father Felix Vandebroek is pastor of one of the smallest parishes in the Catholic world.

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Sun Jun 14, 2009

Honolulu Star-Bulletin

Religion

A fundraising event to support the Father Damien De Veuster canonization celebration has grown into a musical gala featuring top entertainers.

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Fri Jun 12, 2009

The Honolulu Advertiser

Fundraising dinner to send 9 to Damien canonization

A fundraising dinner to send nine Kalaupapa patients and their caretakers to Rome for the canonization of Father Damien is scheduled for July 18 at the Sheraton Waikiki.

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Tue Jun 09, 2009

The Honolulu Advertiser

Program to recruit diverse medical students graduates eight more

The University of Hawaii at Manoa's John A. Burns School of Medicine is pleased to announce eight students have completed the Imi Hoola Program and will enroll in medical school here next month.

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Sun Jun 07, 2009

The Honolulu Advertiser

Father Damien's life a timely teaching tool

In classrooms across the state, the canonization of Father Damien is being used as a history-in-the-making lesson to teach kids everything from the importance of helping others to the complicated protocols involved when someone is considered for sainthood.

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Fri Jun 05, 2009

The Honolulu Advertiser

Boy Scouts will troop to Rome for occasion

Ten Boy Scouts will be among the hundreds of Hawai'i residents expected to flock to Rome in October for the canonization of Father Damien.

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Mon May 25, 2009

The Honolulu Advertiser

Damien canonization draws Hawaii visitors

Despite the economic downturn, Hawai'i travel agents say sales of tours to Rome for the canonization of Father Damien in October are brisk, with hundreds of Hawai'i residents already signed up to make the 8,000-mile trip.

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Mon May 18, 2009

The Honolulu Advertiser

Damien relic to process through U.S. to Islands

A relic of Father Damien will be brought to Hawaii in late October, according to a tentative itinerary for the relic's movement following Damien's entry into Roman Catholic sainthood on Oct.

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Sat May 16, 2009

Honolulu Star-Bulletin

Inspired by Damien

The heroic story of Father Damien De Veuster is a chapter of Hawaii's history that is news again this year, as he will be declared a saint by the Catholic Church.

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Thu May 14, 2009

Honolulu Weekly

Make it a double

They may never bring back the drive-in movie, but from time to time they do bring back the double bill.

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Tue May 12, 2009

Honolulu Star-Bulletin

Play relates leprosy story

Plays about historical figures almost always find the playwright guessing, or simply imagining, what may have been said, thought or done at a particular point in time.

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Wed May 06, 2009

Honolulu Star-Bulletin

Religion

Great music is on the menu for May as several churches plan springtime concerts.

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Mon May 04, 2009

The Honolulu Advertiser

Eight Kalaupapa patients will attend Damien's canonization

Meli Watanuki definitely believes. 'Every morning we prayed for Father Damien to be a saint,' said Watanuki, 75, who has lived at the Kalaupapa settlement on Moloka'i since 1969.

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Sat May 02, 2009

Honolulu Star-Bulletin

Blessed Damien

A chalice, liturgical robes and other artifacts used by Father Damien DeVeuster will be displayed next week during a memorial observance of his work as minister to leprosy victims banished to Kalaupapa.

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Sat Apr 25, 2009

KPUA-AM Hilo

National Park Service discussing Kalaupapa future

The park service is holding the meetings to help prepare a new management plan for the time when the remaining 20 patients are gone.

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Fri Apr 24, 2009

Honolulu Star-Bulletin

Preservation sought for Kalaupapa

More than 70 people gathered last night to share their experiences in Kalaupapa at a meeting on the future of the former settlement for Hansen's disease patients.

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