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Jonathan Leonardo Is Ordained

(También español) On October 19, 2024, Pastor Jonathan Leonardo was officially ordained to the gospel ministry at the Kailua church. Surrounded by his wife, Tiffany, and their daughter, Charli, Jonathan embarked on this significant milestone in his spiritual journey with the heartfelt support of family, friends, and members of the Oahu Hispanic church, where he also pastors.

Ho`ike December 2024

Ministry Memories of Jay Warren; Hawaiian Mission Academy Hosts Academy Day and Retirements in the Hawaii Conference

Ke Ola Calling

(También español) “I’m looking for a Program Head for Youth Rush this summer. Just thought I’d see if you would be interested.”

Hawai’i Pathfinders Find Blessings at Camporee

(También español) Pathfinder clubs from the Hawai’i Conference set out on a remarkable journey to Gillette, Wyoming, for the International Pathfinder Camporee. This trip would test their resilience and strengthen their spirit of unity and positivity.

New Associate Pastor at Kurtistown Samoan-English Church

(También español) The Hawaii Conference is excited to announce that Matthias Bernard is the new associate pastor of the Kurtistown Samoan-English church on the island of Hawai’i.

Ho`ike October 2024

Finding Ways to Mingle; New Ohana for Schools; New Pastor for Molokai Church; New HIC Interns

Camp Waianae Celebrates Another Successful Summer

(También español) We live in a world where everyone and everything tries to tell us who we are. Amidst this noise, finding a space that nurtures your true identity becomes invaluable.

Evangelistic Series Concludes With Baptisms

(También español) On Saturday, July 6th, the Samoa Tokelau church concluded their two-week series of evangelistic meetings with Pastor Nemaia Faletogo.

Ho`ike August 2024

Celebrating Our Graduates

Celebrating Our Rich Heritage

(También español) In Hawaii, May Day transforms into Lei Day, a vibrant celebration rooted in the rich tradition of adorning and crafting lei.

The Witness Tells the Easter Story

(También español) The weekends of March 21-23 and 28-30 marked the 40th anniversary production of The Witness by Pacific Island Praise.

Women Meet for Week of Prayer

(También español) I was at work on that Wednesday and got a call about an appointment I had to attend. This appointment would interfere with the women's week of prayer I had been attending. I was conflicted.

Ho`ike June 2024

Beginner Sabbath School teachers from across Hawai’i and Children’s Ministries conference leaders from California and Arizona met at Camp Waianae on Sabbath, April 13, for the Alive in Jesus training event.

Global Youth Day Celebrations in Hawaii

(También español) On March 16, Seventh-day Adventist churches around the world celebrated Global Youth Day. The theme for this year was “Show Up in the Cities.”

Community Outreach at Kohala Adventist School

(También español) Students at Kohala Adventist School lovingly crafted Valentine’s cards for residents at our local senior living facility.

Students Shine at Hawaiian Mission Academy Ka Lama Iki STEAM Fair

(También español) Early in February, the students at Hawaiian Mission Academy Ka Lama Iki participated in the school’s annual STEAM Fair.

Ho`ike April 2024

Celebrating Adventist Education. A Divine Appointment, Fun Run, Basketball and Convocation.

Kauai Pastors’ Retreat Offers Rest and Insight

(También español) From January 8 to 11, pastors from across the Hawaiian Islands came together on Kauai for a pastors’ retreat.

Cakes for the Community: Waipahu Church’s Baking Outreach

(También español) The Waipahu church bake night/bake marathon was a joint activity between the Pathfinders, youth, women's ministries, and personal ministries.

Embrace Grace: A Powerful New Ministry at Kaneohe Church

(También español) On Sept. 7, 2023, the Embrace Grace Ministry was born at Kaneohe church. Under the leadership of Mandy Bourne, Embrace Grace became a safe space for two single "Brave Girls" experiencing unplanned pregnancies to receive support spiritually, emotionally, and physically.

A Spiritual Journey: Pastor Tim Nelson on Baptism, Understanding, and New Beginnings

(También español) November 11, 2023, was a day of spiritual transformation for the Kaneohe church. In the presence of over 200 family and friends, five individuals took the plunge in the church’s “Blue Papaya” baptistry.

Ho`ike December 2023

Leis Women's Ministry Conference and HMA Students attend Leadership Conference

The Start of a New Chapter: Mortgage Burning Ceremony at the Kurtistown Samoan English Chu

(También español) On Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, the Kurtistown Samoan English church celebrated the payment of their debts with a mortgage burning ceremony.

Ongoing Relief Efforts

(También español) By the time the wildfires that engulfed the western portion of Maui were officially extinguished, efforts to help the community were already well underway.

Initial Response to the Maui Fires

(También español) On Tuesday, August 8, tragedy struck the island of Maui when wildfires began to rage on the island's west side.

Qualifying the Called: NAD Ministerial Bootcamp

(También español) Hawaii Conference President Erik VanDenburgh envisioned a training event that would empower local lay leaders and pastors in proclaiming the gospel on the Hawaiian Islands.

Ho` ike October 2023

Waking up to the news that the town of Lahaina was on fire and had mostly burned was devastating. I was in Phoenix, Arizona, at the North American Division Educators’ Convention when I received the news.

Northern Contributes $25,000 to Hawaii Conference Maui Disaster Fund

(También español) The tragedy on Maui has filled the news and left our members with a familiar sense of grief and dismay.

Adventist Pioneers in the West: Touching Hearts in Hawaii for Jesus

(También español) The Hawaiian Islands were formerly known as the Sandwich Islands. Visited by Captain James Cook in 1778, he named them after John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich.

Upcoming Events for the Week of September 18, 2023

Mark your calendar!

Never-Ending

(También español) Family issues at home, vast weather changes around the world, travel restrictions, problems that arise and are out of our control: While this is the reality in some of our lives, for a brief moment at summer camp, these issues fade away as our campers and camp staff understand how much bigger our God is.

West Maui Fires: A Message from PUC President Elder Bradford C. Newton

Elder Bradford Newton, president of the Pacific Union Conference, shares a special video message on the Maui Fire on August 8, 2023, and the far reaching impact on the church and members in Hawaii.

Three Angels’ Messages Emphasized on Big Island

(También español) The book of Revelation announces a blessing in its opening verses: “Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it; for the time is near” (Revelation 1:3, NKJV).

West Maui Fires

A Message from Elder Bradford C. Newton

Maui Wild Fires: Developing News

Image of Lahaina BEFORE the fire and a message from Pastor Erik VanDenburgh, President, Hawaii Conference

Freedom Week

(También español) In a display of shared purpose, two local churches—Kailua Adventist church and New Hope Kailua—partnered together in May for a transformative event known as Freedom Week.

Pacific Union Selects New Vice President for Youth Ministries, and More, in Spirit-Led Exe

(También español) The Pacific Union Conference Executive Committee gathered for its quarterly meeting on May 18.

Open to Participation with God

(También español) Pastor Ben Williams has been serving the Kihei and Lahaina churches on Maui for about a year and a half. Living in Lahaina, he and his wife, Casey, are active in the local scene and motivated to encourage the people around them to develop a vital relationship with Jesus.

Why Go to Summer Camp?

(También español) While this could still be the sentiment of many who attend youth camp today, this statement was written way back in 1936! Some things just don’t change, and enthusiasm for the summer camp program continues to inspire both campers and staff in 2023.

Celebrating Graduates! AZC & HIC

Celebrating graduations! No matter the grade level, graduations represent an important and significant milestone in a person’s life, and we are here to celebrate and pray for blessings on their next steps!

2023 Hawaii Young Adult Retreat

Images from the 2023 Hawaii Young Adult Retreat

THE BULLETIN - June 9, 2023

News from Arizona, Central California, Hawaii, Northern California and Southern California Conferences.

2023 Hawaii Young Adult Retreat

(También español) Distill a young adult retreat down to its most meaningful and memorable essentials and you will have May 5-7 at Camp Waianae.

Oahu Ohana Joyfully Gather for Convocation

(También español) On February 25, 2023, the larger church family gathered from across Oahu for Convocation, hosted at Honolulu Central church.

THE BULLETIN - May 12, 2023

"Honor her for all that her hands have done, and let her works bring her praise at the city gate." - Proverbs 31:31 Happy Mother's Day to all the incredible moms, mums, mommies, and mamas!

Illustrators and Anniversaries!

GAE kindergarteners are illustrating stories and MAPS is celebrating 10 years!

Overcoming and Celebrations

Mauna Loa Preschool has overcome obstacles and is thriving. La Sierra welcomed 200 high school students to give them a preview of college!

REACH Hawaii

(También español) REACH Hawaii continues to provide specialized services to students in Adventist education in Hawaii schools. Influenced by the North American Division’s REACH (Reaching to Educate All Children for Heaven) initiative

THE BULLETIN - April 14, 2023

News from Arizona, Central California, Hawaii, Nevada-Utah, Northern California, and Southern California Conferences.

STEAM Fair

(También español) Hawaiian Mission Academy Ka Lama Iki has been working to integrate STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) into many areas across the curriculum.

THE BULLETIN - April 7, 2023

News from Arizona, Central CA, Hawaii, Northern CA, Southeastern CA, Southern CA, and NAD.

Ho` ike April 2023

Kohala Adventist School's walking club, a heart of giving at KACS, and Maui young adults recharge.

Kaneohe Women’s Ministries Retreat Provides Encouragement

(También español) On August 14, 2022, the Kaneohe church women’s ministries group, Ladies as Christ Expects (L.A.C.E.), hosted by Elsie Frisbee, held their ninth annual retreat, with the 2022 theme “In My Heart There Rings a Melody.”

Valentines, Food Pantries, and the Great Outdoors

Today's stories are from Kahili Adventist Preschool and Mauna Loa School in Hawaii. Kahili Preschool served a lovely banquet for parents and its community. Mauna Loa enjoyed their outdoor program and is serving its community through their food pantry.

THE BULLETIN - March 17, 2023

Stories from the Pacific Union Conferences

THE BULLETIN - March 10, 2023

Opening doors for collegiate young adults is part of the ongoing vision for the Tempe church. Located adjacent to the Arizona State University campus and right across the street from the performing arts center, the church has often been a location for Adventist students to worship. When Pastor Mike Soto became the pastor of the church in 2022, he brought with him a vision of continuing the outreach to the entire student body of the campus.

Pastors Attend Workers’ Meetings in Kauai

(También español) Recently, the pastors of the Hawaii Conference attended the first workers’ meetings to be held since January of 2020. They met together on the island of Kauai at the Makanalani Non-profit Camp.

THE BULLETIN - February 10, 2023

Arizona Conference Christmas on the Streets The call went out in the middle of November for volunteers. “We are in need of food donations, servers, and...

A Marathon Friendship

Leila Ventar, a resident of the island of Kauai in Hawai’i and a member of the Kapa’a church, thought Dec. 11, 2022, was going to be the day she carried herself across the finish line of the Honolulu

Walking Club at Kohala Adventist School

Kohala Adventist School is providing a healthy distraction from the cares and burdens of this world, not only for students but also for parents and grandparents.

A Heart of Giving

Kona students are forming hearts of service for their neighbors and the world!

Andre Weston is Ordained on the Big Island

Pastor Andre Weston was joined by his wife, Nicole, on November 5 as he was ordained to the gospel ministry at the Kurtistown Samoan church. The event was...

THE BULLETIN - January 6, 2023

2022 was designated as a Year of Evangelism. Over half of all Arizona churches participated in the evangelism effort. “Praise God that our church leaders and members are uniting their efforts to reach their communities with the gospel of Jesus,”

Pacific Union Camporee: Hundreds of Pathfinders Give Their Hearts to Jesus

Approximately 3,700 Pathfinders descended on Lake Skinner near Temecula, Calif., for the Pacific Union Conference Pathfinder Camporee the first weekend of...

Worship Your Creator

If you were to come to my office, you would see most of my shelves are rather empty—in fact, bare. I’m still getting settled and trying to decide what...

Hawaii Conference Ordains William “JR” Bonilla

He has chosen to passionately live in response to God’s call, connecting others to their fullest identity as belonging to their Heavenly Father and...

THE BULLETIN - December 9, 2022

Pacific Union Conference's former president, Ricardo Graham, was honored, with a Lifetime Achievement Award . . . and other stories.

Bike-a-thons and Dissections!

On the island of Kauai, Kahili Adventist School students participated in a successful bike-a-thon, raising over $4,500, and they are learning by doing in science class.

Operation Christmas Child / Field Trips!

From Hawaiian Mission Academy Windward Campus - experiencing the joy of giving through Operation Christmas Child. AND...Enjoying Field Trips again.

Called to the Presence of God

It is one of our fundamental beliefs as Christians that prayer changes things. At the Hawaii Conference we’ve felt our great need of prayer in the midst of...

THE BULLETIN - November 11, 2022

“Adventist education is a mission field,” said new Arizona Conference Superintendent of Education Chris Juhl. “We have to truly view ourselves as missionaries and be willing to be called by God and view the calling as just that—a calling.”

Field Trips and Chapels!

Two stories from Hawaiian Mission Academy Maui. From monthly field trips where they can learn and witness about Jesus to others, to worshiping together in chapel where they may participate and grow in leadership skills, the students are not only enjoying learning inside the classroom but also out!

Remember

On the shore of the Jordan River, after God miraculously led Joshua and the Israelites through its waters, a pile of stones began to grow. One after another,...

Emotional Learning and Turtles!

Two stories from Hawaiian Mission Academy Ka Lama Iki! Students are learning what constitutes having a good character, and they are enjoying the new turtle habitat—a place where they can learn and spend quiet time.

Pathfinders

I have had the privilege of serving as coordinator for Pathfinder, Adventurer, and Youth Ministries for the Pacific Union since 2012. For the last 16 years,...

Hawaiian Mission Academy

Today we bring you two stories from Hawaiian Mission Academy. Students spent three days connecting with each other during Ho’okui, a retreat. And two students had the opportunity to lead and share Jesus with younger elementary children from Mauna Loa.

Heavenly Voices

Malama Elementary has begun a traveling children’s choir called Na Leo o Lani—Heavenly Voices—and they are already blessing others through this ministry.

Donation Blessings

The story of one mother who stepped out in faith to return her children to Chowchilla Adventist School.

THE BULLETIN - October 7, 2022

Arizona Conference Medical Aid to Ukraine War seems distant to this generation—an event that occurs on foreign soil. Once, not too long ago,...

Volunteers Revitalize Camp Waianae

As I write, there are currently 50 volunteers energetically wielding shovels, rakes, and power tools—all with the purpose of revamping Camp Waianae for the...

Mauna Loa School Student’s Doodle Connects to Nature

Lewis Cameron, a second-grader from Mauna Loa School in Hilo, entered this year’s Doodle for Google contest. In this competition, which was open to...

Waianae Adventist Young Adults Visit Hilo Church

About 20 Adventist young adults from Waianae on Oahu visited the Hilo Adventist church on the Big Island for a weekend ministry/mission trip from April 28 to...

Puna Church Celebrates 30 Years

On Sabbath, February 26, the Puna church on the Big Island of Hawai’i celebrated 30 years of service to the Lord during an anniversary Sabbath. The church...

Loving Hawaii

The young adults of the Kapolei Sāmoan church spent Global Youth Day 2022 loving the forgotten in Hawaii. Their outreach began at the shores of Waikiki,...

Hawaii Conference Elects New President

Erik VanDenburgh was elected Hawaii Conference president at the 11th constituency session on April 24, 2022, held at the Honolulu Central church. He succeeds the retiring Elder Ralph Watts III, who faithfully served Hawaii for the past 16 years.

Mahalo Nui Loa, Hawaii

Ralph Watts reflects on 16 years of service as president of the Hawaii Conference Rather than running off to Hawaii upon retirement, Ralph S. Watts III...

Technology in the Church

I am a youth pastor intern at the Kaneohe church, located on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. Because I grew up with technology, I have gravitated toward bringing...

Hawaii Conference Pathfinders Embrace a New Challenge

When people are learning about Pathfinders, often the kinds of activities that get highlighted are the ones that take place outdoors or the ones that build physical skills. It can be easy to overlook one of Pathfinders’ fundamental aims: the spiritual development and discipleship of young people.

Students Show Appreciation and Responsibility

Each year, the nonprofit Kokua Foundation asks schools around the Hawaiian Islands to collect marine debris and transform it into art. This year, Hawaiian...

The Joy of Acceptance

During one of the difficult times our church was going through, one of the members confessed, "This class is the reason I'm still here." My husband and I...

Adventist Women Pioneers

Georgia Anna Burrus was born July 19, 1866. Despite family opposition, she joined the Adventist church at age 16 and enrolled as a working student at Healdsburg College in California. She then taught in the Bible Training School in Oakland.

Students Embrace Fellowship

Down by 2, with 11 seconds left on the clock, it seemed like the game was all over for the Hawaiian Mission Academy (HMA) Knights. After a missed free throw...

Top Tier Leadership

I have been involved in church work all my adult life. I was a taskforce worker. As an intern in Southern California, I ran a VBS and day camp for an entire summer without having conducted either one before. I worked briefly as an associate pastor and as a pastor. I’ve worked in communication and public relations at all levels of the church.

Ministry Spotlight - Women's Ministries

The Lord has a work for women as well as for men. They may take their places in His work at this crisis, and He will work through them.... They can do in families a work that men cannot do, a work that reaches the inner life.

Nurture for Spiritual Champions

"Papa, tell me a Freddy story.” So continues the breakfast tradition when our little granddaughter Macy comes to visit. Still in her pajamas and barely...