Pacific Islander Ministry

What is the Pacific Islander Ministry?

The Pacific Islander Ministry (PIM) is a full-time outreach effort to the many people from various parts of the Pacific who now call Hawai’i home. The Lino family, made up of Fane, Anaseine, Viliami and Joshua, is the heart and soul of this ministry on O῾ahu. The ministry engages in persistent outreach to both newly arrived as well as established immigrants from Micronesia, and to those from New Zealand/Aotearoa, Tonga, Fiji, Samoa and Tahiti. Parishes currently involved in this ministry which provides, among other things, meal programs, music programs, a ladies sewing co-op, reading programs, two STEM (Science Technology English Math) programs, nutrition education/cooking skills, and two youth basketball teams, include St. Elizabeth’s, St. Peter’s, St. Nicholas’ and St. Mary’s. Additionally, on the island of Hawai‘i, Christ Church, Kealakekua, has hosted an enthusiastic community of believers from the Marshall Islands, sharing meals, songs and different traditions all focused on the love of Christ. Saint James’ Church in Kamuela has had a partnership with a Marshallese Pentecostal congregation for the last nine years. None of these efforts are “social work.” Rather, it’s all about witnessing in concrete ways to the reality of the kingdom of God in our midst, in the joy of Christ -- risen from the dead!

Upcoming Events:

(TBA)

In the News:

SPOTLIGHT
In July 2014, the triennial Episcopal Youth Event (EYE) took place at Villanova University in Phiadelphia, PA. It is the largest youth event of The Episcopal Church and brought together over 1,100 high school youth from around the world. The Diocese of Hawai'i sent a delegation of 24 youth and 5 adult chaperones that included members of St. Elizabeth Church's Pacific Islanders. Following the event, the Hawai'i delegation stayed for an additional 3 days of urban mission. Read Viliami Lino's report of this trip HERE. You can also view more photos and reports of this event HERE.

See what PIM is up to by clicking on the article links below:

Pacific Islander Ministry Announcements - Diocesan E-News, September 22, 2015
Renewal Weekend at Camp Mokule'ia - Hawaiian Church Chronicle, June 2014
Pacific Island Ministry Committee Brings MCAP to the Big Island - by Ann Hansen, Hawaiian Church Chronicle, October 2013
Micronesian Cultural Awareness Program Presentation Coming Soon! - Diocesan E-News, February 1, 2013
Micronesian Cultural Awareness Program (MCAP) by Kala Holden, Hawaiian Church Chronicle, October 2012
Pacific Island Ministry offers presentation on the Micronesian culture, Diocesan E-News, August 22, 2012
Wealth of Tapa - Hawaiian Church Chronicle, August 2012

More Information

Learn more by viewing these documents:

For help with outreach efforts or for more information and to contact the Pacific Islander Ministry, please e-mail the Office of the Bishop, who will forward your e-mail to the Committee Coordinator, Ann Hansen.

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Oversight

The ministry is overseen by the Pacific Islander Ministry Committee. The Committee is:

A clearing house for ideas, community contacts and sharing knowledge with each other
An incubator for ministries just starting
A place to refine programs and celebrate success
A safe place to take a risk and possibly fail

Committee members

Ann Hansen, Chair , The Cathedral of St. Andrew

James Ftizpatrick
St. Elizabeth

Rev. David Gierlach
St. Elizabeth

Larke Golaski
St. Mary's

Rev. Giovan King
St. Christopher

Preston Lentz
St. Elizabeth

Fane Lino
Diocesan Missioner, St. Elizabeth

Luella Windisch, Secretary, St. Nicholas

Ancillary Members:
The Rt. Rev. Robert L. Fitzpatrick, Bishop, Honolulu
The Rev. Paul Klitzke, St. Nicholas
Mr. Lot Lau, The Church of the Epiphany
The Rev. Dick Tardiff, Christ Church

PHOTO GALLERY:

RENEWAL WEEKEND AT CAMP MOKULE'IA
April 4 - 6, 2014
(Photos by Ann Hansen)

"VOICES OF THE PACIFIC" CHRISTMAS CONCERT
December 23, 2013:
(Photos by Ann Hansen)