Governance: Standing Committee

The Standing Committee meets on the third Saturday of each month, (on the morning of Diocesan Council meetings) and, occasionally, on call.

Purpose of
Standing Committee

  • Serves as the Bishop’s Council of Advice.
  • Performs duties as specified by the General and Diocesan Convention, and the Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church and the Diocese of Hawai‘i.
  • Serves as the Ecclesiastical authority when there is no bishop.

Membership of Standing Committee

  • The Rev. Dan Leatherman - Clergy At-Large - 2019 (St. Timothy's, O'ahu)
  • Ms. Phyllis Chang - Lay At-Large - 2019 (St. John's BTS, O'ahu)
  • The Rev. Paul Lillie - Clergy At-Large - 2020 (St. Mark's, O'ahu)
  • Ms. Ruth Smith - Lay At-Large - 2020 (St. James', Big Island) - Secretary
  • The Rev. Mahi Beimes - Clergy At-Large - 2021 (St. Matthew's, O'ahu)
  • Mr. Chuck Spence - Lay At-Large - 2021 (Trinity BTS, Maui) - President
  • The Rev. Raymond Woo - Clergy At-Large - 2022 (St. Luke's, O'ahu)
  • Ms. Sylvia DeGooyer - Lay At-Large - 2022 (Trinity BTS, Maui)