(This page was last updated: 12/08/2025)

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. Scroll down for more information on the Talk Story sessions being held on all islands during 2025.

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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. Jazzy Bostock - Clergy At-Large - 2028 (St. John the Baptist, Honolulu County) 
• Ms. Mary Carpenter - Lay At-Large - 2028 (St. Clement’s, Honolulu County)
• The Rev. Mark Haworth - Clergy-At-Large - 2029 (Hālau Wa‘a, O‘ahu County)
• The Rev. Keleawe Hee - Clergy At-Large - 2027 (Good Samaritan, Honolulu County) 
• Hans L'Orange - Lay At-Large - 2026 (St. James', Hawai'i County)
• The Rev. Andrew McMullen - Clergy At-Large - 2026 (St. Michael's, Kaua‘i County)
• Ms. Joan Sokei-Vila - Lay At-Large - 2029 (Trinity, Maui County): Secretary
• Mr. Chuck Spence - Lay At-Large - 2027 (Trinity, Maui County): President

2025 Talk Story with the Standing Committee

All clergy and church members are invited to attend the Standing Committee's Talk Story sessions being held on all islands. These ongoing “talk story” sessions are to hear comments and concerns that church members may have, and answer any questions about the Diocese, the state of the Church, or any other issue related to our common life and ministries with each other. 

​UPCOMING TALK STORY SESSIONS:
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PREVIOUS SESSIONS:

• Saturday, September 20, 2025, Trinity By-the-Sea, Kihei, Maui
• Friday, July 18, 2025, Holy Apostles, Hilo, Big Island
• Saturday, July 19, 2025, St. James', Kamuela, Big Island
• Saturday, May 17, 2025, Good Samaritan, Honolulu, O'ahu
• Saturday, February 15, 2025, St. Michael & All Angels, Lihue, Kaua'i

RECORDED SESSIONS:

Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Good Samaritan, Honolulu, O'ahu ​