Aloha! Hello!

E Komo Mai! Welcome to the Hawaii Korean Parish website!

Nice to meet you. I am Father Lee Deuk-kyu (Paul), dispatched from the Diocese of Daejeon in Korea, living here with the parishioners.


In his 2019 message for World Communications Day, Pope Francis said:

The church community becomes a resource for fellowship when it plans activities and celebrates the Eucharist through networks. Through these networks, we have the opportunity to share stories and experiences of the virtues or pains of those who are physically distant, rediscovering what unites us, praying together, and seeking good together... The church is, in itself, a network woven together by the Eucharistic fellowship. In the Eucharistic fellowship, unity is achieved not through "likes" but through truth, "Amen." With "Amen," anyone can be united with the body of Christ and accept others.

Our Hawaii Korean Catholic community is currently a community of Korean Catholic believers residing in Hawaii. Although we are far from our homeland, we have a common pride in our ethnicity and faith, forming a community that cherishes and loves one another.

All visitors to this website will be able to understand how we live our faith here in Hawaii, and how we achieve harmony and unity in God. We also hope that through this space, you will connect with our community both directly and indirectly.

Through this space, we hope that all visitors, along with our Hawaii Korean Catholic community family, will rediscover that we are one church, and achieve unity with Christ and with others.

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Year Church History
1938 - 1943 In 1938, Father Edward Hellorin, a member of the Maryknoll, who had been in Pyongyang for 8 years, started Korean Mass with about 40 Korean believers at St. Theresa Church in Hawaii. Five years later, in 1943, the Korean Mass was suspended due to Father Hellorin's health issues.
March 1974 - Confirming 25 years later, in 1968, Deacon Kang Seong-ho (Dominic), who was the deacon of this parish, sought a priest who could celebrate Korean Mass and invited Father Park Moon-soo (Princess), who was studying at the University of Hawaii, to start Korean Mass again on March 31, 1974, at Sacred Heart Church with about 70 believers.
February 1978 - Confirming On February 8, 1978, Father Jung Young-kyu (Marco) came to serve and continued the Korean Mass, and by 1979, the number of believers grew to 200, and in 1980, it reached 400.
1982 - 1985 In 1982, Father Kim Deok-shin (Joseph) came to serve and stayed until 1985.
November 1986 - April 2001 In November 1986, Father Kang Won-yu (John) came to serve and left after celebrating the last Mass on Easter Sunday, April 15, 2001. In July 1999, he moved from Sacred Heart Church to St. Pius X Church and celebrated the first Mass there on July 4, 1999.
June 2001 - November 2003 On June 11, 2001, Father John Solotis, a member of the Maryknoll, came from Korea to serve and celebrated his last Sunday Mass on November 23, 2003, before leaving for Hilo, Hawaii.
November 2003 - January 2005 After that, Father Mark Alexander, the parish priest of Sacred Heart Church, co-pastored the Hawaii Korean Manoa Church, and through the Ministry of Korean Catholics in the Americas, Father Paul (Bartholomew) served from March 27, 2004, to May 30, 2004, and then Father Hyun Sang-bo (Gregorio) from the Diocese of Jeju came on June 22, 2004, and stayed briefly until September 30, 2004.
February 2005 - February 2008 In February 2005, Father Choi Hyo-in (Simon) from the Diocese of Daejeon came to serve at St. Pius X Church until January 29, 2008, and then left for Korea on January 31, 2009.
January 2008 - January 2010 On January 29, 2008, Father Kim Young-kyu (Peter) from the Diocese of Daejeon came to serve at St. Pius X Church in Hawaii, and from May 3, 2008, he also served the Korean communities at St. Philomena Church and Star of the Sea Church, retiring on January 21, 2010.
March 2009 - January 2013 On March 19, 2009, Father Han Kwang-seok (Mary Joseph) from the Diocese of Daejeon was appointed as the parish priest of St. Pius X Church.
On January 21, 2010, Father Lim Seung-wook (John of the Cross) was appointed as the first assistant and was responsible for the communities of St. Philomena and Kahala.
On September 19, 2010, the Kahala mission was integrated into the Manoa Korean Church.
In January 2013, Father Han Kwang-seok (Mary Joseph) returned to Korea for a sabbatical.
April 2013 - February 2014 In April 2013, Father Kim Jong-ki (John the Baptist) from the Diocese of Daejeon was appointed as the parish priest.
On October 31, 2013, Sister Ha Young-hee (Benedicta) completed her parish duties.
On December 30, 2013, Father Lim Seung-wook (John of the Cross) returned to Korea.
On February 12, 2014, Father Yang Woong-seok (Philip) from the Diocese of Daejeon was appointed as the second assistant.
On February 24, 2014, Sister Yumi (Teresa) from the Congregation of the Divine Providence was appointed as the parish missionary sister.
October 2015 - January 2020 On October 31, 2015, Father Kim Young-geun (James) from the Diocese of Daejeon was appointed as the parish priest.
January 2020 - Present On January 19, 2020, Father Lee Deuk-kyu (Paul) from the Diocese of Daejeon was appointed as the parish priest.