Aha Mokupuni Church Praise Reports
Ë ANAHOLA
Koolauhuiia
Church Rev. Mokihana
Powers
April 2008 Church
Spring Rummage Sale
July 6 Kanoa Farias baptized with visiting Pastor
Caroline Miura
July 13 Visiting Pastor Alpha Goto of Waioli Church
October 10 AHEC Aha Iki held on
Kauai for the first time here at Koolauhuiia.
October 11 Licensing to
Ministry Jocelyn Mokihana Powers
November 15 First
meeting with other Anahola groups and churches on Suicide prevention
November 22 Free
Thanksgiving luncheon in Anahola in conjunction with Anahola Churches and
groups.
November 23 Annual Thanksgiving
brunch
November 30 Baptism
of sisters Keala Kealoha & Jasmine Lopes
December 3 Prayer meeting
for the community with other churches of Anahola
December 24 Annual
Christmas Eve service
February 15 Baptism of Samiuela
Kauvaka
April 12 Annual Easter Sunrise Service with brunch to
follow.
Ë HANALEI
Waioli Huiia Rev. Alpha Goto
Let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your father in heaven. (Matthew 5: 16)
This has been a good year for our congregation. We have utilized the talents of our individual members in teaching, music, leading worship, cleaning our sanctuary, providing beautiful floral arrangements for each Sunday service as well as providing leadership on our Board of Deacons and Executive Board.
Mahalo ke Akua to each of you and for Alpha and Pam, our beloved Kahu family.
Love each other deeply. Offer hospitality to one another. Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others; faithfully administering God’s grace in various forms. (I Peter 4: 8-10)
Our task for 2009 is before us. It is twofold. First, we embark upon an anniversary celebration of our 175th year serving the Hanalei community. Secondly, we must embark upon a fund raising effort in order to acquire the funds needed for repair and maintenance of our buildings on the property. Both of these tasks will require our members and friends to fully participate with us.
Mahalo ke Akua for our abundant blessings and please be with us as we go forward to serve each person that considers Wai’oli Hui’ia Church his or her church.
Ë HANAPEPE
Hanapepe Hawaiian Congregational UCC Rev. Rachel Schwab
Mahalo ke Akua for answering our prayers. Through His guidance and the diligent efforts of our Search Committee, our long search for a new half-time pastor ended as we called Pastor Rachel Schwab to serve our church. Invitations were sent out to all of the United Churches of Christ on Kauai, the Hawaii Conference, members and friends. On September 21st, 2008 Pastor Rachel was formally installed in a traditional ceremony followed by a joyous abundance of music (provided by the West Kauai Children’s Choir) and food. Mahalo to all of our members and friends who helped prepare for this event.
Mahalo to all who have served the church in a variety of ways in the past year, especially those who served as deacons, lay leaders, Sunday School teachers, conch shell blowers, musicians, lei makers, church decorators, food preparers and custodians for our building and grounds. Many have served quietly without fanfare or special recognition. Mahalo.
Again this year we hosted the “Bazaar Hanapepe.” Mahalo to all our members and friends who helped prepare for this event, wrapped laulau, cooked, donated or purchased baked goods, crafts, plants and produce. Each year we are humbled by the generosity of so many, which helped make our bazaar a success.
We continue to support the West Kauai Children’s Choir under the leadership of Helen Sina, Christobel Kealoha and Enge Pellin. As part of our community outreach, the choir gathered children and parents from neighboring communities to come together to learn and perform a variety of music. Mahalo to all who participate in this endeavor.
As we begin this new chapter in our church life we look forward to the coming year with Pastor Rachel Schwab. We begin this year with our upcoming planning retreat in February and will be seeking participation and input from all our members and friends. This is an exciting time as we continue with some of our traditional events but keeping ourselves open for new ideas. We welcome the opportunity to host one of the Lenten services this year, as Pastor Rachel will be a guest speaker at one of the other participating churches.
Hanapepe United Church of Christ Rev. Dr. Phyllis Meighen
The Hanapepe United Church of Christ experienced this year with renewed effort in seeking to know God’s will for the ministry with considering a new addition to the Diaconate of a Mission Committee plus reframing the Stewardship Committee to some extent.
Mitsugi Nakashima took a leave of absence serving as Moderator after ten years of serving and continued his ministry in pursuing the needs of the Building and Grounds Committee. His adept skill in building aides for worship can be found in all of the buildings of the campus. The year ended with upgrading all of the louvered windows in the educational hall and the glass windows in the sanctuary.
The use of the educational hall expanded to include regular meetings of the AA groups and continued the Monday Kokua Shop operation, the Tuesday and Thursday morning “Tutu and Me” program for early childhood learning experiences and Friday morning senior cleaning crew with efforts to invite others for the recreation and time of fellowship.
Sharon Yoshimoto marked thirty years of services as the church Treasurer. Her services have been exceptional and instead of total retirement she has agreed to continue as a member of the team with Bob King assuming payment of the bills and records of budget matters. Sharon will continue keeping track of the pledges, making deposits and preparing the IRS reports for members.
One highlight of the fellowship activities was the November Kupuna Recognition event on Stewardship Sunday of members who have served the church having the distinction of being 80 years old or more. A shopping bag and t-shirt with Hanapepe United Church of Christ printed on them were distributed to the attendees. Seventeen members were surprised with this celebration of their years in ministry.
It is wonderful to come to worship on Sunday and find everything in order and ready for the spiritual opportunity of worship. Members have cleaned, prepared the altar with candles and flowers, the choir has rehearsed and the lay readers and pastor are indeed worship leaders that have been supported by the various ministries of caring members. Pastor Meighen delivers enlightening sermons based on the lectionary Biblical topics.
The Educational Hall and grounds are miraculously cleaned weekly by volunteers led by boss Dora Yamamoto. The bathrooms are monitored and cleaned by an island menehune, who seems to work in private but does a great job. Come on Friday morning to join the crew if you want to see and help with this ministry. The hall is also used for studying the Bible with Sunday morning classes for adults led by Jim Reid and children’s activities with Mitsugi Nakashima and Moana Kaluna. Childcare during worship is also led by Moana.
Preparations for the monthly communion service are done carefully, and the ushers do a great job weekly. The Aloha Hour following worship is another ministry deserving great applause. Have you noticed that people leisurely go to the lanai and chat with each other seemingly with no hurry to go home on Sunday?
Whenever we have special events such as funerals the members suddenly become part of the funeral preparations, and I especially want to say mahalo for all of the work offered at these times.
Kudos to Elaine Albertson for the excellence in printing the weekly worship bulletins and the monthly newsletters for the congregation.
We experienced a packed house for the Christmas Eve Service with Nancy Sato leading the choir in a lovely cantata telling the story of the birth of Jesus Christ our Savior. The audience was spellbound with the beauty of Merrily Worrel’s singing of “O Holy Night.” Praise to God for the life and witness of the Hanapepe United Church of Christ.
Ë KAPAA
Kapaa First Hawaiian UCC Rev. Chris Schwab
Aloha mai Kakou! This year, the faith community at Kapa’a First Hawaiian Church has continued its efforts at journeying with God, attempting to discern what God is calling us to be and do. Our church has certainly kept itself busy this past year with worship services and other events in the life of the church. We utilize the Hawaiian language and culture during Sunday service, to honor our kupuna (older person[s]), and to make an effort at sustaining the knowledge of Hawaiian values and traditions. We have also had several opportunities this past year to participate in joint services with neighboring churches during the Thanksgiving Holiday, Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, Lenten and Holy Week services, and Earth Day holiday. We are blessed with our facilities and location, and we are certainly grateful that we have also been able to offer space for a number of different groups using our facility during the week and weekend. We continue to share our church sanctuary and fellowship hall with the Tongan Free church. We benefit from these groups of people sharing in our space, just as these visitors can develop through their interactions with us.
The church members of our church have appeared to keep themselves busy in the past twelve months. From the projects that were identified and the committees or groups of people, or the individual volunteerism that has occurred in the past 12 months, there has been accomplishments and progress at the church. Overall, the congregation has seen people take their gifts and put them to good use. As one voice in this church, I am thankful for all of the work being done in the life of the church this past twelve months. We have been fortunate to have two membership classes this past year, and we look forward to the impact of the new members on the rest of the church.
There have been some continuing efforts with the review and evaluation of the church strategic plan that was created several years ago. And although no definitive plans have been formed, it has been a good exercise for the community of faith to consider what the church is called to do, with the gifts and abilities it has. An ongoing discussion has been occurring for over a year now on the subject of holy unions, and this time of talk story has led us to make stronger connections relationships with each other, as well as with God. There are other topics of conversation that surfaced in the past year, and overall, those conversations have encouraged times of listening, conversations, and ways to live and work amongst each other. This topic is how it impacts individuals and groups of people. We have also found ourselves talking about hospitality, and what we need to do and say as disciples of Christ and children of God. In order to be faithful toward God and others, we must search for God’s guidance, and then reflect on what we can do or say better. We can observe the caring nature of Christ when we observe scripture, but we will be needing to do more and say more in order to live in more faithful ways.
It has been a privilege to serve this church for the past two and a half years. I look forward to what more will occur in the life of this congregation. Blessings on everyone this day.
Kapaa United Church of Christ Rev. Jeannie
Thompson
We had another year of meaning-filled worship and celebration.
The Aloha Peace Project, and the Eastside Outreach Center, which we
support and are so proud of, have continued to carry our hopes and commitment
to peace and hospitality into the Kaua‘i-island
community through their work with struggling families and individuals, in the
schools, and the wider community through one-to-one interactions, and through
community events like the Martin Luther King, Jr., Day celebration at Kukui
Grove.
Here at church, we joined with our brothers and sisters in Christ at Kapa‘a First Hawaiian Church and offered celebratory
worship for Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, and Easter. We enjoyed a Pancake Supper at the beginning of Lent, and a Seder
Meal on Maundy Thursday to remember the Last Supper Jesus shared with the
disciples before his arrest, crucifixion, and resurrection. We brought non-perishable food to help stock
the shelves at the Eastside Outreach Center, and made sure that more than two
dozen people over at the Friendship House had a nice Christmas.
Aside from our public life, we also cared for our church and one another
in a variety of ways. The men of The
Wednesday Group continue to see to it that our church is kept in top condition
by doing the yard work, making repairs, and seeing to whatever maintenance the
buildings and grounds require. They are
helped in their work by George Mones and Art Isoshima – official, unofficial
members of The Wednesday Group. George
Taylor continues to make sure that our computer needs are fulfilled, and he has
been working on a music project with Martha Boswell to record hymns on our
electronic keyboard. The Amano Family
have continued to provide us with informal sing-a-longs every Sunday morning at
the beginning of worship.
The Social Committee arranged for us to have a number of beautiful and delicious
meals throughout the year. One of the
enduring and consistent features of all of our special gatherings is the big
table in the social hall groaning under the weight of a variety of dishes that
have been furnished by God’s bounty, and our members’ generosity and desire to
receive one another and guests, and to share with them.
This year was also a year in which we welcomed our brothers and sisters
of the Kaua‘i Association. We chose to host members from all over the
island for the Spring Mokupuni. Our
moderator, Kathy Kitamura, decided to revive the old tradition of spreading the
Mokupuni out over a two-day period.
Thus, our Sunday worship was filled with the sight and sounds of church
members from all over the island. The
Rev. David Turner, a former pastor of this congregation, was our preacher.
At Thanksgiving, pastor Jeannie joined other Kapa‘a
clergy for a community worship service held at All-Saints Episcopal
Church. Our youth and several adult
members of our congregation then took part in an inter-faith Thanksgiving
celebration luncheon. The other
participants were from Kapa‘a’s churches and temples.
Finally, our outreach to the community also included a monthly
sing-a-long at Mahelona Hospital, and we continue to have a meaningful presence
with Ke Ala Hoku – both Kathy Kitamura, and Pastor Jeannie are members of the
Board of Directors. Additionally, we
have kept this community resource in our budget.
All-in-all, it has been a busy year wherein we were thankful for God’s
presence, and for one another, and for the opportunity to worship and to serve
together.
Ë KOLOA
Koloa Union UCC Rev. Nani Hill
This past year has again been a year of many challenges for Koloa Union Church. But every challenge, both physically and fiscally, seems to be over shadowed by the immense generosity of members and friends of our church. What will be mentioned in this report is simply the tip of the iceberg, a tiny glimpse of the enormous and abundant blessings that this congregation has done for our community.
The Marshallese Ministry continues to grow in numbers under the ministry and guidance of Pastor Bemry Bunglick. The children continue to energize the Sunday school with their smiles and questions. I would like to continue the support of this ministry as it continues to fulfill our mission to “embrace, enhance and nurture God’s diverse and unique faith community.” It is my personal opinion that this particular investment, in sowing the foundation of the next generation, is simply priceless.
The food distribution at Pa’anau Village also reflects our church’s mission to serve those beyond our church’s walls. Sixty or more families are grateful for the service of time and energy of our members and friends. We offer many thanks to Mike and Fran Johnshoy and their group for feeding those who may otherwise go to sleep hungry.
As we would like to continue to nurture our community, we should continue to offer the use of our facilities to groups such as AA and NA and Alanon and Friday Morning Playgroup.
We are so thankful to have been graced by the talents and leadership of Joyce Anglemyer in the music department. In the coming years, we will be asking more members to share their talents of music, to join the choir, to participate in the music committee, to contribute special music of their own to enhance our worship service.
This past year, several overdue projects were done to maintain our buildings and grounds. Although costly, the new colors of our church are very welcoming.
Speaking of colors, generous friends of our church have started the campaign of going GREEN. The installation of solar panels for electricity at the parsonage has started and as we come to the close of this decade, we should continue to look at other ventures to protect our environment.
The Sunday school still has more to be done in transforming Moore Hall into an inviting place for the children. With the young ideas of Tiffany Marrotte and the wisdom of an elementary school teacher, Bonnie Kakinami, I hope we can invest more into the facility to create a meeting place that is both effective and fun for learning about Jesus. In addition to our youth’s education, there will be more in terms of adult education. Please accept the opportunity if you are called on to be a facilitator.
We all know that Kahu Nani and Jerry Hill have been very active. Her report is before you and as you can see, a lot has been done this past year. She is so very visible in the community of Kauai. We should continue to support her endeavor toward her doctorate degree. Her personal growth in the ministry can only be of greater benefit to our own growth.
The hiring of administrative assistant, Penny Osuga, has been a great addition. She helps relieve some of the burden off Kahu Nani and helps immensely in organizing the day-to-day activities of Koloa Union Church.
Koloa Union Church has again been recognized for giving. We have gone “5 for 5” in contributing to the special offerings throughout the year. Congratulations go out to you.
And finally, I need to thank our Deacons and the Church Council for all their contributions and attributions that they bring to the table. A simple “thank you” is not enough for all they do.
As we look into the future, you can see from our finance chairperson and treasurer that the economic climate today will bring many fiscal challenges for us. We will need to dig deeper as investments in the market have reduced our assets. We have had to put some projects on hold to try to balance the budget.
However, even though the economic climate looks grim for a while longer, we can not lose sight of our purpose, our vision, our mission. As we continue our growth, we again will need you to brainstorm solutions to meet the challenges that we will be facing physically and financially. But I truly believe that God does not give us challenges that he feels we cannot handle. And He also will not give you challenges that he feels you personally cannot handle.
God is blessing us with these challenges because he trusts that we can overcome them.
Ë LIHUE
Lihue Christian UCC Rev. Dr. Jim Fung
Lihue Christian Church, moved into a new chapter of their ministry this past year as they welcomed their new pastor, the Rev. Dr. James Fung. A celebrative Service of Installation, planned jointly by the church and the Kauai Association (United Church of Christ) was held on March 15.
We were so blessed by the Interim Ministry of the Rev. Donna Faith Eldredge and the church was poised for walking by faith into the future with high expectations of what God had yet to reveal.
The past months have been filled with energetic activity which has included new programs, sprucing up the facilities, updating the By-Laws, stream-lining and re-structuring our Boards and Team Ministries.
We look forward to continuing to work with the Association in the months ahead and as we support and celebrate each other's ministries on the island of Kauai.
Lihue United UMC/UCC Rev. Wesley Elmore
On 1 Feb we installed 56 leaders for the year 2009. This also of course included the Tongan Ministry which is a vital part of Lihue United. We are a union of UCC and UMC plus being one of the most ethnically diverse churches in the Hawaiian Islands. Currently we consist of 136 members, 141 associate members and 86 youth and children
We are also fortunate in that we also appear to have the ability to work harmoniously together.
The installation of our new leaders was a time for reflection on what with God’s help we were able to accomplish during 2008.
At the June UM Cal-Pac Annual Conference, LUC was recognized as the Hawaii District church with the highest per member giving for missions and missionaries
In April we hosted the Easter Sunrise Service at Lydgate Park.
We continue our weekly support of the KEO homeless shelter by proving a weekly hot home cooked meal.
Our annual labor day breakfast was again very well attended which enabled us to donate a total of $3314 which was shared equally between Ke Ala Hoku Community Integration Program and Hale Opio.
In December through an Angel Tree Project the congregation donated presents to thirty needy children.
We have now fully implemented the “Safe Sanctuary” policy requirements of the UCC & UMC.
The Associate Pastor’s Parsonage has been expanded and extensively remodeled.
We also have in place all the required elements of our new sewerage system and pump station but are still negotiating with the County of Kauai over the necessity of an Environmental Assessment before they allow us to connect to the County Sewer system.
We are in a sound financial position but will need to be cautious with 2009 expenditure due to the current world wide recession.
We are also grateful for the spiritual leadership of Pastor Wesley who continues to lead us all in the search of greater communion with our Lord Jesus Christ in our daily lives. In this he is ably assisted by Pastor Solomone “Ofa” ‘Ulu’ave.
Our Sanctuary continues to be extremely well utilized--especially on Sundays with the English language service 10:15 am; Tongan at 2pm; the Kauai Korean Central Mission Service at 5pm and the Central Kauai Christian Church at 7 pm.
We also have an active Sunday school for both children and adults.
During the week there are Tongan services on Wednesday evenings. Prayer meetings and a study of different world religions alternate on Thursday mornings.
Our well-known musical director and organist Lois Ricciardi continues to lead the English choir and Simana Fifita, the Tongan choir.
Ë PRINCEVILLE
Daily lives are often so busy with responsibilities that we neglect to ponder on the ministries that our churches offer to the community. In July 2008, a space was roto tilled in preparation for a Community Garden. There have been some success stories as well as some failure stories. The Community Garden draws volunteers from the community who wish to be apart of such an endeavor. Some of the fresh produce is shared with the Food Pantry.
Our Food Pantry provides food on Thursday mornings to a growing number of people who need food assistance. Part of the food is from the Community Garden, and some fresh fruits have been gleaned from local farmers. We are grateful to the G. N. Wilcox Trust for the grant that we received which enables us to purchase food from Kauai Food Bank. During 2008, we served 3,749 people, with 36, 357 pounds of food.
Church of the Pacific became a Teaching Church last summer as we welcomed our first summer ministerial student. During the ten-week period, Jessica became a special friend to all ages. Her bright, cheerful personality combined with her excellent communication skills added to our Sunday morning worship experiences. She devoted some of her time building relationships with our young people. In June 2009, we will welcome our second student.
It has been exciting to have five youth attend the Fall Youth Camp on Oahu. Spring Camp here on Kauai found four of the youth riding the bus up to Camp Sloggett. We appreciate the adults from our sister churches who give of their time to be counselors at these camps.
Thanksgiving Day found our community hall filled with the aroma of roasting turkey and all of the trimmings. Since the community Thanksgiving Dinner was not held at the Hanalei School, we decided to host one and invited community people and those who come to the Food Pantry. It was good food and great visiting.
A new program for men was instituted. All men are invited to join the group on Saturday mornings at 7:00 for a time of discussion along with coffee.
The Church of the Pacific continues to be used for concerts, lectures, private parties and workshops Weekly self support groups use the facilities as well as dance groups and exercise groups.
In March, we hosted the North Shore Quilt and Fiber Show. There were over 50 quilts hanging and featured in a guide book. Some Hawaiian quilts shared by one local family were the highlight of the show. Many events were held during the weekend - workshops, demonstrations and fabric bingo.
In January, eight new members joined the congregation adding their talents to our choir, Food Pantry and Community garden.
The Easter Sunrise service was blessed with the drumming and dance of Aloha Africa, a trio of men from Ghana in Africa. A free will offering was taken to help support these men and their families back in Ghana.
Ë WAIMEA
This year we finished the sermon series that took us through the Book of Acts, emphasizing the miracles and grace of God. Pastor Olaf has started a new series that focuses on the foundation of Hebrew Scriptures in Christian belief, in essence taking us through the entire Bible from page one.
We interrupted our sermon series for Christmas and Easter of course. At Christmas we performed a “Festival of Carols,” went out caroling to shut-ins, and had a meaningful candlelight service. At Easter we reenacted the arrival of Jesus into Jerusalem with a real mule, held a deeply moving Maundy Thursday Tenebrae cantata, and had the traditional sunrise service, egg hunt, and decorating the flower resurrection cross in the Sanctuary.
This last year also saw a new Book Club get going. The Book Club has even read and reviewed the popular Christian book The Shack. The church continues to host three active Bible study groups as well and is planning a study of CS Lewis’s Mere Christianity this summer.
In November, we were privileged to host the Fall Aha Mokupuni along with our sister church Ohana Niihau o Waimea. Tents were set up on the parsonage lawn with a view to the sea. Freshly caught ahi and mahi were grilled. For entertainment, we “roasted” the KAUCC pastors out of appreciation.
In terms of mission and outreach, we took a giant leap of faith and raised money to purchase 100 turkey dinners for needy families at Thanksgiving. This was followed by an equally generous giveaway at Christmas. We continue to maintain our “Rummage Sale,” the only place in Waimea for purchasing cheap secondhand clothing and goods. We continue to send goods to soldiers and children in Iraq.
This year we continued our presence in the Waimea Light Parade with a float of an advent wreath with candles. We hosted worship at Lucy Wright Park. We continued with our television ministry on Channel 52. We started our second year of hosting on-campus ministry with the Waimea Middle School Bible Club.
We started making the church more eco-friendly with the installation of outdoor solar lighting, the recycling of church bulletins, an on-line version of our newsletter, and various other energy/water saving steps.
The largest maintenance project for us this last year was the demolition of a derelict Sunday school building from the former Waimea Christian Church. The building had become unsafe and a hangout for “anti-social” types by the high school. Much of the wood from the structure was donated to the Waimea High homecoming bon fire; students spent weeks pulling nails from boards!
Other improvements included the refurbishing of Baird Hall with paint and new cabinets (flooring still to come), bringing electricity to our columbarium via an underground conduit, a circuit replacement to our Rodgers pipe organ, new awnings on the parsonage, a new photocopier for the office, lighting repairs in the sanctuary, new water heater, etc. We were graced with a grant from the Vidinha Trust to pave the dirt driveway to the church, part of our Master Site Plan, and have at this time accepted bids with the hope that the work will be completed soon.
We thank God for all the blessings! Go God!
Aha Mokupuni Committee
Praise Reports
President’s Report
There were many wonderful occasions
to celebrate this year and lots of work faithfully done by the members of the
Kaua’i Association.
The Koloa Union Church Marshallese
Ministry called a pastor, Rev. Bemry Bunglik, who became a licensed minister in
care of Koloa Union Church. On August 10, 2008, an association service of
recognition for Pastor Bemry was held and celebrated his new ministry.
Ke Ala Hoku has moved on from being
a ministry of the Kaua’i Association to become its own nonprofit serving those
who are in need of clean and sober housing after being released from prison or
drug treatment facilities. Ke Ala Hoku
now has its own 501c3, and its Board of Directors includes members of Kaua’i
Association Churches and other members from other organizations in the
community. Kaua’i Association Churches
continue to help support the work of Ke Ala Hoku, which is greatly
appreciated.
Hanapepe Hawaiian Congregational Church called a half time pastor, the Rev. Rachel Schwab. The installation was celebrated on September 21, 2008.
We celebrated along with the AHEC
churches, the installation of Mokihana Powers
at Ko’olau Hui’ia Protestant Church on October 11, 2008
After several years of working on
the process the Ohana Niihau o Waimea Church finished their paperwork and
became a new church and asked for standing in the Kaua’i Association. On October 4, 2008, we celebrated with them
the Redress conveyance of the Chinese Church property to them. At the same service, the former Waimea Hawaiian Church property where
they have worshiped for many years was transferred to them from the Waimea
United Church of Christ. At our Fall
Mokupuni, on November 9, 2008, we gathered again with Ohana Niihau o Waimea
Church to officially welcome them to the Kaua’i Association and celebrate their
receiving standing in the Kaua’i Association.
Waineke Cabins have been receiving
lots of loving care this year including a new water line, renovations of the
bathroom in Cabin A done by members of the Church of the Pacific, new bathroom doors
in Cabin B and floor tiles cleaned and replaced, windows washed, stoves
disassembled and cleaned, walls were wiped down, shelves emptied and wiped
clean, lights replaced, closets cleaned, floors moped and swept, and a lot of
junk hauled away, replaced door and lock on Cabin B.
The revised By-Laws were approved in January 2009 after nine months of discussion and revisions.
ACM Diane Wieble gave a Stewardship presentation on OCWM at our January Association Meeting.
Lihue Christian Church called Rev. James Fung as their pastor and his installation service was held on March 15, 2009.
Youth from Kaua’i attended the youth camp on Oahu and during Spring Break attended the Kaua’i Association Camp at Camp Sloggett in Kokee.
The Spring Aha Mokupuni will be held at Wai’oli Hui’ia Church on May 23, 2009 with the help of the Church of the Pacific and Ko’olau Hui’ia Protestant Church.
Rev. Chris Schwab is the Chair of the Conference Justice and Witness Mission Team.
It has been a pleasure to work with all of the wonderful people of the Kaua’i Association this year.
Respectfully submitted by,
Katherine Kitamura
Church Development Committee
The CDC recommend commitments for support to the Formation Team for inclusion in the 2010 budget to be presented at the June 2009 `Aha Pae`aina. The recommendations were as follows:
• Pastoral Subsidy Grants: 7 including 2 new requests and 5 continuing on
declining subsidies. In addition, continuing subsidy of 3 Special
Conference Mission churches was recommended.
• Building Grants: 2 new grants.
The committee is working on new
guidelines for our work. We want to be more forward-looking and
supportive of the overall Conference mission. I will keep KAUCC updated
on the progress and will share the proposals when they are more firm.
Sally Anson, Kauai Delegate
Youth Report
This year, the youth of our Association were invited to participate in two Conference led youth events, a couple of local bowling parties, and a spring youth camp at Koke‘e.
The Hawai‘i Conference gathered youth from across the state for the ‘Aha Pae‘aina in Maui. Aside from making new friends and renewing existing friendships, our youth participated in a reforestation project and planted more than four hundred saplings. They also led worship, and were engaged participants in the business meeting of the ‘Aha.
In October, the Conference held an all-state youth camp on O‘ahu. Eight of our youth participated in a camp that focused their attention on the sacredness of the earth. Our Association encouraged attendance by providing a grant for every Kaua‘i youth.
Recognizing that we have a growing number of middle-schoolers in our Association, Pastor Alpha gathered a group of youth for a bowling party in Lihue this past March.
Finally, this year’s KAUCC Youth Camp welcomed twenty-two campers to Camp Sloggett. The theme of the camp was Sacred Rave, and we used the “Rave” (i.e. all-night dance party) phenomenon, which started in the 1980’s, as a jumping off point to talk about our faith life.
Although distinctly secular in nature, “Rave” culture informally encourages cultural tenets such as: peace, unity, love, respect, and responsibility. Young people have been coming together for these dance parties to get a feeling of community and an emotional connection that they have not been able to experience in other places.
Hopefully, our youth have had such community experiences as members of a loving family of God. Our Sacred Rave youth camp was a way for them to further explore that community…and have fun!
There are many folks who helped put this camp together. They include: the Isenberg Trust who gave us $2,500 which paid the cost of renting Camp Sloggett; Pastor Dean Fujii, who flew over from Honolulu at his own expense to help as a camp counselor; and Pastors Rachel, Olaf, Nani, Phyllis, and Chris, who are preaching or leading some aspect of the camp; Andrea Kaohi, our cook; James Beardmore; Sally Molander, from Waimea UCC; Gabe Abrams (Sacred Rave light show); Mary Frazier, registration; Helen Hoeckmann-Percival who drew a really wonderful camp logo; and Pastor Jeannie, who served as camp director. (I’ve probably missed a few—sorry!)
In conclusion, both our Kaua‘i Association and our Conference have worked hard to make this a year of discovery and growth for our youth.
Respectfully submitted by,
Pastor Jeannie Thompson
The Spring Youth
Camp Group Picture
Church & Ministry Committee
The members of the Church and Ministry Committee for this fiscal year were Sally Anson (Kapa`a First Hawaiian Church), Graceleanor Baird (Waimea UCC), Rev. Glenn Frazier (Church of the Pacific), Rachel Furutani (Lihue Christian Church), Rev. Nani Hill (Koloa UCC), Mitsugi Nakashima (Hanapepe UCC), Rev. Chris Schwab (Kapa`a First Hawaiian) and Rev. Dr. Iese Tuuao (Hawaii Conference).
Some of the committee members traveled to Honolulu in August 23, 2008 to attend a retreat with Church and Ministry Committees from each of the island associations and one non-geographical association. Attendees engaged in training and orientation of the breath of the ministry they have been called to in and on behalf of the church.
The recommendations and actions of the Committee for the 2008-09 fiscal year included the following:
Marshallese Pastor Bemry Bunglick’s Recognition of Licensing Service was held at Koloa Union Church on August 10, 2008. In April 2009, the Committee did an annual review of his first year as a licensed pastor to renew his license for another year.
Ohana o Ni`ihau was granted standing in the Kaua`i Association as their congregation is now incorporated with the state of Hawaii and their books are in order. Kahu Dana Kaohelaulii’s license for ministry was also renewed during their celebration on December 7, 2008.
Installations: Two pastors were installed into their respective churches – the Rev. Rachel Schwab on September 21, 2008 at the Hanapepe Hawaiian Congregational Church and the Rev. Dr. James Fung on March 15, 2009 at the Lihu`e Christian Church.
Much of this year’s discussion centered around the process of seminarian in-care status.
The committee did not receive any scholarship requests during the year.
The Recommended Guidelines for a Conference Minister Fitness Review were reviewed and recommended to KAUCC for approval.
Mahalo nui loa! to the committee members for their participation in the work of the Church and Ministry Committee.
Peace of Christ,
Rev. Nani Hill, Chairman
Justice & Witness Committee
I first wanted to lift up my joy and share my gratitude at being called to serve on this team for the Hawaii Conference UCC. It is indeed an honor to work with this group of people, addressing the pertinent issues which impact our vision of justice and witness for our collection of churches. I would like to say mahalo nui loa to all of those who have served on the team this past year, as well as to those who have been assisting us in our meetings and our work.
At the writing of this report, we have only met twice this past year. Our meetings occurred on September 28, 2008 and March 7, 2009. We did have another meeting planned on January 10, 2009, but due to scheduling challenges, we needed to postpone the meeting until we could meet on a better time for all of the team members.
This year, we have kept the priorities which were identified in a 2006 meeting of the Justice and Witness Team. There priorities are as follows:
-Sustainable Development
-Justice for Kanaka Maoli and emerging Pacific Islander Communities
As our team continues to meet and work together, our priorities will continue to be considered and evaluated, so that we might best serve the Hawaii conference and the local churches.
We continued to work on the resolution that was showcased before the gathered community at last year’s Aha Pae’aina. It was revised and reworked several times before being passed by the conference council of this Conference, and subsequently was passed onto the proper channels in preparation for General Synod. It looks to be one of the resolutions that those people gathered at General Synod will have the chance to vote on. Whatever is the final outcome, I hope that we, as part of the body of Christ, can strive for actions which will help sustain our natural resources as well as care for our local and global environment. The Justice and Witness team is also in the process of considering a document and plan which could eventually be offered to the local churches of our conferences, so we all may help our planet, our natural resources, and the generations of people to follow us.
Reconciliation is another topic that we have discussed within our meetings. While some work has been done in the past, we believe as a group that reconciliation is a process that can be embodied in communities of faith, and lived out. We have spent some time looking at the concept of reconciliation, and will look forward to hearing from organizations that are taking steps for peace and reconciliation.
We are looking for improved communication, between the conference office and local churches, as well as among the local congregations. There has been an assortment of conversation and agenda items that have lifted up specific justice endeavors, and opportunities for witness. We hope that we can inspire people of this conference to be able to be more involved in the projects and activities that are occurring locally as well as elsewhere.
Let me again say I feel privileged to be part of a passionate and dedicated group of people. And I look forward to God’s guidance and insight to be upon our own team in the upcoming year, as well as all other people serving on other teams and elsewhere in the conference. May God journey with us in the days ahead.
Respectfully Submitted
Kahu Chris Schwab
Chair of the Justice and Witness ministry
Treasurer’s Report
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Balance Sheet
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April 20, 2009 |
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Assets |
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Bank Accounts |
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Business Checking |
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KAUCC |
$ 7,501.38 |
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CD 01401-74261 4/26/09 |
$ 10,000.00 |
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CD 3003831886
9/26/09 |
$ 5,000.00 |
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CD 01401-72727
10/31/09 |
$ 10,000.00 |
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CD 01401-45871
11/10/09 |
$ 5,000.00 |
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CD 3001-32286
11/19/2010 |
$ 5,000.00 |
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Money Market Account |
$ 12,237.64 |
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Total Assets |
$ 54,739.02 |
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Liabilities & Net Worth |
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Fund Liabilities: |
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Pastor's Nurture Fund |
$ 1,633.86 |
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Seminary Fund |
$ 7,799.14 |
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Waineke Lodge Fund |
$ 7,748.79 |
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Youth Program Fund |
$ 4,782.68 |
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Guest Preacher Fund |
$ 155.00 |
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Total Liabilities |
$ 22,119.47 |
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Net Worth |
$ 32,619.55 |
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Total Liabilities & Net Worth |
$ 54,739.02 |
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Actual YTD’s & Proposed 2009-2010 Budget
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Proposed Budget |
Budget |
Budget for |
Actual |
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7/1/09 - 6/30/10 |
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10 months |
Year to Date |
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2008-2009 |
2008-2009 |
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Income |
2009-2010 |
2008-2009 |
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Dues & Contributions |
3600 |
$ 3,600.00 |
$ 3,000.00 |
$ 5,854.57 |
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Foundation Grants |
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$ 2,275.00 |
$ 1,895.83 |
$ - |
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Interest |
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$ 1,000.00 |
$ 833.33 |
$ - |
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Waineke Rent |
5250 |
$ 5,475.00 |
$ 4,562.50 |
$ 3,932.50 |
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Youth Activity Contributions |
3000 |
$ 2,275.00 |
$ 1,895.83 |
$ 3,090.00 |
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From Fund Liabilities |
4450 |
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Misc. |
200 |
$ 25.00 |
$ 20.83 |
$ 280.00 |
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Total Income |
16500 |
$ 14,650.00 |
$ 12,208.32 |
$ 13,157.07 |
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Expenses |
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Aha Mokupuni |
3000 |
$ 3,000.00 |
$ 2,500.00 |
$ 754.64 |
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Church & Ministry |
200 |
$ 200.00 |
$ 166.67 |
$ 96.68 |
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General Supplies |
150 |
$ 150.00 |
$ 125.00 |
$ - |
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Missions |
500 |
$ 500.00 |
$ 416.66 |
$ - |
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Scholarships |
2000 |
$ 1,800.00 |
$ 1,500.00 |
$ - |
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Waineke Reservations |
4200 |
$ 4,200.00 |
$ 3,500.00 |
$ 3,500.00 |
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Waineke Expenses |
2750 |
$ 2,500.00 |
$ 2,083.33 |
$ 3,113.24 |
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Youth Activities |
3500 |
$ 2,275.00 |
$ 1,895.83 |
$ 5,647.87 |
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Misc. |
200 |
$ 25.00 |
$ 20.83 |
$ 314.00 |
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Total Expenses |
16500 |
$ 14,650.00 |
$ 12,208.32 |
$ 13,426.43 |
KAUCC Treasurer
Nominating Committee Report/Proposed Slate
of Officers
Executive Committee Officers
President: Rev. Dr. Olaf Hoeckmann-Percival
Vice-President: Mrs. Aletha Kaohi
Secretary: Mrs. Katherine Kitamura
Waineke Committee
David Alexander (2010)
Jerry Hill (2011)
Calvin Umetsu (2011)
_____________________________________(2012)
Church & Ministry Committee
Mitsugi Nakashima (2010)
Graceleanor Baird (2010)
Rev. Nani Hill (2011)
Rachel Furutani (2011)
Verdelle Lum (2012)
Rev. Dr. Phyllis Meighen (2012)
Nominating Committee
Rev. Dr. Phyllis Meighen (2010)
____________________________________ (2011)
____________________________________ (2012)
Henrietta Gonsalves (2013)
Youth
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Synod Delegate
Rev. Chris Schwab (2009-2011)
Necrology Report
Anahola: Koolauhuiia
Sam Pa (July, 2008)
Larry Andrade (October, 2008)
Baby Kona Huddy-Young (December, 2008)
Karen Valpoon (February, 2009)
Hanalei: Waioli Huiia
Albert Yuk Chong Lum (June 15, 1923 - June 28, 2008)
George Henry Batt (December 9, 1915 - September 20, 2008)
Patricia Ann Ewing
(August 2, 1944 - January 16, 2009)
Hanapepe: Hanapepe Hawaiian Congregational
Gladys Yoshie Tashiro (July 31, 2008)
Eldon William Morris (December 2, 2008)
Stanley Gordon Yates II (January 24, 2009)
Yoshiko Kimura Fujikawa (February 4, 2009)
Kapaa: Kapaa First Hawaiian Church
Mary A. Ludington (June 7, 2008)
Kenneth A. T. Chow (June 24, 2008)
Abraham K. Mundon (August 25, 2008)
Martha Huddy Chow (January 4, 2009)
Grace Leolani Apana (April 22, 2009)
Kapaa: Kapaa United Church of Christ
None
Koloa: Koloa Union Church
Nancy Sugawa
Lihue: Lihue Christian
Shigeko Yamashita (July 11, 1925 – January 15, 2008)
Tadashi “Tad” Takiguchi (September 24, 1916 – February 1, 2008)
Masao Yamahira (November 29, 1919 – February 20, 2008)
Linda Hideko Ueoka (June 27, 1950 – March 5, 2008)
Lihue: Lihue United Church
Joseph Turner (November 27, 1931 - August 13, 2009)
Cresencia Bumatay Llego (December 14, 1914 - April 25, 2009)
Princeville: Church of the Pacific
None
Waimea: Ohana Niihau o Waimea Ekalesia
None
Waimea: Waimea United Church
Nobuo Kubota (August 17, 1924 - May 13, 2008)
Hatsue I. Mukai (July 5, 1910 - June 9, 2008)
Miriam Momi Kapahu (May 25, 1923 – August 17, 2008)
Sutezo Mukai (August 25, 1910 – September 28, 2008)
Kakiyo Kay Koike (May 13, 1913 - October 10, 2008)
Ann Nobuko Okamoto (August 31, 1922 - January 16, 2009)
Kimie Kay Suga (March 26, 1918 - February 4, 2009)
Charles Shingo Toyofuku (October 17, 1936 - February 14, 2009)
Riyoko Sueoka Mishima (December 31, 1921 - February 24, 2009)
Telesforo Eda Galiza (December 5, 1920 - April 30, 2009)