Aloha. For the safety of all attending worship service and events, vaccination & boosters are urged for those who are eligible, and masks are strongly recommended.
Click Here For Sunday Worship Room opens at 9:30 am, Worship begins at 10 am. Above is a link that has a password embedded in it. I encourage you to use this as it is the safest and easiest way to access the room If you are calling in, here is how to do that with … Continue reading Declaration of Interdependence
Yesterday was the 246th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. What makes this founding document a Declaration of Interdependence as well? What influence does the Declaration have on our denomination? How might it also influence “We, the First Unitarian Church of Honolulu?
Take a break from the busyness of this holiday season and lift your voice in recognition of the fundamental rights of every human being on Earth. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the United Nations on December 10, 1948. We will celebrate the UDHR in anticipation of its 71st anniversary by reading … Continue reading Human Rights Day
In America, we promise our children that, if they work hard and play by the rules, they will prosper, and their lives will be better than ours. This Labor Day Sunday, we will hear stories about a recent pilgrimage to ancestral lands and about the exploration of American Dreams—some fulfilled and some denied.
Ostara, the vernal equinox, is the day of the year when the sun hovers above the equator, marking the beginning of Spring. Spring is a season of renewal, a time when tender seedlings emerge from the earth, signaling the promise of an abundant future. What better time to ponder the renewal of our Church? The … Continue reading Ostara: Seeds of Possibility
The legal battle between Hawaiian religious claims to the undeveloped lands at the summit of Maunakea and the aspirations of a global community of astronomers to push back the limits of scientific understanding is about to be resolved. In this service, Bill Scarvie will explore his inner conflict over the Thirty Meter Telescope and … Continue reading My Inner Battleground
This Sunday is the 65th anniversary of our Church’s birth as a member of the American Unitarian Association, the predecessor of the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations. We will celebrate this milestone in song, poetry, and story. We will also pay homage to our Church’s beloved elders. If you can, WEAR PURPLE. If you are … Continue reading Honoring Our Elders and Ourselves
Is there life after death? This is one of the great mysteries of human existence. Most, if not all, human cultures respond to this mystery through story. According to ancient Mexican tradition, the dead cross over from the Land of the Living to the Land of the Dead. On one day each year, el DĂa de Muertos, … Continue reading Gone, But Not Forgotten
