Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 14, Number 8, 1 August 1997 — Aloha luneheon for Rev. Kuroiwa [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Aloha luneheon for Rev. Kuroiwa

An aloha luneheon for Rev. Dr. Wallaee Ryan Kuroiwa and family will be held Aug. 24, at the Hale Koa Hotel after the 10:15 a.m. worship service. Rev.

Kuroiwa is leaving to become the executive director of the Office for Church Society, United Church of Christ in Cleveland, Ohio, this September. The office has a mandate to "study the gospel in its bearing on people in society, provide and pubhsh information on social issues . . .

and in making the implications of the gospel effective in society ..." Kuroiwa was the chair of the task force committee of the Hawai'i Conference United Church of Christ that led to the formal apology by the Church to Nā Kanaka Maoli (native Hawaiians) for its involvement in the overthrow of the Hawaiian government. Kuroiwa also made his contributions to Hawai'i as a charter chairman for Faith in Action for Community Equity composed of 30 O'ahu churches from a variety of faiths to seek durable solutions to social problems. His last day of worship is Aug. 31. For more information about the luneheon please eall the church office at 595-3935.