Aloha e ku'u 'ohana o Waiola -

It is with a broken heart that we write to you. As many of you have heard and seen, our Lahaina community has been ravaged by fire. Our beloved Hale Pule and Keōpūolani Hale have been devastated by the flames. As a 200 year old congregation, Waiola Church has faced many obstacles such as this one, and like all the others, we face the reality of this loss as a community in Christ. We lift up our voices in prayer that those who have suffered and loss will find healing and peace; those that will struggle in the days, weeks, and months to come should find the hope and assistance they need in the friends, family, neighbors, and community that will coalesce around them; and that the path to rebuilding will draw us closer.

As always, our church (whether Ebenezer, Waineʻe, or Waiola) was never a building, and although this loss hurts, we have faced challenging times like these before and we will find a way through, together.

E Iesu pū a me ke aloha.