WORSHIP & DEVOTIONALS
Opening Worship | Sunday, October 4, 2020
DEVOTIONAL • Monday, October 5, 2020
APOLOGY & REDRESS
In 1893 leaders and members within the congregations of the Hawaiian Evangelical Association (which later became the Hawai‘i Conference United Church of Christ) supported and actively participated in the illegal overthrow of Queen Lili‘uokalani. In 1993 the national body of the United Church of Christ offered an apology for the actions of those people. Later, in 1996, the Hawai‘i Conference offered a Redress.
On this page you will find a growing archive of the documents related to both the Apology and the Redress. Items will be added as they are identified and digitalized by the Hawai‘i Conference office.
United Church of Christ
"Why our church apologized to Hawai‘i"
Explanation for the Apology by the UCC national office
Apology to Na Kanaka Maoli, 1993
By Dr. Paul Sherry (former UCC president) on the 100th anniversary of the overthrow
United Church of Christ Apology, 1993
A conversation with Dr. Paul Sherry (former UCC president)
Resolution: Self-Governance of Native Hawaiians
From General Synod 18 in 1991; the adoption of this resolution led to the UCC Apology.
New Conversations Publication
UCC offers public apology: Volume 15, Number 1, Spring 1993
This issue contains an apology and its rationale offered by the leaders of the United Church of Christ to the native Hawaiian people.
Voices of Indigenous People: Volume 17, Number 3, Fall/Winter 1995
(Follow-up to the Spring 1993 issue) This issue includes responses by native Hawaiians, both those who are members of the UCC and those who are not.
Around Hawai‘i - Conference & Beyond
From the ‘Aha Pae‘āina
Initial Plan for Redress of Hawai‘i Conference UCC to Na Kanaka Maoli
From the 174th ‘Aha Pae‘āina in 1996
Apology from the Hawai‘i Conference United Church of Christ, 1993
From the 171st ‘Aha Pae‘āina in 1993
Recognizing the Right to Self Governance of Native Hawaiians
From the 168th ‘Aha Pae‘āina in 1990
Other documents on apology and redress
Apologies & Resolutions: After 100 Years - Hawaiian Sovereignty
August 1989 - May 1994, "A Justice For Kanaka Maoli Initiative" of the Hawai‘i Ecumenical Coalition
Minutes of the National Apology Follow-Up Task Force
August 1994, A Summary of the First Meeting of the National Apology Follow-Up Task Force of the United Church of Christ
Notes on Congregational Church Involvement in the Overthrow
By Ronald S. Fujiyoshi
Reflections & historical accounts preceding the Overthrow
What was the reaction of the Hawaiian churches? Were the missionaries and the HEA involved in the Overthrow?
Newspaper articles
May 19, 1996 | "UCC gives gift of $1.25 million for role in overthrowing ruler"
"Hawaiians may receive land, money from church"
May 18, 1996 | "The United Church of Christ in Hawaii may put its bank account where its mouth is..."
"UCC conference to vote on church apology package"
June 3, 1996 | "$4.5 million in grants and property is offered to native Hawaiians"
"Sins of colonial powers can be washed away"