Core Team
E.P.I.C. YAM Coordinator:
The E.P.I.C. Ministry Coordinator is the official representative and executive of the ministry. The Coordinator is responsible for carrying out the mission of the ministry in collaboration with the Core Team. The Coordinator is also the presiding officer at any meetings unless another person has been delegated to do so. The Coordinator is responsible for collaborating with other parish ministries, vicariate or diocesan ministries, and organizations when necessary, and is also a parish representative of the Young Adult Ministry to the Central Oahu Vicariate Youth and Young Adult Board. The Coordinator is an ex-officio member of the board, meaning he is not a voting member but is the presiding officer.
About the Coordinator:
Kainoa Fukumoto is no stranger to our parish. He has been actively involved in various ministries since he began as one of the choir accompanists (pianists) in 1998. Since then, he has held various positions in parish leadership and continues to most notably serve as the parish Music Director, a position he has held since 2002.
While in high school, he was very active in youth ministry. He also was selected as one of the youth delegates to the Diocesan Synod in 2000, a contributor to the Hawaii Catholic Herald's Youth Page from 2000-2002, and also served in various leadership capacities of the (then) Leeward Vicariate Youth and Young Adult Board. He had established a Young Adult Ministry at OLS shortly after graduating from high school, but that ministry had lasted only about a year or two. Kainoa has been involved with our current Young Adult Ministry since its inception in 2009. He was recently appointed as the Vicariate Coordinator of the Central Oahu Vicariate Youth and Young Adult Board which also automatically puts him on the diocesan Youth and Young Adult Advisory Council.
He is married to Yvonne Fukumoto, the E.P.I.C. Ministry Finance Officer, and together they have a beautiful daughter, Maile.
The E.P.I.C. Ministry Coordinator is the official representative and executive of the ministry. The Coordinator is responsible for carrying out the mission of the ministry in collaboration with the Core Team. The Coordinator is also the presiding officer at any meetings unless another person has been delegated to do so. The Coordinator is responsible for collaborating with other parish ministries, vicariate or diocesan ministries, and organizations when necessary, and is also a parish representative of the Young Adult Ministry to the Central Oahu Vicariate Youth and Young Adult Board. The Coordinator is an ex-officio member of the board, meaning he is not a voting member but is the presiding officer.
About the Coordinator:
Kainoa Fukumoto is no stranger to our parish. He has been actively involved in various ministries since he began as one of the choir accompanists (pianists) in 1998. Since then, he has held various positions in parish leadership and continues to most notably serve as the parish Music Director, a position he has held since 2002.
While in high school, he was very active in youth ministry. He also was selected as one of the youth delegates to the Diocesan Synod in 2000, a contributor to the Hawaii Catholic Herald's Youth Page from 2000-2002, and also served in various leadership capacities of the (then) Leeward Vicariate Youth and Young Adult Board. He had established a Young Adult Ministry at OLS shortly after graduating from high school, but that ministry had lasted only about a year or two. Kainoa has been involved with our current Young Adult Ministry since its inception in 2009. He was recently appointed as the Vicariate Coordinator of the Central Oahu Vicariate Youth and Young Adult Board which also automatically puts him on the diocesan Youth and Young Adult Advisory Council.
He is married to Yvonne Fukumoto, the E.P.I.C. Ministry Finance Officer, and together they have a beautiful daughter, Maile.