Fire destroys St. Sophia, Kaunakakai's main church [CNA]

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Honolulu, Hawaii, Feb 27, 2010 / 02:03 pm (CNA).- “The church is on fire.” The word spread quickly over Molokai by phone the night of Feb. 11, but not quick enough to save the 73-year-old St. Sophia Church in Kaunakakai.

A firefighter at the Maui County Fire Station, which is within eyesight of the church a few hundred yards away, told longtime parishioner Rose Brito they got the call at 10:42 p.m.

Brito, who lives “a stone’s throw” from the church, said she got the call herself a few minutes later from Sacred Hearts Sister Jessie Kai who also lives close by.

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