Frank Chun of Hawaii to celebrate 40 years of service
Episcopal News Service. July 7, 2008 [070708-04]
The Rev. Canon Frank Chun will celebrate 40 years of service in the Episcopal Diocese of Hawai'i with an August 9 luau at 'Iolani School Student Center.
Chun, who chairs the diocesan Commission on Ministry, was ordained a priest in 1968 and has held many posts within the diocese, including rector of St. Peter's Church and director of Camp Mokule'ia. He also helped translate the New Testament of the Bible in to "Da Jesus Book" which is a Hawai'i English Creole (Pidgin) version of the text translated from Greek.
A 1960 graduate of Roosevelt High School, Chun holds a degree in psychology from the University of Hawai'i and is married to his college sweetheart, Norma. The Chuns have three children and two grandchildren.