{"id":1004,"date":"2026-03-17T22:12:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T22:12:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlinedemoserver14.com\/Church\/?page_id=1004"},"modified":"2026-08-07T00:22:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T00:22:43","slug":"leadership","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/onlinedemoserver14.com\/Church\/leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1004\" class=\"elementor elementor-1004\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4b4c4d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e4b4c4d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33f669f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"33f669f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Leadership<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2992b5c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2992b5c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b63625e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b63625e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fcb99f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7fcb99f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"614\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/onlinedemoserver14.com\/Church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Kahu-Lance-Bio-Pix.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2492\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onlinedemoserver14.com\/Church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Kahu-Lance-Bio-Pix.jpeg 614w, https:\/\/onlinedemoserver14.com\/Church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Kahu-Lance-Bio-Pix-300x218.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9699c4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d9699c4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64d584c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"64d584c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kahu Lance Hamocon - Senior Pastor<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6171de7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6171de7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Senior Kahu Lance Hamocan has a true passion and heart for people, especially for those who are marginalized. His journey with Jesus began in 2001. He has since been faithfully serving the Lord, first at New Hope Christian Fellowship &#8211; Hilo and then, on multiple levels, with Foursquare Living Word in both Northern and Southern California. When he returned to the Big Island, he served here at Hale Pule Ke Ola Hou church. He became Senior Kahu for Hale Pule Ke Ola Hou in January 2026. Currently, Kahu Lance is leading Hale Pule Ke Ola Hou to fulfill its mission of \u201creaching people, teaching truth, mending hearts, and sending disciples.\u201d He is married to Karla Hamocon, and they currently reside in Kea\u2019au, Hawaii.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-373696c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"373696c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6de1f53 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6de1f53\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-985bbb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"985bbb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"614\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/onlinedemoserver14.com\/Church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Kahu-Kathy-Bio-Pix-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2497\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onlinedemoserver14.com\/Church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Kahu-Kathy-Bio-Pix-1.png 614w, https:\/\/onlinedemoserver14.com\/Church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Kahu-Kathy-Bio-Pix-1-300x218.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b6961c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8b6961c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e162ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1e162ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kahu Kathy Pung - Associate Pastor (Children\u2019s Ministry)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac4c8d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac4c8d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kahu Kathy has a strong passion for edifying and encouraging the Hale Pule Ke Ola Hou family, learning and growing together in grace. Kahu Kathy said \u201cyes\u201d to the Lord in 1983. She and her husband Karlson have two children and three beautiful grandchildren, whom they love and adore! Kahu currently serves as the Children\u2019s Ministry Pastor and is a strong believer that we are all \u201cworks in progress; God is not done with us yet!\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6543668 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6543668\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fe2658 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7fe2658\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3f6873 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d3f6873\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"614\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/onlinedemoserver14.com\/Church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Kahu-Arnold-Bio-Pix-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2501\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onlinedemoserver14.com\/Church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Kahu-Arnold-Bio-Pix-1.png 614w, https:\/\/onlinedemoserver14.com\/Church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Kahu-Arnold-Bio-Pix-1-300x218.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ba28a6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6ba28a6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a0cada elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a0cada\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kahu Arnold Peneueta - Associate Pastor (Worship Ministry)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-448b6b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"448b6b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kahu Arnold Peneueta hails from American Samoa, and began his walk with Jesus in 1978 in High School. God blessed Kahu with the gift of music and has used it ever since to serve the Lord and bless others for the past 40+ years. He is a retired Music educator for the Hawaii Department of Education and has served as Music Director for various local semi-professional choral ensembles and churches here in Hilo. He has also served as Worship Director for New Hope Hilo church and Hilo Church of God, and currently serves as the Worship Pastor for Hale Pule Ke Ola Hou.\u00a0 He is married to Conchita Peneueta. They have 3 beautiful children and 4 precious grandchildren.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e980ba1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e980ba1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b10099 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4b10099\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d1b721 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6d1b721\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"614\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/onlinedemoserver14.com\/Church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Kims-Bio-Pix-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2566\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onlinedemoserver14.com\/Church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Kims-Bio-Pix-1.png 614w, https:\/\/onlinedemoserver14.com\/Church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Kims-Bio-Pix-1-300x218.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-596878e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"596878e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f60b7ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f60b7ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kimberly Kahawaiola\u2019a - Pastoral Candidate (Media Director)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b22ec5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b22ec5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kahu candidate Kim gave her life to Christ in 1991, and God has been faithfully leading and growing her ever since. His hand has been on her in every season of her life. She is grateful for His love, grace, and faithfulness. Kahu Kim\u2019s greatest blessings in her life are her family\u2014her daughter, Ashleigh, her son-in-law, Luc, and her wonderful \u02bbohana \u2014and her four godchildren. They bring so much joy to her life and remind her daily of God&#8217;s goodness. Kahu Kim has served the Lord through the Hula, Worship, and Media Ministries and has been part of Camp Imua. She currently oversees the Media ministry here at Hale Pule Ke Ola Hou, and continues to use all the gifts God has given her to encourage others, share His love, and serve the church \u02bbohana with joy, humility, and aloha. She is always grateful to God for all He has done throughout her life and is excited to see what He has in store. God is still working in her and is looking forward to continuing her journey wherever He leads.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kahu Lance Hamocon &#8211; Senior Pastor Senior Kahu Lance Hamocan has a true passion and heart for people, especially for those who are marginalized. His journey with Jesus began in 2001. 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