“Open and Affirming” (ONA) is the United Church of Christ's (UCC) designation for congregations, campus ministries, and other bodies in the UCC which make a public covenant of welcome into their full life and ministry to persons of all sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions.

While the Hawai‘i Conference as a whole does not carry the Open and Affirming designation, there are seven ONA churches within the Hawai‘i Conference:

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• Church of the Crossroads (O‘ahu)

• The Giving Circle Church (O‘ahu)

• Hanapepe UCC (Kaua‘i)

• Hokuloa UCC (Hawai‘i Island)

• Iao UCC (Maui)

• Ka Hana O Ke Akua (O‘ahu)

• Kana‘ana Hou-Siloama UCC (Kalaupapa)

• Kapa‘a UCC (Kaua‘i)

• Kōloa Union Church (Kaua‘i)

• Wananalua Congregational Church (Maui)​

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Note: Even though other churches may NOT be officially designated as ONA, this does NOT mean that the other churches are not welcoming toward people who identify as LGBTQIA+. There are a mix of perspectives between our different churches and even within each church. 

Learn from our ONA churches: