Hawaii Gov. Josh Green signed a bill into law establishing April 27 every year as “Brother Joseph Dutton Day.” to honor his life and humanitarian contributions, including decades of service at ...

Hawaii could see a new official state holiday marking each Lunar New Year in February and two unofficial days of “observance” to celebrate Hawaii’s libraries and honor Joseph Dutton, who followed ...

Gov. Josh Green signed a bill into law on Thursday officially recognizing the work of a man who spent 44 years of his life tending the sick at the Hansen's Disease settlement in Kalaupapa, Moloka'i.

In addition to his state recognition, the sainthood cause for Joseph Dutton, who watched over the orphaned boys of Kalaupapa Hansen's disease settlement for 44 years, has been submitted to the Vatican ...