Scott Hirano, born in Massachusetts to parents of David and Sandra Hirano, if that name is familiar that is the Rev. Dr. David Hirano former interim here at Manoa. I lived in Pennsylvania, California and grew up in Kailua, Hawaii. Graduated in Hawaii from Mid-Pacific Institute in 1984. Left the Island of Oahu and attended Defiance College in Defiance, Ohio from 1984-1988. Went from there to Chicago Theological Seminary from 1988- 1991.
1991 - 1992
I spent a year in Japan at the Asian Rural Institute where I learned about pigs and sustainable agricultural. Decided I need to be a missionary in the local church to understand better the mission that is overseas. In the summer 1993 to the winter of 1994 I worked at The Connecticut Conference’s Outdoor Ministry Camp Silver Lake Conference Center as counselor and staff member.
1994 - 1997
My Local Church ministry began in Fort Branch, Indiana where I served as Senior pastor for a yoked parish. Many people ask me what is a yoke? A yoke is serving two parishes in the same town. St. Lucas and St. Paul in Fort Branch, Indiana where the churches are one mile apart. I was ordained in 1995 from the Chicago Metropolitan Association; Chicago, Illinois. While in Indiana, I met the love of my life Sonya Chung who worked for the UCC headquarters in Cleveland and knew my parents during this time as my father Rev. Dr. David Hirano was the Executive President of the Common Global Mission Board of the United Church of Christ and Disciples of Christ.
1997 - 2003
I served as senior pastor at Montebello Plymouth Congregational Church in Montebello, California. Sonya and I were married, Rev. David Hirano officiated this wedding. We spent 6 years together in the ministry of this church and it was God’s time for another change. I accepted a call to be the senior pastor in June of 2003 and left Montebello, CA to be senior pastor of Wheatland United Church of Christ. On December 9, 2004, Sofia Hirano was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
2006 - present
On
October 12, 2006 our family moved to Hawaii and now live with my
parents in Kailua. From September 2007 - August of 2008, I served as a
resident chaplain through the Clinical Pastoral Education of
Pacific Health Ministries from 2007 - 2008. I was a Chaplain at Queens'
Medical Center from September 2007 to March 2008 then transferred to
Kaiser from March 2008 to August 2008.
I look forward to getting to know you as we all have faith and life stories to share as children, youth, young adults, and family members in the Body of Christ known as Manoa Valley Church.
Blessings Always,
Pastor Scott Hirano
Acting Associate Minister for Families and Youth
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