Statement by Bishop Larry Silva, regarding the settlement between the Diocese of Honolulu and Elton Killion

We are pleased that an opportunity to resolve this matter presented itself. The legal process is long and painful. Drawing this dispute out in a protracted court battle would not be in the best interests of the Plaintiff, the Church or Andy Mannetta. By the terms of the agreement, a disputed claim is resolved without admission of liability and without the hardships, disruptions and acrimony of trial.

The Diocese was made a party to this suit about a year ago. Andy Mannetta’s religious community previously settled with the Plaintiff. This resolution dismisses the remainder of the Plaintiffs’ claims and enables us to put this matter behind us and to continue the Church’s mission in Hawaii.