St. Peter's Staff

St. Peter's Rector & Staff

The Rev. Diane Martinson, Rector
Pastor Diane came to St. Peter's in June 2013 after serving as a parish pastor in the Denver, Chicago, and New York City areas, as the Spiritual Care Coordinator for Kaua`i Hospice, and as a chaplain and teacher of world religions at `Iolani School. She has an M.Div. from Union Theological Seminary in New York City and a Th.M. from Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. Pastor Diane is an ordained ELCA pastor serving as our rector under the Episcopal/Lutheran "Called To Common Mission" ecumenical agreement. She is originally from Wisconsin where it is way too cold for people who do not grow fur. She has lived in Japan and has traveled extensively in Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Pastor Diane loves to cycle when she is not writing sermons, preparing for meetings, attending meetings, planning classes and teaching, visiting folks, or otherwise dealing with the day to day surprises of a church building that is over one hundred years old and a church community that has evolved over 130 years! Pastor Diane has one son, Matthew, who went to a mainland school for college and now resides in Washington state with his family.

The Rev. Jazzy Bostock
St. Peter’s new curate, has just completed her Master’s in Divinity from Yale University. She is ordained as a transitional deacon in the Episcopal Church, and will be ordained to the priesthood in December 2018. She is thrilled to be joining the St. Peter’s ‘ohana, and looks forward to getting involved in the many ministries here over the next two years. She is originally from Hawaii - born in England, then moved to Oahu, and then Big Island, but has also lived in Switzerland and New Zealand. She loves to garden, cook, and spend time with friends, and is so happy to be back home and enjoying the sunshine!

Dr. Joseph Eppink, Director of Music
Joseph is our organist/choirmaster and facilitates our music program. Joseph comes to us from New York where he was Professor of Music Education & Organ at The College of Saint Rose, Albany. He was also the Organist/Choirmaster at St. Andrew’s Episcopal and the Conductor of the Women’s Chorale. His degrees in music education and organ performance have been from Western Michigan University, Indiana University, and Ball State University where his research encompassed alternative assessment strategies. He was an elementary music specialist for the Elkhart Community Schools in Indiana for 12 years as well as the Conductor/Founder of the Elkhart Boys Choir. Throughout his career, Joseph has enjoyed taking groups of singers and students around the world to explore cultures to propel understanding. He began the “Concert of Hope” performance tours whose mission is to bring hope through the wonderful gift of music to those affected by cancer. Joseph and his husband, Ralph, raised their three children who now live in Florida. They love being empty nesters and enjoy traveling, cooking, antiques, volunteering and being outside!

Manny Dayao, Lay Associate for Worship & Music
Manny Dayao accompanies our 7:30am service on piano and assists with Thursday Jazz Vespers. He and his spouse, Rosa, have two daughters, Lily and Jasmine. Manny's full-time job is at ‘Iolani School where he is the band director. Manny received a B.M. in Music Education and Performance from the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California and his M.M. in Piano Performance from the Boston Conservator. He has served as band director and consultant for the UOP and Northeastern University pep bands; and as musical director in theatre. Manny has also served as the choral director at Epiphany Church in Marina where he started a community program for youth called “Marina Sings.” Currently, Manny is a member of the O'ahu Band Directors' Association, the National Association for Music Education, and a Sinfonian. Aside from teaching at ‘Iolani and serving the church, Manny is busy raising his two adorable daughters.

Eva Cotter, Office Administrator
Eva comes from Southern California, where she was born and raised, and lived all her life until her husband, Mike, accepted a new position in Honolulu. Eva’s background is in accounting and corporate financial management. In California, she had an acupuncture practice for about 24 years and rode dressage with her horse, Bryant. With his age and the difficulty of bringing a horse to a tropical climate from a desert, she sadly left him in California. Eva and Mike have two Australian Shepherds in Honolulu, and one adult son, Colin, who resides in California.

Oriel Agcaoili, Sexton
Oriel has worked at St. Peter's since 1997. He tends the buildings and grounds with dedicated care and ingenuity. He is a master gardener and not only has green thumbs but green fingers as well! His happy plants keep St. Peter's grounds looking beautiful. Oriel is married to Caridad and together they have two children, a son, Bradley, who currently attends Honolulu Community College (HCC), and a daughter, Bernadette, who is a nursing student at UH-Manoa. Oriel and his family are members of the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in Kalihi.