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July 2025 Headquarters Update

In this issue:

• Message from Bishop Toshiyuki Umitani about two retiring ministers
• Ministerial Assignments (Jinji)
• Condolence
• IN REMEMBRANCE AND REFLECTION: Commemorating 80 Years Since the End of World War II on 8/14 (web page | flyer)
• 2026 HHMH Theme/Slogan Poster Contest (web page | flyer)
• Young Adults Retreat 8/31-9/1 (web page | flyer)
• 68th Jr. YBA State Convention report
• Reflections on the YBICSE Program in Japan from Rev. Tomioka
• Manoaphobia Back-to-School Event on 8/28 (flyer)

Recent Issues

June 2025 Headquarters Update

In this issue:

• Message from the Bishop at the 68th Jr. YBA State Convention
• A Message for Peace to Commemorate 80 Years Since the End of World War II
• In Remembrance and Reflection: Commemorating 80 Years Since the End of World War II (service and atomic bomb photo exhibition 8/14)
• Ministerial Assignment: Rev. Shindo Nishiyama
• 2026 HHMH Theme/Slogan Poster Contest (10/31 submission deadline; flyer, guidelines)
• Propagation Program Grant (application deadline 7/31)
• BSC Summer Session Kauai Satellite Seminar (7/30; web page)
• Bishop’s Award for Japanese Language School Students

May 2025 Headquarters Update

In this issue:

• PBA Commencement and Baccalaureate Messages
  • Bishop Toshiyuki Umitani
  • Governor General of Jodo Shinshu Hongwanji-Ha Bishop Giko Sonoki
  • HHMH President Dr. Warren Tamamoto
• Ministerial Assignments (Rev. Shawn Yagi & Rev. Shingo Furusawa)
• 62nd Hawaii State Lay Association Convention (Sept. 12-13, see bulletin #1)
• Living Treasures of Hawai‘i™ Nomination for 2026 (due Aug. 1, see nomination form)
• 2026 Hongwanji Calendar Photos Call for Submissions (due Sept. 15, see flyer)
• YESS Camp 41 Report
• Kahuku Hongwanji Scholarship (apply by July 31, see flyer and application form)
• The 51st Buddhist Study Center Summer Session (Aug. 4-8, more on the BSC website)
• See also: HHMH 2025 Obon Schedule (services and Bon dances)

April 2025 Headquarters Update

In this issue:

• Message From the Bishop: “Reflection on the 80th Anniversary of the Kamikaze Attack and Burial on the USS Missouri”
• Condolence
• Intro Class on Cybersecurity (5/10/25, hybrid)
• Buddhist Study Center Summer Session (8/4-8/8, hybrid)
• BSC Spring Tetsuya (5/11-5/16)
• “Sharing Your Nembutsu Moments” Books at the HHMH Bookstore
• Musical Notes, April 2025
• Larry Miwa Book Signing Event Supporting “Peace On Your Wings” (4/27)

March 2025 Headquarters Update

In this issue:

• Message from the Bishop
  • BCA National Council Meeting
  • HHMH: Moving Forward
• Change of the Governing Board Of Jodo Shinshu Hongwanji-Ha
• Ministerial Assignment – Rev. Sol Kalu
• Larry Miwa Book Signing Event Supporting “Peace On Your Wings” (Apr. 27)
• YBICSE – Young Buddhist International Cultural Study Exchange (July 1-9)

February 2025 Headquarters Update

In this issue:

• 113th Giseikai Legislative Assembly
• HHMH Officers, Advisors, And Directors for 2025
• The 50th Living Treasures of Hawai’i™
• Ministerial Assignments: Rev. Blayne Higa, Rev. Daido Baba
• YBICSE – Young Buddhist International Cultural Study Exchange (July 1-9)
• 2025 BCA National Council Meeting
• Choralfest 2025 (September 20 & 21) (see calendar item)
• The Power of Compassion: Rediscovering Your True Value (March 8; see calendar item)
• YESS Camp 41 (April 18-20; see calendar item)
• PBA’s 19th Annual Taiko Festival (March 16; see ticketing)
• Maui District Nembutsu Seminar (March 8 & 9; see calendar item)

In this issue:

• New Year’s Greetings from His Eminence Gomonshu Kojun Ohtani
• New Year’s Message from Bishop Toshiyuki Umitani
• New Year’s Message from Kyodan President Dr. Warren Tamamoto
• 2025 Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii Theme and Slogan

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