A special collection is underway to assist with relief efforts in the aftermath of deadly and destructive flooding in western Japan.

See the June 2018 Headquarters Update for the following articles: Update from the Committee on Social Concerns Statement Against the Separation of Families from the Office of the Bishop What’s New in the HQ Bookstore Hongwanji Joint Conference, September 1-3, 2018 BSC Summer Session: “Everyday Buddhism” with Dr. Kenneth Tanaka

From the Office of the Bishop, Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii Statement Against the Separation of Families June 20, 2018 “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” In just a few words, the above, which is found on the pedestal of the Statue of...

Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii was honored to be a part of a welcome luncheon held on June 5, 2018 at the Honolulu Museum of Art hosted by the City and County of Honolulu in honor of Prince and Princess Akishino of Japan on their first official visit to Hawaii....

Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii was honored to participate in the 2018 (City and County of Honolulu) Mayor's Memorial Day Ceremony at Punchbowl by presenting a wreath and sharing the Wisdom and Compassion of Buddhist Teachings.

See the May 2018 Headquarters Update for the following articles: Introduction of a New Minister: Rev. Kerry Kiyohara Flooding and Volcano Impacts: A letter from the Committee on Social Concerns Eshinni 750th Memorial Service BWA Student Exchange Program to Japan in 2019 New books at the HQ Bookstore Hongwanji Joint...

Hawaii Association of International Buddhists presents a roundtable discussion of young Buddhists in Hawaii on Friday, May 25 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Youth from diverse backgrounds and traditions, from high school students to mid-career, will speak on Buddhism and how it is relevant in their lives and communities. Buddhists and people...

Dr. Jeff Wilson, currently the Numata Professor of Buddhist Studies at UH Manoa while on leave from Renison University College, will give a lecture entitled “Buddhist Influences in American Culture” on Saturday morning, June 9 at the Buddhist Study Center in Honolulu. The lecture is sponsored by the Honolulu Hongwanji...

Dharma Light, a program of the Buddhist Study Center, presents a forum entitled “American Buddhism: Reinvention or Rediscovery?” on Thursday, May 17, 2018 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Panelists are Dr. Jeff Wilson and Dr. George Tanabe, with moderator Rev. Kevin Kuniyuki. The venue is the Buddhist Study Center,...

Patricia Masters, a longtime friend of Pacific Buddhist Academy and Buddhists around the world, was honored at an event hosted by PBA last weekend for her book, Searching for Mary Foster. Mary Foster was a 19th-century Native Hawaiian Buddhist, philanthropist, and social activist whose history intertwines with that of Honpa...