Hawaii Island Hongwanji members and friends gathered at Hilo Betsuin’s Sangha Hall on Saturday and Sunday, October 12-13, to commemorate the 130th anniversary of the Honpa Hongwanji Buddhist organization in Hawaii. Saturday’s program featured a series of presentations on the history of Hongwanji and Japanese immigrants in Hawaii as well...
The following news item was submitted by Pieper Toyama, Vice President, Jikoen Hongwanji. Haisai! Chāganjū yami sēmi! (“Hello… How are you?” in the Okinawan language) This year the Hongwanji in Hawaii will celebrate its 130 year anniversary. Jikoen Hongwanji Temple will honor this anniversary by focusing on a specific period...
See the September 2019 Headquarters Update for the following articles: Bishop’s Corner HHMH Minister’s Lay Assistant Retreat Soul Shop Suicide Prevention Tranings 10/18 and 10/19 HHMH 130th Anniversary Services & Events Ryukoku Sogo Gakuen (RSG) Educational Program for International Understanding at PBA Hongwanji Sanyokai (Hongwanji Councilor Association) Visit From the...
See the August 2019 Headquarters Update for the following articles: Bishop’s Corner: Peace Day in Hawaii 2019 Message 2019 Peace Day Related Events Ministerial Assignments Young Buddhist International Cultural Student Exchange (YBICSE) program Honouliuli Bon Service Call for Submissions for the HHMH 2020 Calendar PBA Lighting Our Way Banquet: November...
The 30th Annual Hiroshima Commemoration and Peace Service Ceremony was held August 6, 2019, at Izumo Taishakyo Mission of Hawaii in Honolulu’s Chinatown. The Hiroshima Peace Bell, a gift to Honolulu from the Prefecture of Hiroshima in 1985, is sited at the shrine. The keynote speaker for the event was...
How fortunate we are in Hawaii! A second paper crane folded by Sadako Sasaki has found its home here in the Islands, manifesting her aspiration for peace, “I shall write Peace on your wings and you shall fly all over the world.” Sadako died of leukemia in the aftermath of...
See the March 2019 Headquarters Update for the following articles: Bishop’s Corner : New Zealand tragedy, self-awareness, 2019 slogan, 130th anniversary, reaching new audiences Legislature recognizes HHMH during Native Hawaiian Caucus Week YBICSE (Young Buddhist International Cultural Study Exchange) is July 15-27, 2019 Committee on Social Concerns: donations PBA Taiko...
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....
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...
Author Patricia Masters will be in attendance at a special book signing event on Sunday, March 11 for her new book, Searching for Mary Foster. The event begins at noon in Pacific Buddhist Academy’s new classroom building, which shares a temple campus with Hawaii Betsuin. The address is 1754 Lusitana...