International “Ring Your Bell for Peace Day” event streams live with over 100 bell ringing sites
A summary of the Ring Your Bell for Peace Day event on 9/21/2020 and a link to the video of the event on Facebook.
Participants from 24 diverse Buddhist groups convene for All Buddhist Gathering
ALL BUDDHIST GATHERING 2018 Submitted by Pieper Toyama On March 10, fifty participants representing 24 Buddhist denominations and groups from across the state gathered at the Pacific Buddhist Academy to share and discuss their challenges. Included were special participants from New Mexico and Uganda, Africa. This historic event was the...
Betsuin hosts annual Peace Walk to Nagasaki Peace Bell
On Wednesday, August 9, the Three-Petals Peace Partnership — the Quaker Friends, Newman Center (Catholic), and Buddhist Study Center — joined with Hawaii Betsuin for the 8th annual candlelight peace walk to the Nagasaki Peace Bell near Honolulu Hale. The event was held on the 72nd anniversary of the atomic...
Service at Hiroshima Peace Bell in Honolulu is an expression of interfaith unity for peace
A diverse crowd of religious leaders, public officials, representatives of various Japan-Hawaii organizations, and other peace builders gathered under trees along Nuuanu Stream on August 7, 2017 for the 28th annual Hiroshima Commemoration and Peace Service. The event was hosted at Hiroshima Peace Bell by the Izumo Taishakyo Mission with...
Peace Day Interfaith Celebration is Friday, Sept. 16.
Please join us for the 6th Annual Peace Day Interfaith Celebration sponsored by the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii and seven co-sponsors. The event is hosted at the Hawaii Betsuin temple on Pali Highway and begins at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, September 16. The service will feature speakers and musical...
Star-Advertiser: “An interfaith peace walk commemorates the atomic attack on Nagasaki”
The Saturday, August 13 edition of the Star-Advertiser included a half-page story on the 7th Annual Peace Walk from Hawaii Betsuin to Nagasaki Peace Bell, held on August 9 (see related calendar item). Reporter Pat Gee wrote from the perspective of a participant walking silently with about 40 others, lanterns...
Faith leaders, officials, and public gather for Hiroshima Peace Bell Ceremony
Honpa Hongwanji Bishop Eric Matsumoto was among the speakers at the Hiroshima Peace Bell Ceremony, held on August 6, 2016 in Honolulu’s Chinatown. The event commemorates the atomic bombing of Hiroshima 71 years ago and brings the community together in an aspiration for peace. The event was held outside Izumo...
Report from the Parliament of the World’s Religions (Oct. 2015, Salt Lake City)
Alan and Rosemary Goto, Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin, with Bishop Eric Matsumoto in Salt Lake City. Alan provides the following report. With the urging and assistance of the Board of Directors of The Interfaith Alliance Hawaii, my wife, Rosemary, and I were extremely fortunate to take part in the Parliament...