Statement by Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii Office of the Bishop and Committee on Social Concerns on the Presidential Executive Order on Refugees and Immigration On January 27, 2017, the Office of the President of the United States of America issued an executive order that severely restricts immigration from seven...
On September 26th, Bishop Eric Matsumoto and Reverend Toshiyuki Umitani presented a donation of $21,403.50 for Kumamoto earthquake relief from the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii to Consul General Yasushi Misawa, the Consulate General of Japan. HHMH collected a total amount of $46,403.50 of which $25,000 was provided directly to...
See the September 2016 Headquarters Update for information about: Congratulations to Reverend Satoshi Tomioka Jodo Shinshu Career Development Workshop Jr. YESS Camp 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake Relief Fund Drive 2016-2017 Social Concerns Fund Drive HHMH Minister’s Lay Assistant Retreat PBA Lighting Our Way Banquet To find more issues of Headquarters Update,...
In 2007, Hawaii became the first state to recognize Peace Day. Each year the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on September 21. The United Nations General Assembly has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations...
See the August 2016 Headquarters Update for information about: Condolences Tokudo Choralfest Music Service at Hawaii Betsuin HQ Bookstore Update Committee on Social Concerns PBA Building Construction Update: Exciting News! 2016 Peace Day Interfaith Celebration Roman Catholic Deacons’ Visit 2017 HHMH Accession Ceremony Tour To find more issues of Headquarters...
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...
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...
See the June 2016 Headquarters Update for information about: New HHMH committees formed by 2016 Legislative Assembly action (Green Hongwanji Committee, Technology For Remote Communication Committee) National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific Memorial Day Service The 58th Annual Honpa Hongwanji Ministers’ Association Seminar HQ Bookstore Update (“Pictorial Hongwanji”) The Taste...
Earthquakes on April 14 and April 16 in the Kumamoto Prefecture of Japan killed scores of people and caused extensive damage to buildings and infrastructure. Nearly 400 Hongwanji temples suffered damage, up to and including structural collapse. Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii (HHMH) is sending an initial donation of $5,000...
On Sunday, May 1, at the Hawaii Music & Book Festival, nineteen panelists in seven sessions will explore diverse aspects of the Buddhist community in Hawai’i. Sessions begin on the hour starting at 10 a.m., with the last panel beginning at 4 p.m. Co-sponsored by the Hawai’i Council for the Humanities...