The third edition of the new statewide newsletter, Ka Leo Kāhea (The Calling Voice), is now available online as a PDF file (2 MB). Content in the May 2022 edition includes: HHMH Issues Statement on the Invasion of Ukraine Aloha and Mahalo, Papaaloa The Living Treasures of Hawai’i Selects 2022...
Joint statement by Bishop Eric Matsumoto and Rev. Blayne Higa, Chair of the Committee on Social Concerns, Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii Gun Violence May 27, 2022 | PDF version available We mourn the innocent lives lost in yet another mass shooting in our country. Our hearts go out to...
See the May 2022 Headquarters Update for the following articles: Bishop’s Corner : “Congratulations, Graduates!” Message from the Governor General of Jodo Shinshu Hongwanji-Ha Bishop Chiko Iwagami for 2022 PBA Baccalaureate President’s Message For 2022 PBA Baccalaureate Condolences: Reverend Sandra Sanae Hiramatsu 63rd Annual Honpa Hongwanji State Ministers’ Association Seminar...
See the April 2022 Headquarters Update for the following articles: Bishop’s Corner: “Dharma Message for a 49th Day Service in honor of the Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh” (Part 2) Condolences Ministerial Assignments Congratulations Rev. Kazunori & Mrs. Noriko Takahashi 2022 Living Treasures of Hawai’i™: 2022 Honorees, 2023 Nominations Kahuku Hongwanji...
From the Office of the Bishop, Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii Statement on the Invasion of Ukraine March 25, 2022 We have watched in sadness and horror the destruction caused by the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. Our hearts go out to all those directly involved in and affected by...
The second edition of the new statewide newsletter, Ka Leo Kāhea (The Calling Voice), is now available online as a PDF file (2 MB). Content in the February 2022 edition includes: ALOHA ‘OE, REV. YOSHIAKI FUJITANI Hilo Betsuin Builds the Future with Hilo Hongwanji Preschool Legislative Assembly (Giseikai) Set for...
See the December 2021 Headquarters Update for the following articles: Bishop’s Corner Condolence: Rev. Yoshiko Shimabukuro Ministerial Assignments: Reverend Toyokazu Hagio Rev. Jeffrey Soga Selected as Police Chaplain Consolidation: Papa’aloa and Honohina Pearl Harbor Annual Memorial Ceremony The Interfaith Alliance Hawaii Awards for Kapa’a Interfaith Association and Rev. Blayne Higa...
The inaugural edition of the new statewide newsletter, Ka Leo Kāhea (The Calling Voice), is now available online as a PDF file (1.9 MB). The name of the newsletter is a reference to our Shin Buddhist teaching that reminds us of “Namo Amida Butsu” — the voice/sound of Amida calling...
See the November 2021 Headquarters Update for the following articles Bishop’s Corner: “Thank You, Thank You and Thank You!” Condolence Interfaith Silent Vigil for Those in Hawaii Who Died Due to Covid-19 2022 Legislative Assembly February 11 & 12, 2022 (Zoom) Committee on Social Concerns: Food Waste Zoom Event April...
See the September 2021 Headquarters Update for the following articles: Bishop’s Corner: Peace Day CANCELLED – 2021 Minister’s Lay Assistant Retreat On YouTube: Shin Buddhism: A Response to Anti-Asian Racism and Hate in 21st Century America (Rick Stambul) 22nd Annual Bloom-Futaba Memorial Lectures (10/16) 2021 Fall Nembutsu Seminar (Honolulu &...