YESS Camp 38 (online)

YESS (Young Enthusiastic Shinshu Seekers) Camp is a camp held every Spring for any youth ages 13-23 who are interested in Buddhism and growing deeper in the Dharma. This year camp will be held ONLINE April 17-18, 2021. Organized by the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii Office of Buddhist Education...

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Kuhio Day

“Prince Kūhiō Day is an official holiday in the state of Hawaiʻi in the United States. It is celebrated annually on March 26, to mark the birth of Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole — heir to the throne of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi, prince of the House of Kalākaua, and later...

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Spring Higan

“Higan” means “the other shore.” It is an abbreviation for “to-higan,” meaning “reaching the other shore (of Nirvana).” During the vernal and autumnal equinoxes when days and nights are of equal length, temples conduct Higan services that encourage us to meditate on the harmony of nature and devote ourselves to...

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