The Junior YBA State Convention is an annual gathering of the Hawaii Federation of Junior Young Buddhist Associations. It will be held in Honolulu this year, June 20-22, 2025 (Friday-Sunday). The Jr. YBA Federation has a website: www.hawaiijryba.com/

General Order No. 3, June 19, 1865 (Wikipedia link)   In 2021, the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii Board of Directors made Juneteenth an HHMH holiday. Here is the announcement from the December 2021 HQ Update newsletter: At the Board of Directors meeting on December 4, 2021, the Board decided...

Pacific Buddhist Academy Commencement Exercise Please join us to celebrate the achievements of the new graduating class!

YESS Camp builds bonds among youth from around the state as they interact and learn about Jodo Shinshu Buddhism. (YESS = Young Enthusiastic Shinshu Seekers) (This flyer is also available as a PDF.) For more information, please see: YESS Camp 41 Registration Form YESS Camp home page

“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...

“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...