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...
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...
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...
Charlene Kihara (Hawaii Betsuin), Kerry Kiyohara (Moiliili Hongwanji), and Barbara Brennan (Hawaii Betsuin) recently returned from Japan as Jodo Shinshu Hongwanji-ha priests. Charlene, Kerry, Barbara, and six candidates from Buddhist Churches of America made up a group traveling to Kyoto in July to pursue the final steps for Tokudo ordination....
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 July 2016 Headquarters Update for information about: A humble request for a moment of reflection Official announcement of new official Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii website Rev. Yoshiko Shimabukuro receives Honzan Hosho Federation of Jr. YBA convention report Committee on Social Concerns Condolences To find more issues of...
[updated July 16] The Buddhist Study Center (BSC) is streaming video on its YouTube channel for this week’s Summer Session, July 11-15, 2016, featuring talks by Dr. Jeff Wilson. Videos are also available later on demand. Lecture 1: “What is Mindfulness?” Monday, July 11. We start the video with BSC...
Pamela Young’s “Mixed Plate” aired on KHON2 starting June 29, 2016. This segment of “Mixed Plate: Under a Sakura Sky” features our own Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii bishop, Reverend Eric Matsumoto. Play the video and learn a bit about his path. Mixed Plate: Under a Sakura Sky Pamela Young’s...
We launched the website you are now viewing on June 9, 2016. We hope you find it an accessible and informative portal to Jodo Shinshu Buddhism and the many temples, schools, and programs connected to the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii. Front and center on the new website are features...
The Buddhist Study Center’s Dharma Light program has announced its July-December 2016 set of classes, now open for registration. Offerings begin with the annual Summer Session, this year featuring Dr. Jeff Wilson on “Mindfulness & Buddhism in America.” Other course titles include “Buddhist Insights on Current Social Issues,” “Understanding Shin...