The IHS, Institute for Human Services, with a mission to support those who need help and to respect all people’s rights to live safely and with dignity, held a faith-based Summit on Homelessness at Central Union Church on March 14, 2016, co-sponsored by the Interfaith Alliance of Hawai’i. The intention...
The 104th Giseikai, the Legislative Assembly of the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii, was held at Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin on February 12-13, 2016. A total of 148 delegates and observers (temple representatives) from throughout the Hawaiian Islands had gathered to discuss the resolutions including the Mission budget for the...
Did you know that 1 out of 5 people, annually, need help in getting food? Yes, according to the Fact Book of the Hawaii Food Bank, 287,000 people, of all ages, receive help in getting food each year in Hawaii. On December 28, 2015, Rev. Blayne Higa, Chair of the...
Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii announces the following updates to ministerial assignments: Rev. William Masuda, a retired minister of the Buddhist Churches of America, will be assigned to Makawao Hongwanji Mission as its resident minister as of February 1, 2016. This will be a temporary assignment (at least 2 years)...
Introducing new books available for purchase at Headquarters Book Store now: The Awareness of Self A guide to the Understanding of Shin Buddhism By Gyodo Hagui (Translated by William Masuda) Reprinted 2015 published by Buddhist Education Center $8.00
Dear Hongwanji Community: Pacific Buddhist Academy big news to share! Thanks to a pledge of 250,000,000 yen (about 2 million dollars) from the Jodo Shinshu Hongwanji-ha and support from you and many temples, affiliate organizations and laypeople of the Hawaii Kyodan and other friends, PBA has reached a major milestone...
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Honouliuli Internment Camp, by National Park Service [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons. Source » It was 8 a.m. in the morning when a group of Buddhist and Shinto priests boarded a bus which departed Honolulu headed for Leeward Oahu. At a predestination stop, one could see the wide expanse of land...
Alan and Rosemary Goto, Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin, with Bishop Eric Matsumoto in Salt Lake City. Alan provides the following report. With the urging and assistance of the Board of Directors of The Interfaith Alliance Hawaii, my wife, Rosemary, and I were extremely fortunate to take part in the Parliament...
Overseas members are invited to come to Kyoto, Japan to be present for the formal accession of His Eminence Kojun Ohtani, Sennyo Monshu, the 25th Head Priest of the Hongwanji. There are two ceremonies to choose from, one in 2016 and one in 2017. In each case, a spiritual enrichment...
We are pleased to report that the original musical inspired by the life of Sadako Sasaki, Peace on your Wings, North America Premiere Shows in Los Angeles were highly successful. Peace on your Wings did 3 shows at Aratani Theater which has an 880 seat capacity at the Japanese American...