On the sparkling morning of Monday, January 15, about 20 members of the Honpa Hongwanji ohana participated in the 2024 Martin Luther King Jr. Parade through Waikiki. Carrying colorful signs and strings of origami peace cranes on bamboo poles, the group clearly communicated its gratitude for Dr. Martin Luther King...
The Triple Celebration Choir will be singing during the prelude of the 135th Commemorative Service on Sunday, September 8, 2024. The two gathas selected are: “When I look Up at the Sky” (Ano Sora Mireba) “Moments Like This” (Sonna Toki Watashi wa Kuchizusamu) To indicate your interest in joining the...
See the January 2024 Headquarters Update for the following articles: New Year’s Greetings from His Eminence Gomonshu Kojun Ohtani (English And Japanese) New Year’s Message from Bishop Toshiyuki Umitani New Year’s Message from Kyodan President Warren Tamamoto 2024 Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii Theme and Slogan More Issues Headquarters Update...
See the December 2023 Headquarters Update for the following articles: Message from the Bishop: Return to Lahaina Hongwanji (see website news item with photos) My Tokudo Experience by Linda Nagai, Kona Hongwanji Personnel Matters 2024 Living Treasures of Hawaii Awardees (Living Treasures web page with registration options) Triple Celebration Buddhist...
In 2023, members of Hongwanji Hawaii joined in Kyoto to celebrate the 850th anniversary of Shinran Shonin’s birth and the 800th anniversary of the establishment of the Jodo Shinshu teaching. What follows is a reflection on the celebrations by Reverend Yuika Hasebe, the chief minister at Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin,...
Content in the December 2023 edition of Ka Leo Kāhea (2 MB) includes: Bishop’s Corner: “A New Community Will Sprout and Thrive Once Again” In Memory of Lahaina Hongwanji Mission PBA’s 16th Annual Lighting Our Way Banquet Highlights Community Values A Message Celebrating Peace and Nonviolence (Rev. Sol Kalu) Online...
As the re-entry restriction to zone 12B was lifted for the residents of Lahaina on Monday, November 27, 2023, Rev. Ai Hironaka, Business Manager Derrick Inouye, and I returned to the Lahaina Hongwanji Mission for the first time since the wildfire devastated the town of Lahaina on August 8, 2023.
See the November 2023 Headquarters Update for the following articles: Message from the Bishop Report: The 41st World Jodo Shinshu Coordinating Council Meeting Condolence: Mr. Steven Don Lee 2024 Legislative Assembly: February 9 & 10, 2024 Report: Annual Appreciation Gathering for Retired Ministers and their Spouses Committee on Social Concerns...
Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii has organized a Triple Celebration Buddhist Education Series to be held online throughout the year of 2024. The first session is on Saturday, January 13 from 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. (Hawaii Standard Time). The featured speaker will be Dr. David Matsumoto of the Institute...
Bowing in Gratitude Members at Lahaina Hongwanji Mission were prepping that week for the upcoming Obon Festival on August 11th and 12th. It is ironic and poignant that we fretted a little about possible rain from Hurricane Dora. Then, on Tuesday the 8th the winds came… and the rest of...