Dharma Light, a program of the Buddhist Study Center, presents a forum entitled “American Buddhism: Reinvention or Rediscovery?” on Thursday, May 17, 2018 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Panelists are Dr. Jeff Wilson and Dr. George Tanabe, with moderator Rev. Kevin Kuniyuki. The venue is the Buddhist Study Center,...
Patricia Masters, a longtime friend of Pacific Buddhist Academy and Buddhists around the world, was honored at an event hosted by PBA last weekend for her book, Searching for Mary Foster. Mary Foster was a 19th-century Native Hawaiian Buddhist, philanthropist, and social activist whose history intertwines with that of Honpa...
ALL BUDDHIST GATHERING 2018 Submitted by Pieper Toyama On March 10, fifty participants representing 24 Buddhist denominations and groups from across the state gathered at the Pacific Buddhist Academy to share and discuss their challenges. Included were special participants from New Mexico and Uganda, Africa. This historic event was the...
The Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii has responded to the recent mass shooting in Florida in several ways. At Pacific Buddhist Academy, students received a dharma message addressing the shooting from Rev. Toshiyuki Umitani and, on March 14, planted 17 sunflowers in honor of the shooting victims (see photos). Rev....
Author Patricia Masters will be in attendance at a special book signing event on Sunday, March 11 for her new book, Searching for Mary Foster. The event begins at noon in Pacific Buddhist Academy’s new classroom building, which shares a temple campus with Hawaii Betsuin. The address is 1754 Lusitana...
See the February 2018 Headquarters Update for the following articles: HHMH 106th Giseikai Legislative Assembly Photos from Giseikai and Living Treasures of Hawaii event Giseikai message from the Jodo Shinshu Hongwanji-ha Governor General Committee on Social Concerns donations PBA Taiko Festival (March 25) – tickets available
On Wednesday, February 21, Hawaii Association of International Buddhists (HAIB) presents a panel discussion on “How Various Buddhist Traditions Practice the Noble Eightfold Path” at Jodo Mission of Hawaii. The moderator will be Michel Mohr, a professor of religion at the University of Hawaii. The panelists and the traditions they...
Throughout the month of February 2018, the seven denominations that make up the Hawaii Buddhist Council will each offer an early evening open house for the community. The Open Night for Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii will be held at the Hawaii Betsuin temple on February 15, 2018 beginning at...
NEWS RELEASE – for immediate release January 21, 2018 Contact: Derrick Inouye 808-522-9200, dinouye@honpahi.org 2018 LIVING TREASURES OF HAWAII TO BE HONORED AT 43RD ANNUAL PROGRAM HONOLULU, Hawaii – Masters in the ancient art of Native Hawaiian weaponry and the martial arts, to a teacher who turned her passion for...
Members of the Hawaii Federation of Buddhist Women’s Associations were joined by Bishop Eric Matsumoto; students, faculty, and staff of Pacific Buddhist Academy; members of the Junior Young Buddhists Association (Jr. YBA); and additional temple members in the 2018 Martin Luther King Jr. Parade through Waikiki. Many parade participants in...