2014 Peace Day Interfaith Celebration: “Sharing Peace” Date: Friday, September 19, 2014 Time: 7:00pm to 8:30pm Place: Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin, 1727 Pali Highway Free and open to the public Please join us for the 4th Annual Peace Day Interfaith Celebration sponsored by the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii. Co-sponsors include: Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin, […]
Registration is now open through Sunday, September 7 for the State Dharma Educators’ Conference. The conference is hosted by dharma school teachers of Oahu and will be held October 11-12, 2014 at the Ala Moana Hotel in Honolulu. The conference invites the participation of any interested sangha members. If you are interested, please call the […]
Please come and support our Hawaii Betsuin Girl Scouts! They will be having a fundraiser breakfast on Sunday, September 21st from 8 am – 11:30 am in the main social hall. Donations received will go towards their upcoming Japan trip in 2015, which will allow our girls to visit Girl Scouts of Fukuoka & Tokyo […]
CALLING ALL BLOOD DONORS!!! Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin will be hosting a Blood Drive on Saturday, November 22, 2014 from 7:00 am – 3:15 pm in our main social hall. Last year we had one of the most successful Blood Drives on the island with a terrific donor turn out. We hope to do it […]
On August 10, 2014, Reverend Tomo Hojo delivered his last dharma talk at the Betsuin before he departs for West Kauai Hongwanji. At an Aloha Coffee in the social hall after service, temple members and leaders expressed their appreciation for Rev. Hojo’s service and wished him all the best in his new assignment. Reverend Hojo […]
On August 9, 2014, the Betsuin hosted the annual peace walk to commemorate the 69th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki. The event included a meditative walk around the temple campus with participants carrying lanterns. Each walker rang the kansho (temple bell) once, sending out an expression of peace, before reentering the main temple […]
A special August edition of the monthly newsletter from the Kyodan (the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii) features the Ceremony of Transmitting the Jodo Shinshu Tradition (Hoto Keisho Shiki in Japanese) on June 5 and 6, 2014 at Honzan Hongwanji in Kyoto, Japan. The ceremony marked the retirement of His Eminence Monshu Koshin Ohtani and […]
The July edition of Headquarters Update featured news of a $1.5 million capital improvement project grant to Pacific Buddhist Academy by The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, one of the largest private foundations in the nation. The generosity of the Weinberg Foundation brings PBA a giant step closer to a new school building. Other items […]
The Goji is posted! This month’s cover story is about our July 6 Obon service guest speaker, Rev. David S. Nakamoto. Other items include messages from our Rimban and executive director; a farewell message from Rev. Tomo Hojo; updates from BWA, Dharma School, and Boy Scout Troop 49; articles about the Peace Walk on August […]