Please join the Hawaii Betsuin Council in celebrating the birth of Shakyamuni Buddha at their annual Buddha Day Service this Sunday, April 5, 2015. This year’s service will be held at Soto Mission of Hawaii at 1708 Nuuanu Avenue. Service will begin at 9:00 am and the guest speaker is Dr. Jay Sakashita, a professor […]
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 […]
We have uploaded a set of photos by Ruth Tokumi of the Taste of Hongwanji Bazaar 2014. Happy browsing!
Welcome to Jeris Amazaki, who has joined the Hawaii Betsuin staff as Office Manager. Jeris was previously Office / Business Manager for Paradise Properties, Inc. & Tradition House Foundation, a landscaping company and housing organization. He is a graduate of Aiea High School and has attended Leeward Community College and UH West-Oahu. Jeris grew up […]
Effective January 1, 2014, former Betsuin Office Secretary Stacy Bradshaw has assumed the role of Interim Executive Director. She takes over from Ron Suzuki, who has retired from the role after many years of valuable service to the Betsuin as ED. Ron will continue to serve the Betsuin on a part-time basis while Stacy transitions […]
The November issue of the Hawaii Betsuin newsletter is now available online in English and Japanese versions. Click the links at right or visit our Goji page for links to all recent issues.
The October Goji is now available online in both English and 日本語 versions. Enjoy the many stories and columns about temple activities and our affiliated organizations! The newsletter files are PDF. To view them, you need Adobe Reader. If you need to install or update this application, use the button below.
Once again the Hawaii Betsuin is participating in the Foodland and Sack’N Save “Give Aloha” program that runs through the end of September. By making a donation to the Hawaii Betsuin through the Give Aloha program, the Hawaii Betsuin will receive a percentage of a $350,000 fund which will be awarded once the program ends. […]
The September Goji is now available online in both English and 日本語 versions. Enjoy the many stories and columns about temple activities and our affiliated organizations! The newsletter files are PDF. To view them, you need Adobe Reader. If you need to install or update this application, use the button below.
Welcome to the new website for the Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin! Notice that our web address is now hawaiibetsuin.org. We hope you find the additional information about the temple and Jodo Shinshu Buddhism helpful, as well as improved features for news & announcements and the calendar of events. Please take a few minutes to tour […]