Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii: Headquarters Update

The May 2016 Headquarters Update from the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii is now available. Content highlights:

  • Governor General’s Message on the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake
  • Kumamoto Earthquake Relief Fund
  • Governor General’s Message on the PBA Graduation
  • The Accession Ceremony Tour (see also accession ceremony flyer, March/April 2017)
  • BSC Summer Session 2016 “Mindfulness and Buddhism in America”
  • Congratulations to Our Newest Alumni/ae!
  • Dharma-con 2016 “Touched by Kindess”
  • White House Acknowledges Buddhist Observance
  • See also: 2016 Obon Schedule
Relationship between the Mission & Hawaii Betsuin: The Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii (HHMH) is the principal entity representing the Jodo Shinshu denomination in Hawaii. HHMH’s affiliated temples are spread throughout the state on the islands of Hawaii, Maui, Lanai, Oahu, and Kauai. Hawaii Betsuin is one of those temples. HHMH and Hawaii Betsuin share a temple campus but are administratively distinct and maintain separate offices.