Posts from August 2023

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HHMH launches Maui Wildfire Disaster Relief Fund

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stupas and dome of Lahaina Hongwanji in muted colors

HHMH launches Maui Wildfire Disaster Relief Fund In the spirit of compassionate action, Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii has established the Maui Wildfire Disaster Relief Fund. All donations to this fund will go to support Lahaina Hongwanji and relief efforts on Maui, including addressing the immediate and short-term needs of temple families displaced by the […]

Compassion for Maui on Annual Peace Walk

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Nakasaki Peace Bell near Honolulu Hale, 2023 - header

Our hearts and minds go out to those who have lost loved ones, homes, livelihoods, and treasured structures and belongings in the Maui fires. August 9 was our annual Peace Walk from Hawaii Betsuin to the Nagasaki Peace Bell Memorial near Honolulu Hale. We gathered first in the Hawaii Betsuin hondo, where Rimban Yuika Hasebe […]

School Supplies Drive runs through August 31, 2023

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school supplies drive header

The Hawaii Betsuin Buddhist Women’s Association (BWA) is collecting school supplies through August 31, 2023. Supplies go to support Aloha United Way’s Society of Young Leaders drive, which each year helps students in need through the DOE’s Education for Children and Youth program. You may drop off any donated school supplies at the Hawaii Betsuin […]