We enjoyed having Rev. Tomo Hojo, now of West Kauai Hongwanji Mission, back at Hawaii Betsuin as our guest speaker for our Gotan-e 2025 service honoring Shinran Shonin on his birthday. Here are a few photos from the day! Click one to enlarge, then you can arrow through them all. Mahalo to Irene Nohara, the […]
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Hawaii Betsuin held the 2025 Hongwanji Spring Bazaar on Sunday March 30. We were joined by sister temples Moiliili Hongwanji and Windward Buddhist Temple, who brought their specialty food items to sell. Besides food, the bazaar included rummage and clothing sales organized by our Buddhist Women’s Association, a craft fair in the Lounge, Hongwanji-connected authors […]
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Press Advisory For Immediate Release Contact: (808) 536-7044 | webmaster@hawaiibetsuin.org Nirvana Day Concert at Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin to Feature Cello, Shakuhachi, Chanting, and Poetry Honoring Rabindranath Tagore’s 1929 Visit Honolulu, HI – February 12, 2025 – Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin invites the public to a special Nirvana Day Concert featuring a unique blend of […]
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A flyer is available. To support Project Dana’s need for paper goods and supplies for the kupuna in their care, Hongwanji Girl Scouts are holding a Supply Drive. WHAT: Project Dana Supply Drive DATE: Sunday, February 2, 2025 TIME: 8:00 – 11:00 a.m. PLACE: Hawaii Betsuin – Social Hall Below is the list of needed […]
Hawaii Betsuin held its Annual Membership Meeting and New Year’s Party on Sunday, January 26. The meeting included remarks by Rimban Yuika Hasebe, Temple President Cindy Alm, Treasurer Reed Yamamoto (who reported we finished 2024 with a modest surplus), and a slideshow of 2024 highlights by month assembled by David Atcheson. Rimban Hasebe and Cindy […]
Members of Honpa Hongwanji organizations including Hawaii Betsuin, Jikoen Hongwanji, Windward Buddhist Temple, Pacific Buddhist Academy, and Hawaii Betsuin BWA participated in the 2025 Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade from Magic Island to Kapi‘olani Park on January 20. We passed out origami peace cranes — including many shipped from California especially for use in the […]