This item also appears on our Other Events page (events not organized or co-hosted by Hawaii Betsuin). Life Lessons from the Tibetan Process of Living and Dying Saturday, November 8, 2014 8:15 a.m. – 1 p.m. The Moiliili Hongwanji fall seminar features Dr. Pat Masters. Come and listen to Dr. Masters relate life lessons from […]
A-bombs Exhibit for Peace at Palolo Hongwanji October 18-26, 2014 “A-bombs Exhibit for Peace” is organized by Hawai’i Conference of Religions for Peace (HCRP) and presented at Palolo Hongwanji, 1641 Palolo Avenue. Open times are Monday-Saturday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Free admission. This educational exhibition shows not […]
September 2014 Goji newsletter The Goji is posted! September’s cover story is about our fall Ohigan service guest speaker, Rev. Will Masuda. Other items include messages from our Rimban and executive director; a dharma message from Rev. Kaufmann; updates from BWA and Boy Scout Troop 49; a golf tournament report; and information about the Peace […]
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 […]
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 […]
