The Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii Federation of Buddhist Women’s Associations marched to “Share Peace” in the 2014 Pan Pacific Parade. The parade was the evening of June 15, 2014 and the route followed Kalakaua Ave in Waikiki from Fort DeRussy Park to Kapiolani Park. The BWA contingent — which included BWA members, family members, […]
Obon is a time to to reflect on the wonders of human life and to get in touch with the foundation of life, sustained by Amida Buddha’s wisdom and compassion. In memory of our deceased loved ones, we can discover this religious path and live in joy. May this year’s Obon season be a time […]
You can now access online versions of the June 2014 English and Japanese language editions of our monthly Goji newsletter. See the links under the cover image. The cover story is about Bon Dance and Bon Services. Also included is information on planned giving, a dharma message, and columns and news from our regular contributors.
Hawaii Betsuin held its Memorial Day service on May 25, 2014. The Betsuin Choir, led by co-directors Megan Pascual and Mari Murakami and accompanied by organist Francis Okano, sang Go For Broke and the Military Intelligence Theme Song. Veterans in our sangha were honored (see header photo) and Rimban Tatsuo Muneto gave a dharma talk […]
The 21st Annual Hawaii Association of International Buddhists (HAIB) Dinner and Meeting will be Saturday, June 7, 2014 at the Soto Mission of Hawaii (1708 Nuuanu Avenue) from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM. For more information, see our Other Events page. (This page includes events of potential interest to temple members and web visitors that […]
We have posted some photos from the recent Gotan-e services—including a rare appearance by the cedar statue of Shinran Shonin in the Social Hall! Thank you to Rev. Tomo Hojo and Ruth Tokumi for providing the photos. See the photos in the Major Services image gallery.
This year’s Summer Session will be held the evenings of Monday, July 28 through Friday, August 1 at the Buddhist Study Center in Honolulu (1436 University Ave). The speaker will be Reverend Marvin Harada, minister at Orange County Buddhist Temple. His talks will be based on a course he teaches entitled, “Resolving Life’s Problems Through […]
The Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii End of Life Committee is pleased to announce a series of small group sessions. Our theme: Living Well Till the End of Life: Have You Had the Conversation? Group conversations are an opportunity for participants (limited to 10-12 in each group) to discuss end-of-life issues, share experiences and concerns, […]
Papers from the the 2014 Numata Conference in Buddhist Studies are now available for download and recorded lectures will soon be broadcast on ‘Ōlelo Community Media. The conference, held March 20-21 at the East-West Center, focused on the theme “Violence, Nonviolence, and Japanese Religions: Past, Present, and Future.” For two days, twenty-one presenters engaged the local and […]
You can now access online versions of the May 2014 English and Japanese language editions of our monthly Goji newsletter online. See the links under the cover image.