On April 27, Honolulu District temples (Hawaii Betsuin, Jikoen, Kailua, and Moiliili Hongwanji) celebrated the 125th anniversary of the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii. The service was held at Hawaii Betsuin and included an anniversary message from Bishop Eric Matsumoto and remarks by Governor Neil Abercrombie. The service also included a message from Mayor Kirk […]
Please join us at the temple on Sunday, March 30 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. for our annual Taste of Hongwanji Bazaar. Here is some of what you will find: Rummage sale Plant sale Fresh produce Ono food and baked goods Hongwanji Cookbooks KC Waffle Dogs Pre-sale chicken tickets are available in the office […]
Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii’s Choralfest 2014 will be held at the Hawaii Betsuin on September 27-28. The guest conductor will be Nola Nahulu, a recent Living Treasure Award recipient. If you’ve enjoyed the music of Choralfest, participating as a singer in the “Massed Choir” will be an unforgettably uplifting experience! The massed choir is […]
Tickets are now on sale for Pacific Buddhist Academy‘s Eighth Annual Taiko Festival: Secrets of the Golden Dragon. The event is Saturday, March 8, beginning at 4 p.m. at Leeward Community College Theatre in Pearl City (see directions). PBA offers the only high school taiko program in Hawaii and incorporates this ancient art into the […]
Four members of the Hawaii Betsuin Ministers’ Lay Assistant program received certificates from Bishop Eric Matsumoto after the Shinran Shonin Memorial Service on January 11, 2014. They are Dexter Mar, Nannette Ganotisi, Wayne Y. Yoshioka and Alan K. Kubota. The four assistants are already active in the temple’s Buddhist Education and Dharma School programs. Read […]
After a combined 9:30 a.m. service on Sunday, January 26, the Hawaii Betsuin held its annual membership meeting in the hondo.
On January 20, 2014, the Hawaii Federation of Buddhist Women’s Associations participated in the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade from Ala Moana Beach Park to Kapiolani Park. They were joined by students from Pacific Buddhist Academy and ministers, members, and friends of Hongwanji temples. Participants wore purple shirts, passed out colorful origami cranes, and […]
The Betsuin will observe Ho-onko services on Saturday, January 11 (7 p.m.) and Sunday, January 12 (9:30 a.m.), 2014. The Ho-onko service is the memorial service for Shinran Shonin, founder of Jodo Shinshu, who passed away 750 years ago. At Ho-onko we recall and appreciate Shinran Shonin and listen to the Nembutsu teachings. Our guest […]
On Monday, December 9, Hawaii Betsuin ministers joined with ministers from Hongwanji temples across the state in a walk to raise funds for Pacific Buddhist Academy’s new classroom building.
This year’s Nu‘uanu Valley Interfaith Thanksgiving Service was held Tuesday, November 26 at United Church of Christ on Judd Street. Hawaii Betsuin was among the participating churches and temples, which also included Baha’i Faith Hawaii, First Unitarian Church of Honolulu, Harris United Methodist Church, United Church of Christ, Nu‘uanu Congregational Church, Soka Gakkai International – […]