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 – […]
On November 24, 2013, the sangha came together at the Betsuin on Sunday morning — but not for services. Instead we expressed our gratitude for the temple by dusting, polishing, scrubbing, washing, vacuuming and more! Ruth Tokumi has put together a photo collage of the day. Click the image at right for a larger version. […]
Thank you to Reverend Tomo Hojo for taking photos at “Pumpkins, Dharma and Fun,” the 2013 Nembutsu Gathering sponsored by Honolulu Hongwanji District Council on October 27. See the Nembutsu Gatherings photo gallery to view the photos!
The Moiliili Hongwanji Fall Seminar at Buddhist Study Center is Saturday, November 09, 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. The speaker is Dr. Rosalie Tatsuguchi, author of “Why Smart People do the Same Dumb Things: Causes and Cures from Buddhism & Science.” For more info, see the event flyer. Registration requested by November 1.
If you weren’t able to come to the Betsuin’s 2013 Holiday Craft Fair on October 6 (or just want to see some photos), you can get a peek at the event by looking at photo collages put together by Ruth Tokumi. One collage is a video on YouTube and the rest are PDF files. Click […]