Hawaii Betsuin presents its 2018 Earth Day Service at 10 a.m. on Sunday, April 22. The guest speaker is scholar-practitioner Dr. Manulani Aluli Meyer, back home on Oahu after 25 years in Hilo and 5 years in Aotearoa, New Zealand. The working title of Dr. Meyer’s talk is, “Ku’u Aina Aloha: Hawaiian Buddhism.” The connections […]
Hawaii Betsuin presents its second annual Green Fair on Sunday, April 15, 2018 from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Social Hall. The event features environmentally themed activities and information displays organized by some of the temple’s affiliated organizations. Members of other temples and the general public are welcome to join us. This year’s […]
The April 2018 Goji, the newsletter of the Hawaii Betsuin temple, is now posted to our website in English and Japanese versions. In this issue: A Very Special Eshin-ni and Kakushin-ni Day! Dharma Message, Rev. Joshin Kamuro “Life Toward the Pure Land” 2017 Annual Giving Campaign: Mahalo For Your Support! Betsuin BWA News and Events […]
The March 2018 Goji, the newsletter of the Hawaii Betsuin temple, is now posted to our website in English and Japanese versions. In this issue: Dharma message by Rev. Sol Kalu: “Pure Land, Not Disneyland” BWA News & Events President’s Corner by Dexter Mar Spring 2018 Dharma Light Program Taste of Hongwanji & Spring Bazaar […]
The February 2018 Goji, the newsletter of the Hawaii Betsuin temple, is now posted to our website in English and Japanese versions. In this issue: Nirvana Day Dharma message by Rimban Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade BWA News & Events Hongwanji themes and slogans New Year’s Party photos Green Team – April Green Fair and […]
The January 2018 Goji, the newsletter of the Hawaii Betsuin temple, is now posted to our website in English and Japanese versions. In this issue: Betsuin staff and ministers New Year’s message New Year’s message from the Gomonshu Message from HHMH President HANDBELLS poem Dharma School News “Run for Peace” fundraising report “Going Green” at […]
Update: Find photo collages by Ruth Tokumi by clicking on the two thumbnail images: Hawaii Betsuin will mark the 47th anniversary of the first Earth Day with a combined Earth Day Weekend Service on Sunday, April 23 at 9:30 a.m. and a Green Fair in the social hall after the service. We will have two […]
Buddhist teachings of interconnectedness help us understand that, even though we say ‘throw away,’ there really is no ‘away.’ A new waste-reduction program at Hawaii Betsuin is making it a little bit easier for members to align their actions with this understanding. Encouraged by Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii’s Green Hongwanji Initiative, the Betsuin has […]