The September 2018 Goji, the newsletter of the Hawaii Betsuin temple, is now posted to our website in English and Japanese versions. In this issue: Higan article and message Introducing Rev. Shingo Furusawa Betsuin BWA News and Events Family Promise Interfaith Peace Day Celebration BWA excursion report Project Dana Dancers Dharma School News Inserts: Centennial […]
The Three-Petals Partnership representing Buddhist, Catholic, and Quaker traditions will hold a peace walk on Thursday, August 9 from Hawaii Betsuin to the Nagasaki Peace Bell Memorial at Honolulu Hale. The approximately one-mile walk is intended to promote reflection upon the 73rd anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan and the 12th anniversary of […]
From the Office of the Bishop, Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii Western Japan Flood Relief Fund July 22, 2018 Dear Ministers, Members and Friends of Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii, Summer 2018 flooding throughout western Japan has killed over 220 people and dislocated many thousands. High temperatures and shortages of drinking water, food, and electricity […]
The June 2018 Goji, the newsletter of the Hawaii Betsuin temple, is now posted to our website in English and Japanese versions. In this issue: 2018 Obon season info Dharma message by Rev. Kalu, “The Golden Rule” News from BWA, Dharma School, and Green Team President’s Report Hawaii Betsuin request/suggestion form Hawaii Betsuin Centennial Bicycle […]
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 […]
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 […]
One month to the day following the mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii’s Office of the Bishop and the Committee on Social Concerns have released a joint statement on gun violence. The statement includes some positions on policy, including support for allowing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to […]
Members of the Hawaii Federation of Buddhist Women’s Associations were joined by Bishop Eric Matsumoto; students, faculty, and staff of Pacific Buddhist Academy; members of the Junior Young Buddhists Association (Jr. YBA); and members of Hawaii Betsuin and other temples in the 2018 Martin Luther King Jr. Parade through Waikiki. Many parade participants in the […]
The 7th Annual Peace Day Interfaith Celebration sponsored by the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii was held at Hawaii Betsuin on September 22, 2017. The program’s theme was “Living Peace” and featured many musical performances. While we did not film the actual performances, we have nevertheless compiled a playlist of various renditions of the songs […]
Photos from the 2017 Peace Walk to the Nagasaki Peace Bell are now available in our Interfaith Events photo gallery. On August 9, 2017, the Three-Petals Peace Partnership of the Quaker Friends, Newman Center (Catholic) and Buddhist Study Center joined with Hawaii Betsuin to hold the 8th annual candlelight peace walk remembering the 72nd anniversary […]