Join Us 10/21 for the 2023 Honolulu Pride Parade!
On Saturday, October 21, the 2023 Honolulu Pride Parade starts off from Magic Island, and all Oahu and Honolulu District temple and organization sanghas are invited to join our Hongwanji Parade entry.
Each group will carpool itself to the Parade and be in place with us by 8:00 a.m. to start off at 9:00 a.m.
Get your Parade shoes on, and let’s Share the Joy of community together!
If you have any questions, please contact Steve Lohse at lohse@hawaii.edu.
Clothing, Sign, and Prop Ideas
- Purple shirts, bright colors, tie-dye, rainbow theme
- Peace / Peace Day shirts
- Origami cranes — rainbow peace crane?
Sign Ideas
- Image of Rainbow Sagarifuji (wisteria crest)
- Temple banners — we have a long one, “Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin Welcomes You!”
- Small rainbow flags — we have about 40 to share (see image)
- All-Inclusive Wisdom, All-Embracing Compassion
- Hongwanji is Home
- Be Your True Self at Hongwanji
- E Kipa Mai! (Come Visit!) – Honpa Hongwanji
- Come as You Are – Honpa Hongwanji
- HongwanjiHawaii.com
- HawaiiBetsuin.org
- water bottle
- sunscreen
- hat
A Few More Logistics
Parking: Note that arriving early for Magic Island parking likely means before 6:00 a.m. As the parade chairperson says,
*** Please note that parking is very limited at Ala Moana Beach Park. Consider alternative public parking lots such as Kewalo Basin, Kaka’ako Waterfront, Kapi’olani Park (at the end of the parade) and/or ride-share service (Uber, Lyft), carpool, bus, walking or taxi down to Ala Moana Beach Park.
What to Bring: Besides the clothing and sign ideas above, we urge participants to come prepared with:
See you there!
Join us for sign-making!
On Wednesday, October 18, we are hosting a sign-making session in our Dining Room from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
We’ll have some supplies on hand like poster board, markers, and paint and will have access to a color printer. Feel free to bring your own supplies too.
You are welcome to RSVP or ask questions at webmaster@hawaiibetsuin.org.
See Also
Bishop Matsumoto testifies at legislature on marriage equality (2013 video)
(includes link to text version of his testimony)