When:
January 19, 2025 all-day
2025-01-19T00:00:00-10:00
2025-01-20T00:00:00-10:00
Where:
In person at Hawaii Betsuin and often via Zoom too
1727 Pali Highway
Honolulu
HI 96813 (enter parking from Lusitana St.)
Contact:
Betsuin Office
(808) 536-7044

cropped view of the main altar

Service Notes

  • Hawaii Betsuin offers in-person services and the English-language service is also available online via Zoom (see Zoom connection details). Please join us!
  • The English-language service is typically offered at 9:30 a.m.
  • Refreshments are offered after services in our Social Hall.
  • offertory box graphicWe have an Online Offertory Box if you would like to donate by debit/credit card or PayPal. (See our Donate Online page for additional options.)

January 2025 Services

January 5

  • Rev. Hasebe in robes outside hondo at Bon Dance 2018 (square thumbnail image)8:00 a.m Japanese-language service with Rimban Yuika Hasebe (in person)
  • 9:30 a.m. English-language service with Rimban Yuika Hasebe
    (In person and via Zoom, see Zoom connection details.)

January 12

  • Rev. Shingo Furusawa8:00 a.m Japanese-language service with Rev. Shingo Furusawa (in person)
  • Rev. David Nakamoto9:30 a.m. English-language service with Rev. David Nakamoto
    (In person and via Zoom, see Zoom connection details.)
  • Rev. Shingo Furusawa1:00 p.m. Japanese-language service with Rev. Shingo Furusawa (in person)

January 19: Ho’onko (Shinran Shonin Memorial Service)

  • Bishop Toshiyuki Umitani8:00 a.m Japanese-language service with Bishop Toshiyuki Umitani (in person)

    9:30 a.m. English-language service with Bishop Toshiyuki Umitani
    (In person and via Zoom, see Zoom connection details.)

NOTE: A Ho’onko Talk Story session with Bishop Umitani follows the service in the Lounge. Feel free to get some refreshments in the Social Hall and the Talk Story will begin about 11 a.m. You may bring refreshments into the Lounge.

January 26

  • guest speaker purple cilpart (figure at podium)8:00 a.m Japanese-language service with speaker TBD (in person)
  • Rev. Charlene Kihara small photo9:30 a.m. English-language service with Rev. Charlene Kihara
    (In person and via Zoom, see Zoom connection details.)
NOTE: Hawaii Betsuin’s annual General Membership Meeting and New Year’s Party follows the service on January 26 (begins at 11 a.m. in the Social Hall).