Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii: Headquarters Update

The March 2016 Headquarters Update from the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii is now available. Content highlights:

  • Gomonshu’s Message on the Commemoration on the Accession of the Jodo Shinshu Tradition
  • Hongwanji Sokyoku Administration Changes
  • Social Concerns Donation to Family Promise
  • Rev. Dr. Alfred Bloom Honored by the Institute for Buddhist Studies
Relationship between the Mission & Hawaii Betsuin: The Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii (HHMH, also known as the Kyodan) is the principal entity representing the Jodo Shinshu denomination in Hawaii. HHMH’s affiliated temples are spread throughout the state on the islands of Hawaii, Maui, Lanai, Oahu, and Kauai. Hawaii Betsuin is one of those temples. HHMH and Hawaii Betsuin share a temple campus but are administratively distinct and maintain separate offices.