Hawaii Betsuin’s Membership Committee seeks your feedback to better understand our membership and identify ways we can improve engagement, communication, and accessibility across the Betsuin. The goal is to gather honest, constructive feedback to help guide future decisions. If you are a member, past member, family member of a current or former member, or not […]
As we post this, astronauts are hurtling back to Earth in Artemis II after a flyby of the Moon. Meanwhile, astronaut Mike Fincke is poised to speak at Hawaii Betsuin this Sunday, April 12, for our 9:30 a.m. service. You are invited to attend in person (parking entrance at 1742 Lusitana St.) or on Zoom. […]
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We are pleased to offer the opportunity to purchase MicrowavaBowls™ by Nabeya Maido at our 2026 Hongwanji Spring Bazaar. This is a temple fundraiser 😊 — mahalo for supporting! Pre-orders closed. We will have extra for sale, though, at the event!
Several members and friends of the Hawaii Betsuin sangha gathered in the Lounge on Tuesday to watch a livestream of the “Walk for Peace” monks’ arrival in Washington D.C. following a 2,300-mile journey on foot from Fort Worth, Texas. The monks are of the Vietnamese Theravada Buddhist tradition and practice Vipassana meditation. You can watch […]
Hawaii Betsuin’s “Let’s Ko” / Everyday Buddhist classes resume January 6, 2026, following a holiday break Hawaii Betsuin has an ongoing Buddhism class in which we watch and discuss “Everyday Buddhist” videos. “Let’s Ko” is our nickname for the program — “Ko” can mean a Buddhist study group of fellow travelers. Everyday Buddhist is an […]
It has now been over two years since Hawaii Betsuin opened its beautiful Annex Temple weekly for Lama Wangchuk to offer guided Tibetan meditation. Lama and class participants are deeply grateful for this continued support. Lama has redesigned his class into a Thursday gathering dedicated to the study and practice of Tibetan Lojong meditation. He […]
https://hawaiibetsuin.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/00_2025_BDK_Temple_Walk_vid_square_V2.mp4 November 15 was the BDK Temple Walk starting and ending at Hawaii Betsuin, also taking in Foster Botanical Garden, Soto Mission of Hawaii, and Honolulu Myohoji Mission. See a bit of what we saw in this short video. Mahalo, BDK, for the collaboration and we look forward to doing it again someday! BDK is […]
In November of odd-numbered years, Hawaii Betsuin’s membership elects officers and board members to two-year terms. The board chose Sunday, November 16 following the English-language service as the date and time for this year’s election (beginning about 10:30 a.m.). Members attending the service in person can stay in the hondo for the election. Members unable […]