Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii leaders have established an “Aloha for Nepal Fund” and are urging temple members and friends to make donations either through their local temples or online on the Mission website.

You may Donate Online now or read on for more information.

fallen bricks in front of Hongwanji Nepal

The Kathmandu Hongwanji Buddhist Temple and some of the damage sustained by the front side outer wall. Source: Hongwanji Nepal Facebook page

Two letters dated May 1, 2015, were sent out for distribution to the Honpa Hongwanji community in Hawaii. In one letter, Bishop Eric Matsumoto reports on the effects of the April 25 earthquake in Nepal and relays information from Kathmandu Hongwanji Buddhist Temple and their appeal for donations to further their assistance to the community at large.

Bishop notes, “As Buddhists, we have a special connection with Nepal as it is the country of Sakyamuni Buddha’s birth, but more importantly, let us help all our neighbors in Nepal in their time of need and immense suffering.”

A second letter from Bishop Matsumoto, President Pieper Toyama, and Committee on Social Concerns chair Blayne Higa reports on immediate donations made by the Mission plus two ways you can donate to the “Aloha for Nepal Fund”:

  • Through your local temple. Make checks payable to your temple and designate ALOHA FOR NEPAL in the memo section. All donations will be forwarded to Hawaii Kyodan Headquarters.
  • Online through the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii website. Visit the HHMH Donation Page and click “Aloha for Nepal” to make a secure credit or debit card donation via Paypal.

Please send in your donations by Monday, June 1, 2015.