April Newsletter & Updates

Aloha!

Please find attached the latest edition of our temple newsletter. The print edition of the newsletter should have arrived or will be arriving in mailboxes soon. Also attached is the current Hawaii Kyodan Headquarters Update. 

Check out the current edition of the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii statewide newsletter Ka Leo Kahea.

March 2024 edition of Ka Leo Kāhea newsletter now available online – Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii (hongwanjihawaii.com)

Calling all 2024 Graduates!

If you have a child or grandchild that will be graduating or has graduated from high school, college, or a professional school this year, please let the temple office know by Tuesday, April 30th. 

We would like to honor all 2024 graduates at our Baccalaureate Service on May 12th at 10:00am. Please plan to join us!

HHMH Triple Celebration

This year we will be celebrating the 850th Anniversary of Shinran Shonin's Birth/800th Anniversary of the establishment of the Jodo Shinshu Teaching/135th Anniversary of the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii. Check out the following events:


Monthly online Buddhist Education series (See attached flyer) HHMH organizes Triple Celebration Buddhist Education Series – Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii (hongwanjihawaii.com)
Triple Celebration on September 7-8, 2024 at the Ala Moana Hotel. Exciting Keynote by Rev. Dr. Takashi Miyagi, engaging workshops, commemorative services, and luncheon. Early Registration Deadline extended to April 30, 2024. Triple Celebration – Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii (hongwanjihawaii.com)

Please take care and be well.

March Newsletter & Announcements

Aloha!

Please find attached the latest edition of our temple newsletter. The print edition of the newsletter should have arrived or will be arriving in mailboxes soon. Also attached is the current Hawaii Kyodan Headquarters Update. 

Check out the current edition of the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii statewide newsletter Ka Leo Kahea.

December 2023 edition of Ka Leo Kāhea newsletter now available online – Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii (hongwanjihawaii.com)


HHMH Triple Celebration
This year we will be celebrating the 850th Anniversary of Shinran Shonin's Birth/800th Anniversary of the establishment of the Jodo Shinshu Teaching/135th Anniversary of the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii. Check out the following events:


Monthly online Buddhist Education series (See attached flyer) HHMH organizes Triple Celebration Buddhist Education Series – Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii (hongwanjihawaii.com)
Triple Celebration on September 7-8, 2024 at the Ala Moana Hotel. Exciting Keynote by Rev. Dr. Takashi Miyagi, engaging workshops, commemorative services, and luncheon Triple Celebration – Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii (hongwanjihawaii.com)

February Newsletter & Announcements

Aloha!

Please find attached the latest edition of our temple newsletter. The print edition of the newsletter should be arriving in mailboxes soon. 

Annual Meeting and New Year's Luncheon

Please join us for our annual temple membership meeting and luncheon on Sunday, February 18 at 10:00am. We will have a short service in remembrance of Sangha members who passed away last year, honor our Keirokai members who have reached the age of eighty, and welcome new members. The meeting will be followed by our New Year’s Luncheon with ono food, fellowship, and prizes.

Please RSVP by Friday, February 9th by calling the office (808-323-2993) or filling out the online form at https://forms.gle/yofLgUi6MHbBBL7z6 

HHMH Triple Celebration
This year we will be celebrating the 850th Anniversary of Shinran Shonin's Birth/800th Anniversary of the establishment of the Jodo Shinshu Teaching/135th Anniversary of the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii. Check out the following events:


Monthly online Buddhist Education series (See attached flyer) HHMH organizes Triple Celebration Buddhist Education Series – Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii (hongwanjihawaii.com)

Triple Celebration on September 7-8, 2024 at the Ala Moana Hotel. Exciting Keynote by Rev. Dr. Takashi Miyagi, engaging workshops, commemorative services, and luncheon Triple Celebration – Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii (hongwanjihawaii.com)

Check out the current edition of the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii statewide newsletter Ka Leo Kahea.

December 2023 edition of Ka Leo Kāhea newsletter now available online – Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii (hongwanjihawaii.com)

Please take care and be well.

Jiho

Triple Celebration Info

January Newsletter and Updates

Happy New Year!

Please find attached the latest edition of our temple newsletter and current Hawaii Kyodan Headquarters Update. The print edition of the newsletter should be arriving in mailboxes soon. 

Check out the current edition of the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii statewide newsletter Ka Leo Kahea.

December 2023 edition of Ka Leo Kāhea newsletter now available online – Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii (hongwanjihawaii.com)

Also attached is information on the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii Triple Celebration planned for September 7 & 8, 2024.

Wishing you a happy and healthy new year filled with nembutsu moments of awakening! 

 
 

December Newsletter & Updates

Aloha!

Please find attached the latest edition of our temple newsletter and current Hawaii Kyodan Headquarters Update. The print edition of the newsletter should have arrived or will be arriving in mailboxes soon. 

Also attached is information on the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii Triple Celebration planned for September 7 & 8, 2024.

COVID cases are on the rise in our community. Consider getting your COVID-19 Booster and Flu Shot this Fall to protect yourself and others.  
Everything you need to know about the new COVID boosters : Shots - Health News : NPR

Find a local provider in Kona:Vaccines.gov - Find COVID‑19 vaccine locations near you

Free Test Kits:
Each household in the U.S. can again place an order to have four free COVID-19 rapid test kits shipped to your home. Go to: COVID.gov - Free at-home COVID-19 tests

Free COVID Home Tests are still available for temple members. FDA has extended the product expiration of InteliSwab COVID Test Kits.


Printed use by date 1/21/2023
Extended use by date 04/21/2024 (NEW DATE)

Please contact the temple office if you need some.

Wishing you a safe and joyful holiday season

November Newsletter & Updates

Aloha!

Please find attached the latest edition of our temple newsletter and current Hawaii Kyodan Headquarters Update. The print edition of the newsletter should have arrived or will be arriving in mailboxes soon. 

COVID cases are on the rise in our community. Consider getting your COVID-19 Booster and Flu Shot this Fall to protect yourself and others.  
Everything you need to know about the new COVID boosters : Shots - Health News : NPR

Find a local provider in Kona:Vaccines.gov - Find COVID‑19 vaccine locations near you

Free Test Kits:
Starting September 25 each household in the U.S. can again place an order to have four free COVID-19 rapid test kits shipped to your home. Go to: COVID.gov - Free at-home COVID-19 tests

Free COVID Home Tests are still available for temple members. FDA has extended the product expiration of InteliSwab COVID Test Kits.


Printed use by date 1/21/2023
Extended use by date 04/21/2024 (NEW DATE)

Please contact the temple office if you need some.

 

October Newsletter & Updates

Aloha!

Please find attached the latest edition of our temple newsletter and current Hawaii Kyodan Headquarters Update. The print edition of the newsletter should have arrived or will be arriving in mailboxes soon. 

COVID cases are on the rise in our community. Consider getting your COVID-19 Booster and Flu Shot this Fall to protect yourself and others.  
Everything you need to know about the new COVID boosters : Shots - Health News : NPR

Find a local provider in Kona:Vaccines.gov - Find COVID‑19 vaccine locations near you

Free Test Kits:
Starting September 25 each household in the U.S. can again place an order to have four free COVID-19 rapid test kits shipped to your home. Go to: COVID.gov - Free at-home COVID-19 tests

Free COVID Home Tests are still available for temple members. FDA has extended the product expiration of InteliSwab COVID Test Kits to 18 months.


Printed use by date 10/21/2023
Extended use by date 10/21/2023

Please contact the temple office if you need some.

September Newsletter and Announcements

Aloha!

Please find attached the latest edition of our temple newsletter and current Hawaii Kyodan Headquarters Update. The print edition of the newsletter should be arriving in mailboxes soon. 

Sharing an insightful and hopeful essay by Rev. Eric Matsumoto of Aiea Hongwanji who is the President and the Hawaii Association of International Buddhists and former Bishop of the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii. Buddhist Leaders in Hawaii Offer Guidance After the Maui Wildfires (tricycle.org)

Free COVID Home Tests are still available for temple members. FDA has extended the product expiration of InteliSwab COVID Test Kits to 18 months.


Printed use by date 1/21/2023
Extended use by date 10/21/2023

Please contact the temple office if you need some.

Kona Hongwanji Special Update on Maui Wildfire Disaster Relief

Dear Dharma Friends,

This is a special update on Hawaii Kyodan's response to the devastating wildfires on Maui. We have established the MAUI WILDFIRE DISASTER RELIEF FUND to aid members of Lahaina Hongwanji and relief efforts on Maui. Please see the attached letter for more information on ways to give. Plese spread the word and help if you can. Let's come together as Sangha to care for one another. 

May we be comforted and guided by Amida Buddha's light of all-inclusive wisdom and all-embracing compassion in the days ahead. Namo Amida Butsu.

In Gassho,

Rev. Blayne Higa

Maui Relief Fund Info

Dear Ministers, Temple Presidents, and Affiliated Organization Leaders, 

Over the past several days we have watched in disbelief the devastation caused by the wildfires on Maui. Our hearts go out to the Sangha of Lahaina Hongwanji and to everyone who has been affected by this disaster.

In Our Pledge, Gomonshu Kojun Ohtani encourages us as fellow travelers along the Nembutsu Path to “…share a life of joy and sorrow with others. Just like the Buddha, whose caring heart always embraces us.” This is a time for us to embody Amida Buddha’s compassion by caring for our Sangha and all who are in distress. This is the living Nembutsu that is grounded in our everyday lives.

The Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii Committee on Social Concerns has created the MAUI WILDFIRE DISASTER RELIEF FUND to aid the members of Lahaina Hongwanji and relief efforts on Maui. Please see the attached letter for information on the program and how to contribute.

May we take comfort in Amida’s compassionate embrace and be guided by the Dharma in this difficult time. 


In Gassho,

Daido Baba
Executive Assistant to the Bishop
Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii
1727 Pali Highway, Honolulu, HI 96813
(808) 522-9200
www.hongwanjihawaii.com

August Newsletter & Updates

Aloha!

Please find attached the latest edition of our temple newsletter and current Hawaii Kyodan Headquarters Update. The print edition of the newsletter should be arriving in mailboxes soon. 

Free COVID Home Tests are still available for temple members. FDA has extended the product expiration of InteliSwab COVID Test Kits to 18 months.


Printed use by date 1/21/2023
Extended use by date 10/21/2023

Please contact the temple office if you need some.