Hi everybody,

This Saturday at 9:00 a.m. is the spring seminar:

The BDK-Yoshiaki Interfaith Program
in collaboration with
Mōʻiliʻili Hongwanji
presents

“The Power of Stories in Japanese Religion”

with Dr. George Tanabe

The QR code in the above flyer expands to the event posting at eventbrite.com:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-power-of-stories-in-japanese-religions-tickets-1985611556617

Date: Saturday, April 25, 2026

Time: 9:00 – 11:30 a.m.

Place: Mōʻiliʻili Hongwanji Mission

Speaker: Dr. George Tanabe

To RSVP, go to the above event posting and click the Reserve a spot button.

This is a free seminar.

Public is invited.

Donations are welcome.

Parking is limited. Carpooling is recommended.

About the speaker

George Tanabe was born and raised in Waialua, Hawaii. He graduated from University High School, Willamette University (B.A.), Union Theological Seminary (M.Div.), and Columbia University (M.A. and Ph.D.). From 1977 to 2006, he taught in the Department of Religion at the University of Hawaii and is currently Professor Emeritus. He is President of BDK Hawaii and Chairman of BDK America, and has published with university presses at Harvard, Hawaii, Columbia and Princeton. For his work as a consultant to the U.S. Navy on the recovery of the Ehime Maru, the Japanese government honored him with the Foreign Minister’s Award (2007) and the Imperial Order of the Rising Sun (2012). In 2024, the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii named him a Living Treasure of Hawaii. George and his wife Willa (Professor Emerita of Japanese Art History) published Japanese Buddhist Temples of Hawai’i: An Illustrated Guide (UH Press). His first novel, Miki’s Mad, was published in 2024 by Deuxmers Publishing. He still lives in Waialua.

Sunday, April 26, is our Earth Day Service

Join us this Sunday, April 26 at 9:00 a.m. for our Earth Day Service (hybrid service*).

Our guest lay speaker will be Mr. Bert Ogasawara.

Refreshments and fellowship to follow in the Social Hall (ground floor).

We look forward to seeing you!

*Moiliili Hongwanji continues to hold hybrid services. This means you can join us either in-person or through Zoom, although in-person attendance is highly encouraged.

The zoom link for Moiliili Hongwanji’s Sunday Services remains the same each week. If you have not received the zoom link yet, please contact the office, or subscribe to our Weekly Email from our home page, https://www.moiliilihongwanji.org/. The Weekly Email will keep you informed of upcoming events.

Sunday evening, 6-7p, is HAIB Peace Prayer and Candlelight Vigil at Jodo Mission

Sponsored by Hawaii Association of International Buddhists (HAIB).

When: Sunday, April 26, 6-7 p.m.
Where: Jodo Mission of Hawaii (View on Google Maps).

RSVP not required but, to help with ensuring there are enough candles for all participants, please send your count to hawaiibuddhists2021@gmail.com. Thank you.