Other sources of events and news
Here are other sources of events and news that may be of interest to the Mōʻiliʻili Hongwanji Mission community.
Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii
Jodo Shinshu Buddhism in the Islands
Example of news items and events:
- Oct 19 7th Virtual State Dharma School Gathering
- Oct 19 Living Truths Film Screening: “Farewell to Manzanar”
- Oct 11 Nembutsu Seminar: “Nurturing Nembutsu: Cultivating Awareness” with Noah Rasheta (Honolulu/Oahu)
- Oct 4 Letters to Home 2025 Book Tour: Hawaii LGBTQ+
- Sep 27 HAIB Dhammacakka Celebration with Dr. Caroline E. Saiki
- Bishop’s Message at the 2025 Lay Convention
- Photos: 62nd Annual Lay Convention
- September 2025 edition of Ka Leo Kāhea newsletter now available online
- Resilience and Hope Lives On in Lahaina
- 80 Years Later, Hiroshima’s Horror Still Haunts the World
- Bishop’s Corner: Gratitude on the White Path
- President’s Message: Hoping Obon Has Meaning for You
- 121-year-old Waiʻanae Hongwanji holds its last Obon
- Choralfest Returns to Hawaiʻi Betsuin
- August 2025 Headquarters Update now available online
- 2025 Peace Day in Hawaii Event Invites the World September 22
- July 2025 Headquarters Update now available online
- July 2025 Headquarters Update now available online
- 2025 Obon Schedule
- Thu Aug 14: Eighty Years Since WWII : Hongwanji Hawaii to Hold Service and Atomic Bombing Photo Exhibition
- Submit a poster design to go with Hongwanji Hawaii’s 2026 theme and slogan! Deadline is 10/31/25
- Living Treasures Nominations for 2026
- June 2025 Headquarters Update now available online
- June 2025 edition of Ka Leo Kāhea newsletter now available online
- Honoka‘a Hongwanji’s Food Outreach Program Gets a Helping Hand
- PPG: Looking for a Few Great Projects
- ‘Intuitively Connecting to the World of Absolute Truth’
- Sending Aloha to Maui During Goshoki Ho’onko
- Giseikai, 2025: Optimism, Building on a Solid Foundation
- “Sharing Your Nembutsu Moments” book now available at the HQ Book Store
- Beware of suspicious emails pretending to be from ministers.
- View the HHMH website for full listing
Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin
A Jodo Shinshu Buddhist temple
Example of news items and events:
- Sat Oct 11 Nembutsu Seminar: “Nurturing Nembutsu: Cultivating Awareness” with Noah Rasheta (Honolulu/Oahu)
- Give Aloha 2025! Give at Foodland and Sack N Save through the end of September
- Hondo Naijin Restoration Project Update
- Bon Dance 2025 photos and video
- Hongwanji group rings out messages of peace and gratitude in Pan Pacific Festival Parade
- 2025 Obon memorial lantern dedications now available
- Music Offerings from Memorial Day Service 2025
- Photos from Gotan-e with Rev. Tomo Hojo
- Betsuin Bulletin – Apr. 6, 2025
- Pics from the 2025 Hongwanji Spring Bazaar
- View Hawaii Betsuin website for full listing
Buddhist Study Center
[Excerpt from https://bschawaii.org/about-us/]
The Buddhist Study Center (BSC) was established in 1972 as a part of the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii (HHMH).
Located next to the University of Hawaii at Manoa campus, the BSC has a close working relationship with UH faculty in the Department of Religion.
The BSC also works with other educational institutions, religious groups, and community programs. The BSC serves as the Hawaii office of Ryukoku University, a major Shinshu Buddhist institution of Japan, and as the Hawaii branch office for the International Association of Shin Buddhist Studies.
Student Center. Students are welcome to use the BSC for studying, relaxing, counseling, socializing and other planned activities. The BSC assists in student networking, provides information about Hongwanji programs, and sponsors the BSC Fellowship Club for college students and young adults.
Religious Education Center. The BSC provides a broad range of religious education programs. These include BSC Summer Session, a weeklong seminar with guest scholar; the Dharma Light Program, series of classes on Buddhist topics; and outreach through its publications, get-togethers, interfaith projects and community education activities.
Examples of news items and events:
Summer Session
Annual week-long seminar with a Buddhist scholar.
Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii
Examples of upcoming events:
- Sat, Oct 11: October 2025 JCCH Craft & Collectibles Fair
- Sat, Oct 11: Matsuri Kauai 2025
- Sat, Nov 8: November 2025 JCCH Craft & Collectibles Fair
- Sat, Dec 13: Holiday 2025 JCCH Craft & Collectibles Fair
- See full listing of upcoming events at JCCH
BDK Hawaii
Sharing the Buddha’s teachings in Hawaii since 1978
- Sun, Oct 12, 4pm: BDK-Fujitani Interfaith Program: “Nuclear Weapons: It’s 89 Seconds to Midnight—Does Anybody Care?” at Chaminade University. FREE EVENT & PARKING. Also livestream: https://www.facebook.com/mysticalroseoratoryHI/
- Example of a past event held at Chaminade University through the
BDK-Fujitani Interfaith Program on May 24, 2023:
Discussing ‘Spirit in the Time of Radical Change’