Ewa Hongwanji Mission

In April, we celebrate the birth of Prince Siddhartha, who later becomes the Historical Buddha. As parents, we often have aspirations for our children. For Siddhartha, his father’s aspiration was to make Siddhartha a mighty and powerful king. However, we know that didn’t happen. For Siddhartha, his aspiration was to seek an ending to our suffering. After years of searching, he finally found it. 

There is a show that my wife and I are currently watching in which a doctor moves his way up the ranks to become the CEO of the hospital. Of course he wants the hospital to be successful, however he needs to be very careful in the direction and the decisions he needs to make, especially since it could affect the patients that are receiving care in his hospital.

We too, have aspirations however, how much do we invest in realizing those aspirations, and at what cost? With the Dharma as our guide, let us together realize our aspirations.

I would like to share with you my recent experience in which I had the opportunity to attend the Giseikai at Honpa Hongwanji Mission Hawaii Betsuin. The Giseikai is the legislative assembly, a gathering of all reverends, council and board members, elected officers and delegates from all the temples to review the operation and finances for Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii. The Giseikai was an amazing, learning, and enlightening experience and most rewarding to be able to interact with members from all temples. Please consider attending the Giseikai next year.

Bon Dance preparations are underway! Meetings are held on Wednesdays at 10:00 am at the temple Social Hall. New ideas are welcome, so please come out to share your input with us. Emails will be sent out shortly so be on the lookout and we will be looking forward to seeing you soon!

We are taking orders for the new Ewa Hongwanji T-shirts (purple with white print).

Cost is as follows:

50/50 Blend: $20 per shirt (XXL $22; XXXL $23) 

Dri-Fit available for additional $5 per shirt: $25 per shirt (XXL $27, XXXL $28)

Youth sizes available at $20 per shirt.

Please indicate: 50/50 or Dri-Fit (IMPORTANT), Size (specify Adult or Youth),

Number of shirts requested per size, and Total cost.

Go to https://forms.gle/W5ZJVrYgS7Q1iEYB7 to order online or leave a message at 808-681-5222.

Mainland and outer island orders accepted, shipping extra.

Pledges for 2025 will remain at $150.  If you have not already done so, please send in your pledge to Ewa Hongwanji Mission, P. O. Box 60549, Ewa Beach HI 96706. Thank you.

We recently replaced some ceiling tiles in the temple that were damaged, replaced a major leak in our main water line, and replaced damaged beams on our yagura and repainted it. Ongoing maintenance includes sealing the roof, repainting the inside of the temple and social hall, and hopefully replacing damaged wood around the building.

Please come out on Wednesday mornings at 9:00 am to help keep up the temple grounds.