Vision 2030
The Wailuku Hongwanji Mission’s (WHM) Board of Directors initiated the Vision 2030 project as a means of defining strategic directions which will enable WHM to successfully increase its capacity to serve as a vibrant home of Jodo Shinshu teachings. More information...
115th Anniversary Project
To commemorate its 115th anniversary, Wailuku Hongwanji Mission will renovate its social hall. The renovations involve removing the existing wood sliding glass doors and replacing them with commercial grade, aluminum sliding glass doors. More Information...
Re-dedicating through the life of the Nembutsu
Namu Amida Butsu
During the month of September, Buddhist temples throughout Hawaii observe its annual Autumn Ohigan service. These Buddhist temples are associated with one of the other Japanese Buddhist sects, such as Hongwanji, Jodo Mission, Nichiren, Shingon, Soto Zen, Tendai, and so forth.
The Ohigan service was created by the Japanese Buddhist Society approximately 500 years ago. The main reasons for creating this service were "to foster a good relationship between the temple and members and to provide financial gain to the temple.”
Ohigan services are observed twice a year—March and September. During these two months, the weather is neither too hot nor too cold. The monks in Japanese chose these months to study and reflect upon themselves through the teachings of the Buddha. At the same time, people visited the cemetery to pay their respects to their ancestors.