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SAVE THE DATE
At the 17th World Buddhist Women’s Convention in Kyoto Japan (May 2023), Hawaii Federation BWA President Linda Nagai invited the attendees gathered, to come to Hawaii in 2027 for the 18th World BWC. The site will be at the Hawaii Convention Center on September 11-12th. Urakata Lady Ruzumi Ohtani was most gracious in accepting the Read More
We the BWA, Stand Together
It was only three days after the solemn Investiture and festive Welcome Luncheon for Bishop Toshiyuki Umitani as our 17th Bishop of the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii, that the Maui Wildfire blew up in unimaginable force (August 8). Today the historic Lahaina town, along with Lahaina Hongwanji and many of their members’ homes and Read More
I AM SAFE
“I am safe”, “I am fine.” Those three little words made a huge difference to the friends of Sharon Nohara (HFBWA Secretary). We worried about Sharon since she lives in Lahaina, Maui and had met full force the wildfires fueled by strong winds of Hurricane Dora so many miles away. Linda Nagai, Hawaii Federation of Read More