Join Jikoen and Celebrate Peace Day in Hawaii on September 21 at noon. Ring a bell for peace. Say a prayer.

September 21 is Peace Day in Hawai’i. Join Jikoen Hongwanji is expressing your desire for Peace in the World with a prayer and by ringing a bell at noon.

Go to the YouTube video (see below) and join us in ringing bells for peace at noon on September 21. In 2007, the youth of Hongwanji temples in Hawai’i joined together to lobby the Hawai’i State Legislature to declare September 21 as Peace Day in Hawai’i. On this day, we...

There is very large stone at the entrance of Jikoen Temple. It is a piece of Okinawa that was brought to Hawaii by the U.S. Navy to honor the Okinawan Immigration to Hawaii. Here is the story of that stone.

Let this be the season for peace.

CLICK HERE FOR: May 1 Letter RE: Jikoen Closing until May31.rev1 Please read this letter from Reverend Nishiyama, Resident Minister, and Doris Oshiro, Jikoen President, for an update of Jikoen’s closing.

The Statewide Ministers Association offers an on-line temple service every Sunday at 10:00 AM via YouTube. If you missed last Sunday’s Service, click on this link. The service and Dharma Message is shared by Reverend Yagi of Aiea Hongwanji Buddhist Temple.

2020 May5 Jikoen Suspension (1) May 5, 2020 Dear Jikoen Ohana, As we continue to monitor the Covid-19 situation and track the information provided by the State Dept. of Health, publich health agencies like the CDC and WHO, Jikoen has decided to take precautions to protect our Ohana. They are...

Girl Scout Message

Click here to acess our March newsletter: news_2020-03_web This Month’s Events Bishop’s Message Family Promise March 15-22 at Hongwanji Mission School Jikoen Bazaar on April 4 Masu Kino, 91 years old, does another Great Aloha Run See in Temple News: Why we strike the bell 108 times on New Years...