Editor's Note - This is an excerpt from the June 2009 issue of the Buddhist Wheel

A couple of years ago, my family and I took a vacation to Los Angeles. We visited many places such as Orange County Buddhist Church, Disneyland, Japanese American National Museum, Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, and Santa Monica Pier. It was a very exciting and fruitful trip, and I was very happy being able to establish a wonderful memory with my family.

Editor's Note - This is an excerpt from the May 2009 issue of the Buddhist Wheel

It has been raining in Hilo almost every day for the past few months. Before I moved to Hilo last year, some people said to me, “Oh, you will move to Hilo. Hilo is really nice place, but it rains a lot in Hilo. Even if you forget lunch, you must not forget an umbrella!”

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2009 Big Island Bon Dance Schedule

Editor's Note - This is an excerpt from the April 2009 issue of the Buddhist Wheel

As I become older, I realize how inconceivable it is, that I am here in Lihue to celebrate Buddha Day or Hanamatsuri with the Kauai Buddhist Sangha. The first Hanamatsuri celebration that remains with me is a photo of the Gila Rivers Relocation Center’s celebration. Hundreds of youth and adults with the priests in front of a barrack stand on all sides of a cardboard elephant with a Flower Garden/Hanamido with an infant Buddha in the center. What a joyous memorable event it was!

Honpa Hongwanji Hilo Betsuin

MOTOYAMA ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Deadline for nominations: May 3, 2009 10:00 AM

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