On Saturday, February 25, 2023, Windward Buddhist Temple joined other churches for a Windward Interfaith clean-up activity at the Hamakua Marsh State Wildlife Sanctuary in Kailua.
3rd Annual Ring Your Bell for Peace Day
Online Juneteenth Dharma Service
Online Juneteenth Dharma Service for Sunday, June 20, 2021 with a Dharma Talk, "Emancipation, Juneteenth, and Hawaii," by Ed Young of the Windward Interfaith 'Ohana and the Hawaii Baháʼí Community. The service is officiated by Rev. Dr. Bert Sumikawa at Windward Buddhist Temple.
00:00 - Ringing of the kansho (temple bell)
02:00- Opening Remarks & Program
02:18 - Vandana & Ti-Sarana (page 7 in the red service book)
04:14 - Sutra: Sanbutsuge (page 46 in the red service book)
12:15 - Recitation: The Creed - II (page 4 in the red service book)
13:27 - Dharma Talk: Ed Young
31:07 - Gatha: A Lotus Pure (from "The Golden Chain")
34:25 - Nembutsu (page 107 in Praises of the Buddha)
35:23 - Closing Aspiration
36:15 - June Schedule
36:24 - Announcements
37:08 - How to Donate to WBT Online
For more info and photos from the 2020 Windward Interfaith 'Ohana's New Year Service: https://tinyurl.com/WBTInterfaith2020
Windward Interfaith New Years 2020 Service
The first Windward Interfaith New Year Service was held on Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at Windward Buddhist Temple. "Realizing Oneness through Diversity," was presented by the Windward Interfaith Ohana: Unity Windward, Christ Church Uniting, the Jewish Faith Tradition, Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Ko’olaupoko Baha’i Community, and Windward Buddhist Temple.
Offerings from the evening were donated to RYSE, a 24/7 access center supporting Hawaii's homeless youths. We also learned about the 2020 Census and its importance to the state of Hawaii.
