PERSONNELAND
PERSONNEL
Reverend Shigeaki Fujitani, a retired minister, has been assigned to Makawao Hongwanji Mission as its resident minister from February 1, 2000, to August 31, 2000.
HONGWANJI
SCHOOL COMMITTEE DEVELOPS TWO NEW PROGRAMS
In the year 2000, the Hongwanji School Committee has issued a notice to implement two new activities. The first is the State Hongwanji Japanese School Speech presentation, which will be held at the Pearl City Hongwanji on April 28, 2000. The official title for this event will be "Kibou to Yuuki." From each of the seven Hongwanji Japanese schools throughout the state, two students will be invited to participate. It is hoped that this effort will be a stepping stone toward new Hongwanji propagation efforts in the new century.
The second activity is a program to recognize active Japanese school teachers who have taught more that fifteen years in the Hongwanji schools. This recognition will allow us to express our appreciation for their dedicated service.
In view of limited budgetary constraints, we humbly ask each temple to plan to subsidize air fare costs for neighbor island students and teachers who will participate in the speech contest. Thank you very much for your collective support of both these activities.
AN EXHIBIT
ON JAPANESE BUDDHISM
"Lotus In Paradise: Buddhism and Japanese-American Identity In Hawaii" is the title of an exhibit on Japanese Buddhism scheduled to be held at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii, from December 9, 1999, through April 12, 2000. The project is a joint effort between the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii and the Hawaii Buddhist Council.
The project will trace the growth of the Japanese-Buddhist movement in Hawaii, within the context of the members’ identity concerns of being Japanese, Buddhists, and American.
The exhibit will be supplemented with an education program with includes: 1) organized tours of the exhibition by trained docents for the general public and students; 2) handouts that provide background information; 3) temple tours guided by humanities scholars; 4) a series of public lectures by humanities scholars and resource persons aimed at a general adult audience.