Obon – Chi Chi Dango
For this year’s Obon, our BWA members and friends enjoyed a day of making delicious “chi chi dango.” Thank you to everyone who came out to help. Special thank you to Marilyn Armistead and Margie Nishimoto for selling our chi chi dango in the Sangha Snacks Booth.
18th World Buddhist Women’s Convention 2027
The 18th World Buddhist Women’s Convention will be September 11 – 12, 2027, in Honolulu, Hawaii, at the Hilton Hawaiian Village and hosted by Hawaii Federation of Buddhist Women’s Associations. People from Hawaii, Japan, BCA, Canada and South America will be in attendance.
Japanese Keynote Speaker. Rev. Dr. Masumi Kikuchi of Japan is a scholar in Shin Buddhist studies, international propagation, American and Japanese American Buddhism, and Buddhist music and rituals.
English Keynote Speaker. Dr. Miki Tomita Okamoto of Hawaii is Founder and CEO of Education Incubator, a Hawai‘i based nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering people and communities to live with passion and purpose for a better world.
Please see the attached URL link for detailed information and the schedule.
https://hawaiibwa.org/world-convention-2027/
The convention is already accepting registration. Please note: Hotel room confirmation is required to register. Go to
https://hawaiibwa.org/world-convention-2027/registration/
Advance hotel room reservations available through August 2026. In September, hotel room reservations can be made directly through Hilton.
We anticipate several MVBT BWA members and non-BWA members attending this exciting convention.
In Gassho,
Shirley Matsumoto BWA President