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Sunrise service set at Keawala‘i Keawala‘i Congregational Church in Makena will have an Easter sunrise service at 7:30 a.m. Sunday. The outdoor service will include sharing of The Lord’s Supper and the Easter floral cross. Members and friends are invited to bring a single-stem flower or lei for the cross. ***** Easter Eucharist at Trinity By-the-Sea Trinity By-the-Sea Episcopal Church will celebrate the resurrection of Jesus at 9 a.m. Sunday with a festival Easter Eucharist. The service will be held in the open-air sanctuary. A children’s Easter egg hunt will follow. ...

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Visiting lama to give lessons The Maui Dharma Center in Paia has announced a weekend of Tibetan Buddhist teachings by visiting lama, The Venerable Nechung Choktrul Rinpoche, on Saturday and Sunday. Rinpoche is the reincarnation of the late Nechung Rinpoche of Wood Valley Temple, Pahala, on ...

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Shakyamuni Buddha’s birth, known as Hanamatsuri, or Flower Festival, will be celebrated by the West Maui Buddhist community at 9:30 a.m. Sunday at the Lahaina Hongwanji Mission. According to Mahayana Buddhist tradition, the historical Buddha, Shakyamuni, was born on April 8 more than 2,500 years ago in Lumbini Flower Garden in present day Nepal. His teachings are a guide to realizing a universal spirit of wisdom and compassion as a foundation for humanity. The celebration will consist of a service that includes offering sweet tea to the infant statue of the Buddha enshrined in a ...

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Makawao Buddhist Temple will hold a Memorial Bell Service at 9 a.m. Sunday at 1074 Makawao Ave. in memory of five young men who perished in 1923 when caught in a storm during an attempted ascent to the summit of Haleakala. The tragic deaths of the young men, who were members of the Hamakuapoko Hongwanji Buddhist Temple, united the Japanese/Japanese-American community, which came together to raise funds for casting the temple bell in Kyoto, Japan. Cast by one of three master bellmakers of the period in Kyoto, the bell is inscribed with a dedication in memory of the five young men: ...

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Prayer day set at Lahaina church Holy Innocents Episcopal Church in Lahaina invites the community to join it for United in Prayer Day from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Attendees will practice centering prayer, walk the grounds of the church at 561 Front St., meditate, discuss and share a meal. There will be a calabash for use of Holy Innocents grounds. Snacks and water will be provided. Attendees are asked to bring something to share for lunch. For more information, contact Paula Baldwin at baldwinp808@gmail.com. ***** Interfaith services at Wailuku church Iao United Church of ...

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The Shigemi Okamoto Memorial Lecture series will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 2 and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, March 3 at the Wailuku Hongwanji Mission Buddhist Temple, 1828 Vineyard St. in Wailuku. The lecture series is held every two years in memory of Shigemi Okamoto to perpetuate Buddhism and Jodo Shinshu teachings. The featured lecturer will be the Rev. Yuki Sugahara, resident minister of the Oregon Buddhist Temple. Sugahara is originally from Shimane prefecture, Japan. He received his Tokudo (minor ordination) in 1996 and his Kyoshi (full ordination) in ...