2023 Lay Association Convention

Neil Yamamoto, Joy Nishida, Prudence Kusano, Dennis Tashiro

The 60th Annual Lay Association Convention, or Lay Convention, was held on September 15 & 16, 2023 at Kona Hongwanji Buddhist Temple on the island of Hawaii. Windward Buddhist Temple was represented at the Lay Convention both in person and online.

111th Legislative Assembly - Giseikai

The Legislative Assembly (Giseikai) is the annual meeting of ministers and leaders of the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii. As a temple within the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii, Windward Buddhist Temple’s minister and delegate vote on resolutions and other matters related to the operations of the Hongwanji in Hawaii.

This year’s meeting was held as a hybrid, both in-person and via Zoom. This was the first in-person Giseikai since February 2020. The 109th and 110th Giseikai were held exclusively via Zoom due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

WBT’s delegate, temple president Dennis Tashiro