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What's New at PBA - November 22, 2024
November 22nd, 2024
Honorees Inspire with Community Contributions at the 2024 Lighting Our Way Banquet On Friday, November 15, Pacific Buddhist Academy celebrated the achievements of honorees Mabel Hashisaka, William “Bill” Kaneko, Dr. Takashi Manago, and Claude Onizuka and the Astronaut Ellison S. Onizuka M...1 minute read
What's New at PBA - October 31, 2024
October 31st, 2024
PBA’s Fall Trimester In-Service Takes Faculty to Chozen-ji to Learn More about the Hawaiian Zen Practice of the Kalihi Valley Sangha Last Friday marked the end of the 24-25 Fall Trimester. While students took the day to decompress from fall trimester finals, PBA’s full-time teachers and...1 minute read
What's New at PBA - September 26, 2024
September 26th, 2024
PBA Focuses on Reconciliation as a Problem of Peace for Its Observance of the U.N./State of Hawaii International Peace Day 2024 “How do individuals, families, communities, ethnic groups and nations, tribes and factions and clans, repair the harm done to them following periods of great conflict?...1 minute read
What's New at PBA - September 5, 2024
September 5th, 2024
Annual School Camp “a Monumental Success” at PBA With Hurricane Hone set to batter the Big Island and Tropical Storms Gilma and Hector threatening to follow, PBA’s best-laid plans for our annual school camp looked to be at risk. We alerted families we were carefully tracking the storms, calle...1 minute read
What's New at PBA - August 8, 2024
August 8th, 2024
PBA Wishes a Fond Farewell to Kena Heffernan Long-time math teacher, adviser, athletic director, and Soran Bushi choreographer and dance teacher Mr. Kena Heffernan has accepted a position as the athletic director of Mid-Pacific Institute effective earlier this week. “Heff,” as he was fondly ...1 minute read
What's New at PBA -June 20, 2024
June 20th, 2024
Summer School Session 1 - Wrap Up! It's hard to believe that tomorrow concludes our first session of summer school. I'm not exaggerating when I say that summer school is my favorite time of the year! I especially enjoy meeting the incoming freshmen and introducing the newest members of our scho...1 minute read
What's New at PBA - October 17, 2024
April 4th, 2024
Dr. Benjamin Bruch Returns Triumphant from His Half-Long Quest to Explain Changes to Celtic Languages in the Hallowed Halls of the Barker Center at Harvard University This Tuesday, PBA’s Dr. Benjamin Bruch returned from a week away to Harvard University as the keynote speaker for the 43...1 minute read
What's New at PBA - March 28, 2024
March 28th, 2024
18th Annual Taiko Festival Affirms the Quality of Community at PBA I knew the stage at the Moanalua Performing Arts Center would be full. That was the purpose – to fill the stage with every living, breathing, Soran Bushi-dancing student our school could muster for the 18th Annual Taiko Festiv...1 minute read
What's New at PBA - February 8, 2024
February 29th, 2024
Actor and Activist George Takei Visits PBAOn Sunday, February 18, PBA co-hosted a reception for George Takei and his husband Brad Takei following Mr. Takei's talk at the hondo, or main temple of the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii, in observance of the Day of Remembrance commemorating the incarcer...1 minute read
What's New at PBA - February 8, 2024
February 8th, 2024
PBA Uses Soran Bushi as a New Year’s Challenge to Bring Its Community Closer Together Our standards had slipped a little. Over the past few years preparing for our annual Taiko Festival, more and more “escape clauses” found their way into the all school experience of our Soran Bushi training...1 minute read
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