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 Memorial at the Ala Moana Hotel by Mantra.
By all accounts the dinner was a great success. We achieved a record attendance of 326 in attendance (or maybe it’s a record, we are combing through our archives presently), a near sell-out for the Silent Auction, many generous contributions to our Giving Tree, and fantastic tribute performances from our talented musicians of the PBA Rock Band, PBA’s Japanese folk-group Oubaitori, and elite taiko ensemble Hyaku Sen Ki Kai.
