The public is welcome to join in a commemoration of the 80th Anniversary of the infamous Battle of Okinawa, the bloodiest war in the WWII Pacific Campaign that killed almost 1/3 of the Okinawan people. With survivor testimonies, music and intergenerational and interfaith perspectives on war in Okinawa, and its legacy today. With so much war & suffering today, Irei no Hi offers a meditation on the preciousness of life and peace, past, present and future.

While in-person is recommended, there will be a livestream option on the Jikoen Buddhist Temple page on YouTube.

Doors open 12:30. Parking, wheel-chair accessible, light refreshments available. Free, but donations welcome, including to Wai Nau Gaza water relief project (more info will be available).

Questions? hawaiiokinawaalliance@gmail.com or Jikoen 808-845-3422