Update on Upcoming Interfaith Events for August, 2026
Postponed: “Faith & Politics: Difficult Conversations on the Rise of Christian Nationalism”
This event was previously scheduled to be held on Thursday, August 6, 2026, co-sponsored by The ACLU of Hawai`i and TIAH. It has been cancelled and the new date will be announced.
33rd Annual Nagasaki Peace Ceremony
Saturday, August 8, 2026, at 9:30 am at Kawaiaha`o Church
957 Punchbowl Street, Honolulu 96813
Register at: nagasaki@eventbrite.com
The public is invited to commemorate the 81st Anniversary of Peace with Japan that will be held in Honolulu, Hawai`i, on Saturday, August 8, 2026, at 9:30 am and livestreamed globally via the Kawaiaha’o Church YouTube Page, with Keynote speaker Audrey E. Kitagawa, J.D., President Founder, International Academy for Multicultural Cooperation. The program will include special messages by interfaith clergy, government, and community leaders, musical presentations, and include a message from the Mayor of Nagasaki Prefecture. A mini-concert by the Royal Hawaiian Band will follow the program at 11:45 am to 12:15 pm HST. For in-person attendance, register at nagasaki.eventbrite.com. Livestream available at https://www.youtube.com/@
Nagasaki: Nuclear Prayer Day and Interfaith Actions
Sunday, August 9, 2026 at 12 noon HST
Opens with a new 30-minute film entitled, “The Nagasaki Bells: Ringing Out Peace for a Nuclear Weapons Free World.” The Rt. Rev. William E. Swing, founding President of URI, will share the Nuclear Prayer that he wrote and that inspired Nuclear Prayer Day.
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