Nepal Flood Relief and Candle Vigil
Activities around Nepal Relief secondary to the recent floods there. Please see the two events organized by SNEHA in support of the victims and a fund raiser. SNEHA’s leadership can be contacted through their...
Lotus Hawaii Blog
Community News -September 2026
Happy Janmashtami: After a hiatus of a few months, we are getting our newsletter jump started again. Even as I share my perspective of the community and other news, I would like to...
May 2026 Newsletter
Presidential Message – V. Balaraman May signifies the transition of Spring to Summer and we here in Hawaii are bracing for hotter and longer days. May is a special month in many ways and started with Lei...
April 2026 Newsletter
Presidential Message – V. Balaraman We are celebrating the Solar New Year Calendar for many of the Indian diaspora this month. Happy New Year once again to all. We seem to slowly be getting...
Wahiawa Shiva Temple Pooja and Holi update for 3/22/2026
Dear All: Hope you all are holding up through this challenging weather that we are facing currently. This is a quick update about events for March 22nd 2026. We will continue with our...
Cancellation: LOTUS Temple Pooja & Holi 2026 Celebrations – 3/15/2026
Dear Friends: With the continuing of the stormy weather and wet conditions, we have decided to cancel the event scheduled for 3/15/2026 following our regular monthly pooja. Please share this information with people...
Newsletter – Mar 2026
It is amazing that we are into March and slowly getting into the Spring season. In Hawaii, the latter half of this month will be another break for educational institutions taking a short break for...
Newsletter – Oct/Nov 2025
Namaste and Vanakkam. Happy Diwali season to all. Even as we do an early kick off to the traditional holiday season in North America, I wish that as a country we can also embrace...
Newsletter – Sep/Oct 2025
Dear LOTUS Ohana and supporters: Summer is officially over and welcome to the Fall. Many events are in the South Asian calendar for the rest of the year and we in Hawaii have the...
Newsletter – May/June 2025
This newsletter will hit your mailbox just as you wake up on June 15th. Happy Father’s Day to all those Dads who have traditionally celebrated this day and to those dads who have just...
Newsletter – April 2025
Vanakkam all. We are a quarter of the way into the year and the days seem to be moving along rapidly. A mini barrage of celebrations are coming along the way starting with Lotus...
