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men and women, *elimination of all forms of prejudice, *world peace and a New world order,

*harmony of religion and science, *independent investigation of truth, *principle of Ever-

Advancing Civilization, *universal compulsory education,* universal auxiliary language,

*obedience to government and non-involvement in partisan politics *elimination of extremes of

wealth and poverty, *spiritual solutions to economic problems

Bahá'í Temple, New Delhi, India

God The Bahá'í writings describe a single, personal, inaccessible, omniscient, omnipresent,

imperishable, and almighty God who is the creator of all things in the universe. Though

inaccessible directly, God is nevertheless seen as conscious of creation, with a will and purpose

that is expressed through the Manifestations of God. The Bahá'í teachings state that the attributes

which are applied to God are used to translate Godliness into human terms and also to help

individuals concentrate on their own attributes in worshipping God to develop their potentialities

on their spiritual path. Human purpose is to learn to know and love God through prayer,

meditation, and being of service to others.

Hawai‘i Today Hawai‘i is considered a nation in the Bahá'í Administrative Order, joining 182

other nations: Continental United States, Germany, Brazil, Japan, South Africa….. The

National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the Hawaiian Islands has administrative offices in

Nu‘uanu, 3264 Allan Place, Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96817, phone # 808-595-3314. It oversees 27

Local Spiritual Assembly areas on six Hawaiian Islands.

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