Puna Hongwanji Mission | A Pure Land Shin Buddhist temple on Hawaii Island

Pahoa Sr. YBA Obon (Gathering of Joy) Service and Bon Dance – Saturday, August 24, 2019

On Saturday, August 24, 2019 the Pahoa Sr. YBA will be sponsoring the Bon Dance at the Pahoa YBA Hall in Pahoa town. The service will start at 6:30 p.m. Guest speaker for the service will be Rev. Daido Baba of Honpa Hongwanji Hilo Betsuin. After the Dharma Message from Rev. Baba the dance will

Dharma School Starts Up – Sign-Up Sunday, August 4, 2019

It’s back to school for many of the children. It’s also back to school for the Puna Hongwanji Buddhist Temple. Come sign up your child(ren)/grandchild(ren) for the 2019-2020 Puna Hongwanji Buddhist Tempe Dharma School. Children will learn the teachings of Buddhism and the practice of Dharma in their daily lives. Sign-up starts on Sunday, August

“My name is Ka’imipono” Sunday, August 4, 2019

Please join us on Sunday, August 4, 2019 for our family service. Service starts at 9:00 a.m. All are welcome to attend. Dharma message will be delievered by Rev. Satoshi “Ka’imipono” Tomioka. Rev. Tomiko’s message will be “My name is Ka’imipono”. Come learn the meaning of Rev. Tomioka’s Hawaiian name and see if he is

Buddhism Class: “Buddhism in my daily life” ~ Saturday, August 10, 2019

Please join us on Saturday, August 10, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Puna Hongwanji Buddhist Temple. Rev. Alan Urasaki will lead the Buddhism class: “Buddhism in my daily life”. Rev. Urasaki was born and raised in Hilo. After earning his degree at the University of Hawaii Manoa he pursued ministry and went