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

Virtual Annual Puna District Interfaith Memorial Day Observance – May 29, 2021 at 10:00 a.m.

In 1947, under the guidance of former minister Reverend Jukaku Shirasu, a memorial was erected in the garden on the grounds of Puna Hongwanji Buddhist Temple that bears the names of Puna area residents that were killed in action. Each year we remember and honor the residents by calling their names during our Annual Puna

Wednesday Dharma Gathering – “Flowers”

Please join us on Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. for our weekly Wednesday Evening Zoom Dharma Gathering. The Dharma discussion will be “Flowers”. Around 7:45 p.m. Rev. Satoshi Kaʻimipono Tomioka will have the discussion in Japanese. 英語法話のすぐあとに、日本語法話もあります。 If you received the link before you can use the same link. If you need the

Wednesday Zoom Dharma Gathering – May 5, 2021 – 7:00 p.m.

Please join us for our Wednesday Evening Zoom Dharma Gathering on May 5, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. (HDT). At about 7:45 p.m. Rev. Satoshi Ka’imipono Tomioka will have the discussion in Japanese. 英語法話のすぐあとに、日本語法話もあります。 If you received the link previously you can use the same link. If you need the link, please email mpunahongwanji@twc.com and we

Online Sunday Service – “Touched by Kindness”

Sunday, April 25, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. on our Puna Hongwanji Facebook and YouTube pages we will have our weekly Sunday Online Service. The service will honor Lady Eshinni and Lady Kakushinni. Rev. Satoshi Kaʻimipono Tomioka will deliver his Dharma Message “Touched by Kindness”.

Spring Break in April see you in May

We are taking a two week spring break for the rest of April and will resume back in May. There will be no Tuesday Buddhism Class, no Wednesday Zoom Dharma Gathering, and no Friday Book Club. Since the stay at home orders we have added more than Sunday Service and a here and there Buddhism