Join us on Sunday, March 27, 2022 in-person or online via Zoom. Service will begin at 9:00 a.m. Warren Tanigawa, Minister’s Lay Assistant, will share the Dharma Message “What does Namo Amida Butsu mean to me?” To receive the Zoom link, please email mpunahongwanji@twc.com. Although the mask mandate is being lifted if you decide to
Read MoreAs a way to share our aloha and compassion for the recent events happening in Ukraine we are requesting your support, if you are able to. We want to share our loving-kindness for all humanity with a warm embrace for the painful hearts cause by the Russian and Ukraine Conflict. In 2018 when the lava
Read MoreBIG ISLAND BUDDHIST FEDERATION (BIBF) HANAMATSURI BUDDHA DAY SERVICE – SUNDAY, APRIL 3, 2022 In 2022 the Puna Hongwanji Buddhist Temple will be the host temple for the Big Island Buddhist Federation (BIBF) events. The first event we are planning is the Hanamatsuri Buddha Day. This is the occasion to commemorate the birth of Sakyamuni
Read MoreJoin us on Sunday, March 20, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. for our in-person and online Zoom Spring Ohigan Service. This is one of the six major services that we observe each year. Rev. Satoshi Ka’imipono Tomioka will share the Dharma Message “Tranquility”. If you would like to receive the Zoom link, please email us at
Read MoreJoin us for our in-person and online Zoom Sunday Service on Sunday, March 13, 2022 starting at 9:00 a.m. Rev. Satoshi Kaʻimipono Tomioka will share the Dharma Message “Nothing breaks like a heart”. To receive the Zoom link email us at mpunahongwanji@twc.com.
Read MoreThis year is the 11th anniversary of the March 11, 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami that devastated so many lives and affected so many things. Please join us in remembering the day and offer our respect for those who died. Please join us on Friday, March 11, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. (HST). You are welcome
Read MorePlease join us live on our Puna Hongwanji Facebook and YouTube pages on Wednesday, March 9, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. (HST). Amida Buddha’s Wish “Once Embraced, Never Forsaken”. Under uncertainty, let us rededicate ourselves to listen to the Buddha’s teaching so we may find certainty in uncertainty. Puna Hongwanji YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtQ19ePwF_lwTH0A_hwkIwg
Read MoreOn Sunday, March 6, 2022 we will offer in-person and online Sunday service. Service will begin at 9:00 a.m. We will welcome those that feel comfortable to our in-person Sunday Service. Those attending in-person will be asked to wear your mask and sanitize your hands prior to entering the temple. If you want to join
Read MoreEffective March 6, 2022 we will open up the temple doors to offer in-person Sunday Services. If you decided to attend the in-person service we will ask that you wear your mask and prior to entering the temple that you sanitize your hands. If are feeling sick, please join us online via Zoom. We will
Read MoreDid you know that Hongwanji in Hawaii began on March 2, 1889 (133 years ago). Hongwanji Day honors the Rev. Soryu Kagahi, the first Jodo Shinshu minister who came to Hawaii from Japan in March 1889 to propagate the faith among the Japanese laborers on the sugar plantation. Please join us on Wednesday, March 2,
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