April 25, 2024
| Puna Hongwanji
| Services
Please join us on Sunday, April 28, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. for our weekly Sunday Family Dharma Service at Puna Hongwanji Mission. Service will be available in person and online via Zoom. Rev. Satoshi Ka’imipono Tomioka will share the Dharma Message “Did you receive a love letter from me?” To receive the Zoom link, please
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April 13, 2024
| Puna Hongwanji
| Services
Please join us in person or online via Zoom for our Hanamatsuri (Buddh’as Birthday) Service. Please join us at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, April 14, 2024. Rev. Satoshi Ka’imipono Tomioka will share the Dharma Message “Happy or Unhappy Birthday”. The Zoom link has been emailed out. If you would like the Zoom link, please email
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April 5, 2024
| Puna Hongwanji
| Services
There will be NO temple service at Puna Hongwanji Mission on Sunday, April 7, 2024. Instead we will be joining the other temples for the Big Island Buddhist Federation (BIBF) at the Hilo Meishoin (97 Olona Street, Hilo, HI 96720). It will be the BIBF Hanamatsuri Service (Buddha’s Birthday). Service will begin at 10:00 a.m.
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March 30, 2024
| Puna Hongwanji
| Services
Join us on Sunday, March 31, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. for our weekly Sunday Family Dharma Service. Service is available in person or online via Zoom. A recorded message by Rev. Satoshi Ka’imipono Tomioka will be “BTS or BDS”? The Zoom link has been emailed out to those on our listing. If you would like
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March 29, 2024
| Puna Hongwanji
| Classes and Lectures, Community Events, In the Community
Join us for two Saturdays on March 30 and April 6 at 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. for our Puna Hongwanji Education Series. Sessions will be available in person or online via Zoom. The topic will be “You Always Wanted to Know About Buddhism.” Exploring a fundamental teaching of Buddhism navigating life’s challenges with compassion
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March 23, 2024
| Puna Hongwanji
| Services
Please join us on Sunday, March 24, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. for our weekly Sunday Service. Service will be available in person and online via Zoom. This will be our Spring Ohigan Service, one of the six major services that we observe every year. Rev. Satoshi Kaʻimipono Tomioka will share the Dharma Message “What
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March 16, 2024
| Puna Hongwanji
| Services
Please join us on Sunday, March 17, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. for our weekly Sunday Family Dharma Service. Serice Craig Shimoda, Minister’s Lay Assistant, will be the speaker. His message will be “What does Namo Amida mean to me?”
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March 10, 2024
| Puna Hongwanji
| Services
Please join us on Sunday, March 10, 2024 at 9 am for our weekly Sunday Family Dharma Service. Service will be available in person and online via Zoom. Rev. Satoshi Kaʻimipono Tomioka will share the Dharma Message, “Something more important than life”.
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February 23, 2024
| Puna Hongwanji
| Services
There will be no Sunday Service at Puna Hongwanji on Sunday, February 25, 2024. Instead join us at Honpa Hongwanji Hilo Betsuin in the Sangha Hall on Sunday, February 25, 2024 at 9:30 a.m. We will join other temples from around the island for the 50th Annual Gatha Fest.
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February 16, 2024
| Puna Hongwanji
| Community Events, In the Community, Other Activities, Services, Youth
Join us on Sunday, March 24, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. We will have our Ohigan Service and recognize our keirokai members who will turn 80 in 2024. We have 16 members to recognize. After the service join us in the social hall for our Shinnen Enkai (New Year) luncheon. Tickets are available. Donation: Adults: $10
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