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
Read MorePlease join us on Sunday, April 11, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. for our weekly Online Sunday Service via our Puna Hongwanji Facebook and YouTube pages. Rev. Satoshi Kaʻimipono Tomioka will share the Dharma Message “We Were Born Together”. At 10:30 a.m. – 12 noon the temple doors will open in celebration of Buddha’s Birthday. Please
Read MoreAt Puna Hongwanji we will be opening our temple door for you to participate in the Walk-In Celebration of Buddha’s Birthday on Sunday, April 11, 2021 from 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon. You will be allowed to offer incense and pour sweet tea over the baby Buddha. The pouring of sweet tea symbolizes the sweet
Read MoreBIBF Service 9:00 a.m. Puna Hongwanji will not have a Sunday Service on Sunday, April 4, 2021. Instead we will be joining other temples for the Big Island Buddhist Federation (BIBF) Hanamatsuri (Buddha Day) Service at 9:00 a.m. Each year the BIBF temples takes turns to host services in which all temples would come together,
Read MoreEaster Drive-By: The Puna Hongwanji Buddhist Temple will be hosting an Easter Drive-By on Sunday April 4, 2021 from 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. We will have a treat bag ready for the children to be handed out by our Easter Bunny. Some of the goodie bags will contain a “golden egg” and in the
Read MoreOn Saturday, March 20, 2021 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon the Puna Hongwanji will be having a rummage sale in the social hall at 16-492 Old Volcano Road in Keaau, Hawaii. We have been getting donations so need to get them out to you. We will be taking temperature checks, asking you to fill
Read MoreIt’s activity time, let’s have some fun and you could win a prize. Wednesday is 🍀 St. Patrick’s Day 🍀 and we are looking for photos of something green or you showing us how you are being “green” by being environmentally friendly. In 2016 at the Hongwanji Legislative Assembly, the temples voted to try and
Read MoreThe Honolulu and Oahu Hongwanji Councils and the Office of Buddhist Education is sponsoring a 2021 Spring Virtual Nembutsu Seminar. The guest speaker will be Bishop Marvin Harada of the Buddhist Churches of America. The topic will be Buddhism & Everyday Life. The session will be held on Saturday, March 27, 2021 from 9:00 a.m.
Read MoreOn behalf of Puna Hongwanji Buddhist Temple we would like to express our sincere gratitude and appreciation to each and everyone of you that drove out to Keaau to drop off either non- perishable items or made a monetary donation to The Food Basket. We had two car loads of donation totaling 1,003 lbs. and
Read MoreOne of the suggested activities by the Hawaii Federation of Buddhist Women’s Association (HFBWA) is to Remember the Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. by sponsoring a food drive. The HFBWA flyer statement reads, “Sponsor a Local Food Bank Monetary or Non-Perishable Food Drive. Addressing hunger was a key part of the Poor People’s Campaign
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