Halloween Activities for the young and young at heart We invite all of you to join us in our Halloween activities we have planned for Halloween 2021. These events are being sponsored by the Puna Hongwanji Events Committee and the Puna Hongwanji Dharma School. We invite the young and the young at heart to participate
Read MorePEACE DAY 2021 The International Day of Peace was established by the United Nations in 1981, and since 2001, has been celebrated on September 21. That date is also recognized as Peace Day in Hawaii, thanks in large part to members of the Hawaii Federation of Junior Young Buddhist Association who successfully advocated for the
Read MoreThe Jodo Shinshu International Office (JSIO) will host The Three Pure Land Sutras Chanting Marathon on Saturday, August 28, 2021 from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (HST). This will be a special live-stream event where we will have a rare opportunity to listen to all three pure land sutras chanted in their entirety. This event
Read MoreSUMMER DHARMATHON 2021 The Summer Dharmathon is a new program of the Buddhist Study Center (BSC) featuring 10 Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii (HHMH) ministers who will be speaking on the HHMH 2021 theme and slogan: “Building Healthy Sanghas: Nurturing Empathy and Respect” It will be live streamed from the BSC YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUWzJg0lcuY5tdIGef9O9HQ.
Read MorePuna Hongwanji Buddhist Temple presents an Online Buddhist Education Series Tannishō. Study class with Rev. Satoshi Ka’imipono Tomioka will start from September 7, 2021 from 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. via Zoom. The study class will be held every Tuesday from 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. (HST). This study class will review Chapter 12 of
Read MoreDue to the increase in COVID-19 cases on Hawaii Island we have decided to cease all Sunday in-person services effective Sunday, August 8, 2021. For the safety of our temple members and friends we will share the Sunday service online ONLY. Please visit our Puna Hongwanji Facebook and YouTube pages each Sunday at 9:00 a.m.
Read MoreThe pop up pie has been canceled. The Hawaiian Pie Company will be coming from Honolulu to Puna Hongwanji to bake and distribute their delicious pies at their pop-up sale. They have been coming to the Merrie Monarch and utilizing our Puna Hongwanji kitchen to bake their pies
Read MorePuna Hongwanji presents…Drive-Thru Bon Dance For a second year we are unable to host our regular two nights of Bon Dance on our temple grounds. In 2020 we did a virtual bon dance. In 2021 we are doing a partial virtual bon dance and a live drive thru bon dance. We will have 4 dancing
Read MoreThe Hawaii District Ministers Association (HDMA) will present monthly online seminars via Zoom on Saturdays for 2021. Register once and you will receive an email invitation for each of the seminars each month. Although your attendance for all of the seminars is encouraged, you can attend any class that interest you. The HDMA and Nembutsu
Read MoreIn 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
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