Please visit our Puna Hongwanji Mission Facebook page and vote for your favorite photo or photos. Select our photo album “Moment of Peace Photo Contest 2019” to review all 56 photos submitted by various people on what they considered a “moment of peace”. Voting runs from Thursday, September 12, 2019 and ends on Wednesday,
Read MorePlease join us on Tuesday, September 10, 2019 from 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. for the Buddhism Book Club: Tannisho Reading. Session will be held at Puna Hongwanji Buddhist Temple in the dining room. At this session we will review Chapters 1-5 and a new chapter will be Chapter 6 “I am too much proud
Read MoreWatch for additional information, but in the meantime please save the dates. The International Day of Peace and Peace Day in Hawaii are recognized on September 21 of year year. The Hongwanji Hawaii Jr. Young Buddhist Association (Jr. YBA) which consist of five districts – Maui, Kauai, Honolulu, Oahu, and Big Island in 2007
Read MoreJoin us at the Pahoa YBA Hall for Bon Dance on Saturday, August 24, 2019. Service will begin at 6:30 p.m. Officiating the service will be Rev. Satoshi “Ka’imipono” Tomioka of Puna Hongwanji Buddhist Temple. The Dharma Message will be delivered by Rev. Daido Baba of Honpa Hongwanji Hilo Betsuin. Rev. Baba’s message will be
Read MoreOn Saturday, August 24, 2019 the Pahoa Sr. YBA will be sponsoring the Bon Dance at the Pahoa YBA Hall in Pahoa town. The service will start at 6:30 p.m. Guest speaker for the service will be Rev. Daido Baba of Honpa Hongwanji Hilo Betsuin. After the Dharma Message from Rev. Baba the dance will
Read MorePlease join us on Sunday, August 4, 2019 for our family service. Service starts at 9:00 a.m. All are welcome to attend. Dharma message will be delievered by Rev. Satoshi “Ka’imipono” Tomioka. Rev. Tomiko’s message will be “My name is Ka’imipono”. Come learn the meaning of Rev. Tomioka’s Hawaiian name and see if he is
Read MorePlease join us on Saturday, August 10, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Puna Hongwanji Buddhist Temple. Rev. Alan Urasaki will lead the Buddhism class: “Buddhism in my daily life”. Rev. Urasaki was born and raised in Hilo. After earning his degree at the University of Hawaii Manoa he pursued ministry and went
Read MoreOpen to the public and all are welcome to join the Buddhism Book Club: Tannisho Reading. Session will be on Friday, August 9, 2019 from 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. We will review Chapters 4 and 5. Chapter 4 we will learn about Buddha’s Compassion. Chapter 5 we will learn why we don’t chant for
Read MorePlease join us on Sunday, July 28, 2019 for our Sunday Family Service at 9:00 a.m. Dharma message will be shared by Rev. Satoshi Tomioka. His Dharma message will be “All we need is love”. All are welcome to join us on Sunday. Come meet old friends and make new friends.
Read MoreOpen to the public. All are welcome to join us for our family service on Sunday, July 21, 2019. Temple service starts at 9:00 a.m. This weeks speaker will be Mr. Anthony Carvalho. Anthony has joined the Puna Hongwanji Choir and on Sunday’s rings the kansho bell at the start of the services.
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