This 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 MoreOur general membership meeting is usually held after temple clean-up in December. We did not meet quorum for the meeting in December so it was decided that we would postpone the meeting and hold it after service on Sunday, January 9, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. We figured this way we would catch all those members
Read MoreOn Sunday, December 19, 2021 we will open our temple doors to welcome you back into the temple. If you don’t feel comfortable attending the in-person service we will still offer our online service as well via our Puna Hongwanji Facebook and YouTube pages. Service will start at 9:00 a.m. Rev. Satoshi Kaʻimipono Tomioka will
Read MorePuna Hongwanji Buddhist Temple presents a community activity open to all to participate in. The holiday season is upon us and how festive will you be this year? Share with us your holiday photo. You be creative and share your holiday spirit with the rest of us. It can be, but we are leaving it
Read MoreOn Sunday, December 5, 2021 we at Puna Hongwanji will not have our weekly Sunday Service. We will instead be joining the Big Island Buddhist Federation (BIBF) Bodhi Day Service on Zoom. Please join us on Zoom as well at 9:00 a.m. There is no registration required as the Zoom link, meeting ID, and passcode
Read MoreOutdoor Craft Fair – Saturday, November 6, 2021 from 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Puna Hongwanji will host an outdoor craft fair on Saturday, November 6, 2021 from 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. This craft fair is to help our vendors share their products with the community. The number one concern is the safety of
Read MoreHalloween 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
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