On Saturday, December 10, 2022 the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii Hawaii District Ministers Association (HDMA) will have a 2022 Zoom Online Buddhist Seminar. The theme for the seminar will be “Never Alone: Shin Buddhism and End-of-Life Care.” The session will be held on Saturday, December 10, 2022 from 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. (Hawaii
Read MoreWinter Craft Fair 2022 Puna Hongwanji will be hosting a Winter Craft Fair in 2022. The event will be held on Saturday, November 19, 2022 from 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Vendors will be located indoors in the social hall under the temple and outdoor along with the food trucks and other food tents. There
Read MorePEACE DAY 2022 Let us weave peace together. You are a vertical thread and I am a horizontal thread. Everything begins with a tiny yet precious piece of thread. PHOTO CONTEST – Submission due by Sunday, September 18, 2022 at 11:59 pm (Hawaii time) Look through your photos and submit your photos “let us weave
Read MorePlease join us for our weekly Sunday Service. Our services are available in-person (with a mask) and online via Zoom. The service on Sunday, September 18, 2022 will begin at 9:00 a.m. This will be our Autumn Special Service, Fall Ohigan. Rev. Satoshi Ka’imipono Tomioka will share the Dharma Message “The path is here”. If
Read MoreThis year, Puna Hongwanji Mission is excited to participate in Give Aloha, Foodland’s Annual Community Matching Gifts program! This program runs during the month of September and it’s easy to participate! Simply make a donation to our organization at Foodland this month, and Foodland will match a portion of your gift! Here’s how it works:
Read More2022 BUDDHIST EDUCATION NEMBUTSU SEMINAR – Shinjin & The Life of the Person of Shinjin Saturday, October 1, 2022 at the Honpa Hongwanji Hilo Betsuin Sanga Hall from Part 1: 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Part 2: 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. In-Person and via Zoom NEMBUTSU SEMINAR 2022 Date: Saturday, October 1, 2022 Time: Part
Read MoreThe Hawaii Police Department is doing a backpack drive for our island keiki (children) in need. We have decided to answer the call for help and will be collecting backpacks at Puna Hongwanji Buddhist Temple until Sunday, July 24, 2022. They are looking for new and unused backpacks to distribute. We will collect the backpacks
Read MoreAfter two years of canceled Bon Dance, in 2022 we are bringing back Bon Dance to Puna Hongwanji Buddhist Temple. We are easing our way back in so having ONLY ONE NIGHT of Bon Dance this year. We plan to have our Bon Dance on Saturday, July 2, 2022. The Hatsubon Service will be at
Read MoreThe Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii Buddhist Study Center Summer Session Satellite Lecture presents Jodo Shinshu the Making of American Buddhism. Lecture will be available in-person or online with Dr. Scott Mitchell, Dean of the Institute of Buddhist Studies. BSC Summer session June 2022 Guest Speaker: Dr. Scott Mitchell, Dean of the Institute of Buddhist
Read MoreThe public is invited to please join us on the front lawn of Puna Hongwanji Buddhist Temple (16-492 Old Volcano Road, Keaau) for our 75th Anniversary of our war memorial monument. After two year of virtual observance we will meet in-person on Saturday, May 28, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. in the front of the monument
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