KARAOKE & COSPLAY CELEBRATION AT PUNA HONGWANJI! Get ready to sing your heart out and celebrate creativity at the upcoming Anime Karaoke & Cosplay Hour—a free, keiki-friendly event hosted at Puna Hongwanji for Halloween, from 2:30–3:30 PM on Saturday, November 1. What to Expect: A lively hour of anime theme songs and karaoke performances
Read MoreINTERNATIONAL PEACE DAY GATHERING – SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2025 AT 9:00 A.M. All are invited to join us on Sunday, September 21, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. in the Puna Hongwanji social hall for our International Peace Day Gathering. We will provide Zoom for this event, but we encourage you to come in person. The zoom
Read MoreOn October 16-17, 2027 we are planning to celebrate Puna Hongwanji Mission 125th Anniversary. Prior to the date we will be doing some fundraising to help us with the cost of the event. We will, therefore, have pop-up opportunities to raise funds. We our gratitude to our ancestors who with very little money back then
Read MoreThe Pahoa Nikkei Jin Kai will be hosting a Bon Dance at the Pahoa YBA Hall. The last bon dance in Pahoa was held prior to Covid on August 24, 2019. Drumming will be done by Puna Taiko and the dance will be led by Shinka Odorikai. Come support the event and have fun with
Read MoreThe Puna Hongwanji Winter Craft Fair will be held on Saturday, November 15, 2025 from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. on the grounds of Puna Hongwanji Mission. Please note that the only person authorized to accept application for the Puna Hongwanji Winter Craft Fair is Ronnie. If there are other people soliciting on our behalf,
Read MoreThe Puna Hongwanji Buddhist Temple will once again participate in the backpack drive to collect backpacks for our island keiki’s. Last year the backpacks that were donated were kept in the Puna area so the keiki in the Puna area were able to benefit from our donations. We have participated in this backpack drive for
Read MorePlease join us on Sunday, May 18, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. for our Founder’s Birthday Service (Gotan-e). This is one of six major services that we observe every year. The service will be available in person and online via Zoom. The Dharma Message will be delivered by Rev. Satoshi Tomioka. His Dharma Message will be
Read MorePlease join us for our Annual Puna District Interfaith Memorial Day Observance on Saturday, May 24, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. on the front lawn of Puna Hongwanji Buddhist Temple in Keaau, Hawaii. This event is open to the public. We encourage family and friends to attend the memorial observance as we recognize each Puna District
Read MorePlease join us for our Mother’s Day Service on Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. Service will be available in person or online via Zoom. The Dharma Message will be delivered by Warren Tanigawa, our Minister’s Lay Assistant. Warren will share the Dharma Message “What Does Namo Amida Butsu Mean to Me?” After the
Read MoreOn Friday’s join Rev. Satoshi Tomioka at 10:00 a.m. Whether you are a beginner or experienced ukulele player all that matters is that if you want to participate you are all welcome to attend. Learn to play the song “Softly Blew the Breezes” on the ukulele to be played at our Hanamatsuri Service (Buddha’s Birthday)
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