We are taking a two week spring break for the rest of April and will resume back in May. There will be no Tuesday Buddhism Class, no Wednesday Zoom Dharma Gathering, and no Friday Book Club. Since the stay at home orders we have added more than Sunday Service and a here and there Buddhism
Read MorePlease join us for our weekly Wednesday Evening Zoom Dharma Gathering on April 14, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. The Dharma Discussion will be “Buddhism and Gender”. Around 7:45 p.m. Rev. Satoshi Kaʻimipono Tomioka will share the message in Japanese. 英語法話のすぐあとに、日本語法話もあります。 If you have previously received the link you may use the same link. If you
Read MoreAt Puna Hongwanji we will be opening our temple door for you to participate in the Walk-In Celebration of Buddha’s Birthday on Sunday, April 11, 2021 from 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon. You will be allowed to offer incense and pour sweet tea over the baby Buddha. The pouring of sweet tea symbolizes the sweet
Read MoreOn Wednesday , March 31, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. will be our Wednesday Evening Zoom Dharma Gathering. The Dharma Message will be “Influencer”. From about 7:45 p.m. Rev. Satoshi Kaʻimipono Tomioka will deliver the message in Japanese. 英語法話のすぐあとに、日本語法話もあります。 If you have previously received the Zoom link you may continue to use that link.
Read MoreEaster Drive-By: The Puna Hongwanji Buddhist Temple will be hosting an Easter Drive-By on Sunday April 4, 2021 from 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. We will have a treat bag ready for the children to be handed out by our Easter Bunny. Some of the goodie bags will contain a “golden egg” and in the
Read MoreOn Saturday, March 20, 2021 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon the Puna Hongwanji will be having a rummage sale in the social hall at 16-492 Old Volcano Road in Keaau, Hawaii. We have been getting donations so need to get them out to you. We will be taking temperature checks, asking you to fill
Read MoreIt’s activity time, let’s have some fun and you could win a prize. Wednesday is 🍀 St. Patrick’s Day 🍀 and we are looking for photos of something green or you showing us how you are being “green” by being environmentally friendly. In 2016 at the Hongwanji Legislative Assembly, the temples voted to try and
Read MoreEffective Tuesday, February 23, 2021 from 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. we will have a new online Zoom Buddhism Class. The class will be every Tuesday night thereafter. We will be reading and discussing the reading of the Tannisho. This will be Part 2 and we will start from Chapter 11. If you did not
Read MoreOn behalf of Puna Hongwanji Buddhist Temple we would like to express our sincere gratitude and appreciation to each and everyone of you that drove out to Keaau to drop off either non- perishable items or made a monetary donation to The Food Basket. We had two car loads of donation totaling 1,003 lbs. and
Read MoreOne of the suggested activities by the Hawaii Federation of Buddhist Women’s Association (HFBWA) is to Remember the Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. by sponsoring a food drive. The HFBWA flyer statement reads, “Sponsor a Local Food Bank Monetary or Non-Perishable Food Drive. Addressing hunger was a key part of the Poor People’s Campaign
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